Local to global: The power of small business
Local to global: The power of small business
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Small businesses play a role in our everyday lives, but their influence and importance extend far beyond the communities they're in. Small and medium-sized enterprises are the hidden engine powering the global economy, making up 90% of all businesses globally, and they're responsible for nearly 50% of the global GDP.
In this podcast series, we look behind the curtain to understand their impact across industries, how new technologies can support their growth and why they're positioned to play an even bigger role in the future of the global economy.
"Local to global: The power of small business" is a podcast series from GZERO's Blue Circle Studios produced in partnership with Mastercard.
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The podcast focuses on the role of small businesses in the global economy, with topics such as the impact of the growing middle class, opportunities for entrepreneurs, and the importance of digital inclusion, explored through specific episodes like the discussion on how spending power fuels business growth and examines essential areas like access to finance and cybersecurity.
Small businesses play a role in our everyday lives, but their influence and importance extend far beyond the communities they’re in. Small and medium-sized enterprises are the hidden engine powering the global economy, making up 90% of all businesses globally, and they’re responsible for nearly 50% of the global GDP.
In this podcast series, we look behind the curtain to understand their impact across industries, how new technologies can support their growth and why they’re positioned to play an even bigger role in the future of the global economy.
“Local to global: The power of small business” is a podcast series from GZERO’s Blue Circle Studios produced in partnership with Mastercard.
As more small businesses move sales, payments, and customer relationships online, they unlock new opportunities, but they also become easier targets for cyber-criminals and other threat actors.
In this episode of Local to global: The power of small business, host JJ Ramberg sits down with Shamina Singh, Founder & President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Brian Cute, Interim CEO and Director of Capacity & Resilience at the Global Cyber Alliance, to explore what Southeast Asia’s fast-growing digital economy reveals about the cybersecurity challenges facing micro, small and medium-sized businesses everywhere.
Together, they unpack what cyber-risk looks like on the ground, from phishing, ransomware, and malware to low-tech scams like QR-code sticker switching. They also examine why the damage rarely stays local; when a small supplier gets hit, disruptions can cascade through regional networks and even global supply chains.
The good news is that their collaboration in Southeast Asia is also surfacing solutions that the rest of the world can borrow. Singh and Cute share what works, including public-private partnerships that deliver practical toolkits, localized training, and basic cyber hygiene that businesses can adopt, especially as AI-driven fraud and deepfakes make scams harder to spot.
Local to global: The power of small business is a podcast series from GZERO Media’s Blue Circle Studios and Mastercard, exploring why small businesses are poised to play an even bigger role in the future of the global economy.
Host: JJ Ramberg
Guests: Shamina Singh, Brian Cute
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