Sep 5, 2012

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News30 new results for Small Business
 
DNC: Small business owner flips on Obama, will back Romney this year
Montana Watchdog
At a July 13 campaign stop in Roanoke, Va., Obama said that because government funds build roads, bridges and other infrastructure needed to conduct day-to-day commerce activities, small business owners owe government some credit for their success.
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Montana Watchdog
Candidates boost power of the small business
Albany Times Union
Getting the backing of the small business community is important for most political candidates. Small company owners are often influencers: They are well-known in their cities and towns and they employ voters with a vested interest in the challenges ...
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Small business goals met
Ventura County Star
Photo by Kathy Stewart / NSWC Port Hueneme Division Capt. William DeBow, commander of Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division, congratulates Tom Winans, the organization´s deputy for small business, on his successful outreach efforts to ...
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Get started: Small business lending edges higher, American factories grinding ...
Washington Post (blog)
Small business lending edges higher: Small business borrowing inched up a modest 3 percent in July after falling five of the previous six months, accoring to the latest monthly figures released by Thompson Reuters and PayNet. Manufacturing grinding to ...
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Five Small Businesses Receive Marketing Makeover from American Express ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
NEW YORK — Local communities have rallied and five winners in the Big Break for Small Business competition have been chosen. Now, five small businesses will be trained by American Express OPEN and Facebook on how to build their brands, better ...
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Arizona small business employment drops slightly in August
Bizjournals.com
Average monthly compensation at small businesses grew 0.8 percent, or $2, to $2,737, which was lower than July's $7 increase, while small-business employees worked 42 fewer minutes, or 0.6 percent, to 106.4 hours, in August. Small-business revenue ...
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Romney Touts Himself Small Business 'Champ'
Accountingweb.com
In contrast to what he perceives as President Obama's lackluster performance on jobs and economic growth, Romney said his platform on those issues would be centered, in part, around supporting the key economic driver in America: small business.
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Accountingweb.com
Popular SBA 504 small business funding program sets new record in September
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 5, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Loans to American small businesses through the SBA's 504 loan program during September 2012 will be the largest for any single month in the program's 26 year history, according to the National ...
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NYC Event: 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards Gala
Business Insider
You won't want to miss the opportunity to network with top small business influencers from across the country and then celebrate as the top 100 Small Business Influencer Champions are honored and presented glass trophies during the awards ceremony.
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3 reasons small businesses should consider unified security
ZDNet
Over the past few months, a recurring theme here has been the need for more small businesses to smarten up their act when it comes to deploying security techologies. Because, even if you think you're too small to be the focus of an attack, the truth is ...
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Why simplicity should be at the heart of your small business marketing strategy
Washington Post (blog)
So, what should small business owners do to drive growth and encourage brand loyalty? CEB surveyed more than 7,000 consumers and interviewed 200 marketing executives across consumer brands and industries and found one key to success: decision ...
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Gen Y Is Good for Your Small Business… Are You Millennial Friendly?
Fox Business
Disproportionately valuable because of their facility with technology, multitasking and ingenuity, Gen Y has been the topic of daily debate in business circles. Last month, Millenn ial Branding, a Gen Y research company, and PayScale, Inc. released a ...
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Critique of Mitt Romney's Acceptance Speech as it Pertains to Small Businesses
Examiner.com
The PPL, a coworking and event hosting location, held several live events during the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, the first day of the convention. I was able to attend the live broadcast of This Week in Blackness as ...
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Examiner.com
Raye, Michaud targeting small business with campaign stops
Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine — Rising health care and energy costs are slowly squeezing the profits from Irv Marsters' business. In the 12 years he has owned Bangor Letter Shop, Marsters' electricity costs have risen about 50 percent and his health care costs for ...
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Small business confidence slides again in August
National Post
TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says optimism continues to decline among Canada's small- and medium-size businesses. The CFIB's Business Barometer index fell to 60.0 in August from 060.9 in July, its fifth consecutive ...
