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Robert Nikic's Journal: Entrepreneurship,
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Practical articles on cash flow, pricing, hiring and growth for founders and small businesses, and on Robert's advisory work on United Nations SDG 8 & 9. New here? Start with his biography, watch his talks and interviews in Media, or find quick answers in the FAQ.

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Category: Economic Development

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Title card reading "What the 2030 Deadline Means for Small Business", by Robert Nikic
Economic Development

What the 2030 Deadline Means for Small Business

Robert Nikic on the SDG 2030 deadline: a timeline from 2015 to 2030, where SDG 8 and 9 stand and what the final years mean for small businesses.

6 min read
Title card reading "Why SDG 8 and 9, and Not the Other 15", by Robert Nikic
Economic Development

Why SDG 8 and 9, and Not the Other 15

Why Robert Nikic's work focuses on decent work, growth, industry and infrastructure, and how those two goals connect to the other fifteen.

6 min read
Title card reading "Where the World Stands on SDG 8 & 9 in 2026", by Robert Nikic
Economic Development

Where the World Stands on SDG 8 & 9 in 2026

Robert Nikic on SDG 8 and 9 progress in 2026: the UN's numbers on jobs, growth, industry, credit and connectivity, and what they mean for founders.

6 min read
Title card reading "The SDGs in Six Numbers", by Robert Nikic
Economic Development

The SDGs in Six Numbers

Robert Nikic explains how SDG progress is measured in six numbers: how the UN keeps score, and the two indicators small businesses should watch.

5 min read
Robert Nikic at an event
Economic Development

What an Advisor on Innovation and Economic Growth Does

A short interview with Robert Nikic about what his work on innovation and economic growth involves, who it's for and what it isn't.

6 min read
Robert Nikic speaking in an assembly hall
Economic Development

Robert Nikic and United Nations SDG 8 & 9

Straight answers on Robert Nikic's work as Advisory Council Chair at Reseated Councils (United Nations SDG 8 & 9): what the role is, what it isn't and why it matters.

6 min read
Title card reading "Why Small Businesses Can't Get Credit, and What SDG 9.3 Says", by Robert Nikic
Economic Development

Why Small Businesses Can't Get Credit, and What SDG 9.3 Says

Robert Nikic explains SDG target 9.3 and the small business funding gap: who gets turned down for credit, what the UN data shows and what founders can do.

5 min read