Kuala Lumpur – October 31, 2026 -- ASEAN Records and ASIA Records have been certified to ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) by SGS, with the audit of their record application process finding no nonconformities.

Certificate runs three years under UKAS and DSM accreditation

The certification is valid from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2029. It carries accreditation from UKAS (United Kingdom) and the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM), under Certificate Nos. MY26/00000647 (UKAS) and MY26/00000648 (DSM).

Cheyenne – October 30, 2026 -- Clean, consistent bookkeeping typically translates into lower accounting fees and fewer filing delays for small businesses, according to a HelloNation article featuring Cheyenne Accounting Expert Richard A. Atkins.

TEMPE – October 30, 2026 -- Warrensburg, Missouri, and Newark, Delaware, recorded year-over-year microbusiness growth of 16.1% and 16.0%, ranking second and third in GoDaddy's inaugural Most Entrepreneurial College Towns list, behind Stanford University.

LUFKIN, Texas – October 30, 2026 -- Lemon Seed Marketing is connecting home service contractors with four industry partners (JB Warranties, Contractor Commerce, ReferPro and HARDI), extending its offering beyond branding and marketing into warranties, e-commerce, referral programs and trade resources.

BALTIMORE – October 30, 2026 -- Greg Abel, CEO and founder of Abel Communications, will serve as President of the newly formed Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Maryland Chesapeake chapter, following the merger of the PRSA Maryland and Central Chesapeake chapters.

Members and boards of both chapters approved the merger, as did PRSA's national leadership. It takes effect immediately, with a strategic focus on the Greater Baltimore region.

SUNNYVALE – October 30, 2026 -- Law Innovation Agency has partnered with Kulana, a systems integrator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to deliver AI enablement programs through Kulana Academy to corporate, quasi-governmental and government clients in the region.

ORLANDO – – October 30, 2026 -- GARDANT Global has designated International Offset Corporation (IOC), a sourcing firm with more than 30 years of experience, as its Preferred Procurement Partner, widening its access to international suppliers for government and institutional contracts in the United States and abroad.

Cologne – October 30, 2026 -- Expleo has extended its Term Loan B (TLB) to March 2030 and its revolving credit facility to September 2029, with unanimous lender support, after completing targeted portfolio disposals.

Amend-and-extend deal took effect on October 26, 2026

The amend-and-extend (A&E) financing agreement became effective on October 26, 2026. All lenders backed it. The TLB now matures in March 2030, and the revolving credit line runs to September 2029.

ATLANTA – October 29, 2026 -- NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NSE, BSE: NIITMTS) has acquired 100% of Bluewater Learning, LLC for an aggregate consideration of up to USD 17.6 million, including performance-based earnouts spread over the next five years.

The deal closed through NIIT Learning's wholly owned subsidiary, NIIT (USA), Inc. It is subject to customary adjustments under the definitive agreements.

CHICAGO – October 29, 2026 -- Oath CPAs PLLC, the audit arm of venture-backed fintech Oath Verified, has formed a Quality Advisory Board and named Sara Lord, former chair of the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board, as its founding member, just months after the firm launched its audit practice on May 28, 2026.

Oath describes the voluntary move as rare for an early-stage company. The board will provide external perspectives on the firm's audit methods and quality management, and will advise Oath CPAs PLLC, the separate legal entity that delivers Oath's audit services.