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National Post
Why It's Time for Hispanic-Owned Businesses To Become More Strategic
Huffington Post (blog)
The 2012 U.S. Census revealed that Hispanic-owned small businesses are growing at nearly twice the rate of the national average with annual revenues at $350B (though many industry insiders believe this is a conservative estimate with the true figure ...
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Video: Consumer and Small Business Advocates Take Issue with Insurance ...
The Skanner
Another sticking point for consumer and small business advocates is that proprietary documents weren't allowed to be reviewed in a public setting. "The Oregon Insurance Division, which is the administrative entity that makes these decisions, determined ...
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Sluggish hiring growth by Colorado small business in August
Bizjournals.com
Last month's small-business job increase in Colorado exceeded the state's even more sluggish gain of 0.11 percent in July from the previous month, Intuit's monthly Small Business Employment Index report shows. But the August rise trailed month-over ...
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Fall Small Business Training Program
Utica Observer Dispatch
The Fall Small Business Training Program will take place from 5 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday evening starting Sept. 12 and ending with graduation on Dec. 12 at the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre. The program is for those wanting to start their own business ...
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How to Build out Your Small Business Social Media Profile
The Atlantic
There's no getting around it. Most businesses need a social media platform to entice a larger, broader customer base. But where to start? Is it better to "friend" or "tweet"? The answer depends on the type of business and customer preference, but ...
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The Atlantic
Small businesses, elderly have been thrown to the insurance wolves
Bangor Daily News
"What is happening is that insurance companies are raising premiums on small businesses in all geographic areas, especially on businesses with older workers and those in rural areas," Joseph Ditré, executive director of CAHC and author of the report ...
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The economy, health care, and small businesses: what will the presidential ...
Dentistry IQ
In a recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), 52% of small business owners polled said the issue of health care and its effect on business was a "critical" issue in the 2012 presidential election. According to a poll ...
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Small Business Delinquencies Rise, Loans Up Slightly
Huffington Post
LENDING IS UP, BUT: Loans to small businesses rose only slightly in July, according to PayNet, a research firm that tracks loans to small companies. Lending has fallen in five of the last seven months. DELINQUENCIES RISE: Small businesses are taking ...
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D-Link Debuts Cloud Storage 4000 Small Business NAS
Small Business Computing
D-Link today unveiled new storage hardware that grants SOHO setups and small businesses remote mobile access to their files. The ShareCenter Cloud Storage 4000 networked attached storage (NAS) system is a compact (5- x 7.9- x 7-inches) four-bay unit ...
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Intuit: U.S. Small Business Employment Growth Slows in August
NASDAQ
The rate of U.S. small business employment growth slowed while revenue continued to decline in August for the fifth consecutive month, according to a new survey from Intuit. Intuit's Small Business Employment Index showed employment increased by 0.16% ...
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Small Business Moves to Hosted Public Cloud Services
MSPmentor
Small businesses are increasingly seeking to avail themselves of public cloud services, and they need the assistance of MSPs to make it happen. A recent report from IDC, "The Pulse of Outsourcing Q2 2012," explains why SMBs are now turning to the cloud ...
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Newtek Business Services, "The Small Business Authority" Announces National ...
RedOrbit
5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority, a national distributor of business services and financial products to small and medium size businesses, has announced a national television advertising ...
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Behind the Scenes at a Small Business: Summer Doldrums Not So Dull
TheStreet.com
Dana Norman and Michele Rothberg acquired discount greeting card store Card$mart in June 2011. They agreed to let TheStreet follow them for one year as they experience the ups and downs of running a business. Based on advice from their accountant, ...
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Colorado small business employment flat in August
Denver Post
The report said that small business revenues are gradually recovering from recessionary depths, but are just now reaching levels seen before the recession began in 2007, according to Intuit Small Revenue Business Revenue Index. The report said that ...
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Small-business group endorses Joe Pitts in House District 67
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
I will continue to fight for a pro-business atmosphere with appropriate government oversight so our small-business job creators can get back to doing what they do best, which is grow Tennessee's economy. Tennessee is a great place to do business, but ...
