{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sustainability","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/posts","author_name":"Uriel Perez","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/posts\/author\/perezu\/","title":"5 Major Challenges Faced by SMEs \u2014 And Solutions - Sustainability","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CCFhbL4Or0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/posts\/2024\/09\/11\/5-major-challenges-faced-by-smes-and-solutions\/\">5 Major Challenges Faced by SMEs \u2014 And Solutions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/posts\/2024\/09\/11\/5-major-challenges-faced-by-smes-and-solutions\/embed\/#?secret=CCFhbL4Or0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;5 Major Challenges Faced by SMEs \u2014 And Solutions&#8221; &#8212; Sustainability\" data-secret=\"CCFhbL4Or0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/posts\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/6671\/files\/2024\/10\/jason-goodman-bzqU01v-G54-unsplash-768x512.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the bulk of our local economies. Unfortunately, they often face many issues that can impede their growth and sustainability. As the owner or manager of an SME, it is important to know how to overcome these struggles. In this article, we will explore the five major challenges SMEs encounter [&hellip;]"}