small.news: June 8, 2026 Humairaa Moola Built a Firm for the Entrepreneurs Nobody Was Serving small.storiesBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant The gap Humairaa Moola set out to bridge does not appear in glossy industry reports. It whispers in the quiet confusion of a small business owner, lost after an accountant’s meeting, nodding along and signing papers they barely grasp, left to make choices in the shadows. Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Moola realized early on that passion and talent were never in short supply. What was missing was access to financial know-how and support that truly made sense. HM Accounting was her answer to that need. HM Accounting delivers a complete range of accounting, tax, compliance, bookkeeping, and advisory services. Read more → Top Stories ICYMI: The Day the Earth Stood Still: Rebuilding Hope in Ancient Antioch small.worldBy: Adnan A. Akdemir, President of AFM Ventures On the morning of February 9, 2023, the sun rose over the ruins of Ancient Antioch, a city older than Rome yet now silent, smothered in dust. Only the wails of survivors broke the stillness. Buildings that had once carried centuries of memory lay folded like paper. Eighty-seven percent of the city was gone—as if history itself had been erased overnight. That morning, our phones were still filled with unanswered messages. News anchors spoke of “damage,” but what we saw on screen felt like annihilation. Read more → Canada’s Small Businesses Are Missing AI’s Biggest Productivity Gains small.deskBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses could help grow the economy by 6%, if all of them were using AI in their operations, reports a new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada. Read more → South African SMMEs Are Taking Their Shot on the World Stage small.deskBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant South African small, medium, and micro enterprises are expanding beyond local markets and proving one central point: homegrown businesses can compete globally, reports Brand South Africa. Read more → 8 Ways to Hire Better Without Becoming Overly Corporate small.adviceBy Zsolt Feher, Vice President of Business Development at Hogan Assessments Hiring in a small business may feel risky, but you don’t need to become a corporate HR department to get it right. In a large company, a poor hire is painful. It causes frustration, slows things down, and creates extra work for managers. Read more → small.laughs By Dave Zaboski Disclaimer: All resemblances to any persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental and in no way meant to intentionally hurt anyone’s feelings. Keep laughing → Trust Is Your Business Strategy, You Don’t Know It Yet small.opinionsBy Nancy Jones, Executive Program Leader & Corporate Facilitator, at Crossroads Coaching and Career Counseling “The trust deficit does not stop at your customer relationship. It lives inside your walls, too. While 86% of executives believe their employees trust them, only 67% of employees say they do. Even more striking, only 60% of employees feel trusted by leadership, not just that leadership trusts them.” – Nancy Jones Structure, Dignity, and Support: Kersy Azocar on What Latino Small Businesses Need to Thrive small.talkBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant On May 21, 2026, Kersy Azocar, CEO of Greenline Access Capital, joined our small.talk, sharing her passion for uplifting Latino and immigrant-owned small businesses with dignity and purpose. Kersy spoke with Silver Lining Founder and CEO Carissa Reiniger. She spoke candidly about the pressing need for structure, financial literacy, and trustworthy guidance in underserved communities, while raising concern about the psychological toll on owners left without proper support. Read more → Thank You To Our Founding Sponsor!