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Blogs15 new results for Small Business
 
An Economy Built to Last: Small Business - 2012 Democratic ...
By BarackObamadotcom
Watch the enhanced livestream of the 2012 Democratic National Convention here: http://OFA.BO/6JH71u An Economy Built to Last: Small Business - 2012 Democrati...
Barack Obama
Powerful new RNC ad gives a small business owner's perspective ...
By The Right Scoop
Email. The RNC has a powerful ad out this morning that showcases a small business owner in High Point and her take on Obama's economy, especially since she voted for him: Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before ...
The Right Scoop
Program has $13M to boost small business | i2E – Innovation to ...
By Jim Stafford
By M. Scott Carter. Courtesy of The Journal Record. OKLAHOMA CITY – A program that makes federal money available to small businesses seeking bank loans has about $13 million available for Oklahomans – but it's not that popular with at ...
i2E - Innovation to Enterprise
Intuit: Small businesses created 30,000 jobs in August, but growth ...
By Sheryl Jean
U.S. small businesses created 30,000 jobs in August, but the rate of employment growth slowed and revenue declined for the fifth straight month, according to a report released today by Intuit Inc. Intuit's Small Business Employment Index ...
Biz Beat Blog
Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head - The Boot
By Stephen L. Betts
Kellie Pickler has shaved her head in support of a childhood friend who is battling breast cancer.
The Boot
Issaquah company is finalist for small business honor : The ...
By Warren Kagarise
NEW — 3:35 p.m. Sept. 5, 2012. Issaquah-based TransNET Inc., a shipping company focused on Far East ports in Russia, is a finalist for a small business honor, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Wednesday. The company ...
The Issaquah Press - News, Sports,...
[U.S.] [Infographic] Small Business Scorecard August 2012 ...
By Daniel Goh
Stop blaming the banks for not lending enough to small businesses. According to the latest SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard for August 2012, 82-percent of small business owners did not even seek lending so far this year. And of those ...
Young Upstarts
Mitt Romney Visits Small Business in West Lebanon, New ...
By Unedited Politics
Video Library of Political Speeches, Interviews, and Ads (by Unedited Politics)
Unedited Politics
Small Biz Survival: "Small Business" is too broad, so I'm splitting it up
By Becky McCray
"Small business" is much too broad. It includes, by various definitions, companies that have up to 500 employees. I don't know about your sm...
Small Biz Survival
Build a small business website with Moonfruit. Get a professional ...
By Clare
This article by Martyn Casserly first appeared in PC Advisor, where you can read more. Websites are useful things. We dare say they might catch on. We're being sarcastic, of.
Moonfruit Lounge
Pay Per Click Advertising pt1: Why you should care about PPC ...
By Microsoft Small Business
Microsoft's Small Business Blog provides resources for start up and growing small businesses, including software trials, downloads, 'how-to' guides, and technology advice.
TechNet Blogs
Missouri Expands Small Business Deduction for New Jobs
By Mary Reiser
For more information on how these new procedures may affect you, or if you have questions regarding how you can use the opportunities available under these procedures, contact your BKD advisor.
BKD CPAs & Advisors
Is Your Restaurant Business Taking Advantage of Online Marketing ...
By Rieva Lesonsky
By Rieva Lesonsky. For local small businesses such as restaurants, a strong online marketing strategy that encompasses a website, mobile, and social media can make or break the business. Unfortunately, most independent restaurants are ...
Network Solutions Small Business...
Connect To Web » Social Media and Small Business
By Jacob Antony
Social media is a vital tool for small businesses, constrained by limited marketing budgets, to promote themselves with. The primary obstacle to social media success for small companies is time management. Small businesses, on account of ...
Connect To Web
17 Lessons About Content Marketing for Small Business - SEO ...
17 Lessons About Content Marketing for Small Business. From: Online Marketing Blog - 3:05pm - September 5, 2012. For my first liveblogged session at Content Marketing World, C.C. Chapman opened things up with a warning that this is 101 ...
eWallstreeter


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