Oct 11, 2012

Google Alert - Small Business

News30 new results for Small Business
 
Small Business Optimism Falls in September: NFIB
eWeek
With a highly competitive presidential election on the horizon, small-business owners are in standby mode until voters make their decision, although optimism among midmarket companies in September indicated another month of low expectations and ...
See all stories on this topic »

eWeek
Romney leads, but Obama gains in new small business poll
Washington Post (blog)
(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI - AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Forty-seven percent (a coincidental tally) of small business voters support the Republican challenger, according to a new poll from Manta, down from 61 percent in the same survey one month earlier. Over the ...
See all stories on this topic »
NASCAR event targets small-business owners [The Charlotte Observer]
Businessweek
Speakers were a mix of successful business leaders and NASCAR entrepreneurs, such as former team owner and current ESPN racing analyst Ray Evernham; Jim Blasingame, president of the Small Business Network; and Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
See all stories on this topic »
A Closer Look at Romney's Small-Business Tax and Jobs Claims
New York Times (blog)
That letter said, in part: "Based on an N.F.I.B. small-business survey, the businesses most likely to face a tax increase by raising the top two rates are businesses employing between 20 and 250 employees. According to U.S. Census data, businesses with ...
See all stories on this topic »
Small Businesses Slow to Adopt Mobile Devices
HispanicBusiness.com
As the holiday shopping period approaches, several new studies point to the fact that small and medium-sized U.S. businesses (SMBs) remain woefully unprepared to attract and engage customers via their mobile devices. An SMB DigitalScape study ...
See all stories on this topic »

HispanicBusiness.com
Genesee County small business owners discuss raising capital, government ...
MLive.com
"We try to focus on companies in our community and help them grow," said Alexander, who was one of several individuals taking part in a small business roundtable with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The roundtable was held Thursday, Oct. 11, ...
See all stories on this topic »

MLive.com
Small businesses less satisfied with Canadian banks than retail customers: study
Edmonton Journal
TORONTO - Small businesses are less satisfied with Canada's five largest banks than retail customers, says a J.D. Power and Associated study that ranked Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) in top spot in terms of satisfaction among this key banking customer.
See all stories on this topic »
Satellite office of the Michigan Small Business Development Center opens in ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
BENTON HARBOR, MI -- Entrepreneurs and business people in Southwest Michigan should be able to access more small business services and resources with the establishment of a new satellite office of the Michigan Small Business & Technology ...
See all stories on this topic »

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Florida banks boost small business lending
Bizjournals.com
The Florida banks reported a combined $1.44 billion in small business loans as of June 30, 21 percent more than the $1.19 billion "baseline" established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for measuring the impact of the lending fund. Nationwide, a ...
See all stories on this topic »
Lending To Small Businesses Jumped In September
Small Business Trends
Big banks are back in small business lending. During a month in which the overall volume of loan applications increased by 5.6%, the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index revealed that approval rates jumped 30% at big banks during in September 2012.
See all stories on this topic »

Small Business Trends
Boston chamber honors small businesses
Boston Herald
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce will honor 10 small and high-growth businesses for their achievements and contributions to the community during a "Small Business of the Year" awards luncheon today at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Beverly-based ...
See all stories on this topic »
Hawaii gets Small Business Administration grant to help grow exports
Bizjournals.com
Hawaii has received a $703.505 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade and Export Promotion program to help increase the number of small businesses in the Islands that want to export their products and services. The grant to the ...
See all stories on this topic »
3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Oct. 11
TheStreet.com
Will small business matter in tonight's debate? Last week's debate between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney referred to small business 29 times, according to Huffington Post. What will Vice President Joseph Biden and VP ...
See all stories on this topic »
A tax on small business? Not necessarily
Washington Post (blog)
Paul Ryan: "This one tax would tax about 53 percent of small business incomes." Higher taxes on individuals would hit 53 percent of business income. But they aren't necessarily "small" businesses. According to official sources, the tax hike would hit ...
See all stories on this topic »
Small business owner looks forward to FEED Kitchen
Madison Commons
A rich smell of roasting nuts wafts through the air as small business owner Nicole Drives busily prepares for the holiday season. Owner of Lala's Nuts Nicole DrivesDrives, now 23, graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in May 2011 with a ...
See all stories on this topic »
Roseanna Cunningham: Small business relief helping Strathearn's shops
ic Perthshire.co.uk
MSP Roseanna Cunningham participated in a "walking survey" of shops in Crieff and Auchterarder, which she claims shows that small business relief has benefited the local area. Speaking on Monday, the SNP representative said: "The Scottish budget ...
See all stories on this topic »
Phoenix small business sales up for month, down from year ago
Phoenix Business Journal
Sales of small businesses in Phoenix increased from the second to third quarters of this year but were still down when compared with the same period in 2011, according to new data from BizBuySell.com. BizBuySell is an online marketplace for small ...
See all stories on this topic »
Showing faith in small businesses
Cabinet.com
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus) put more than $21 billion in new investments into small businesses. Congress eliminated all fees on Small Business Administration-backed loans. It also lifted the ceiling on the loan amount that ...
See all stories on this topic »
Two Out Of Three Small Businesses Are Dependent On Mobile Technology For ...
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
In a survey of more than 750 device users and IT professionals, 6 out of 10 respondents indicated that their companies' ability to compete would be adversely affected if they didn't have access to mobile technologies. Additionally, nearly all device ...
See all stories on this topic »

Small Business News from Gaebler.com
Big Retailers Like Walmart Spur Small Business Growth and Create Jobs
Fox and Hounds Daily
Opponents of Walmart's planned Neighborhood Market in downtown Los Angeles are trying desperately to paint a portrait of David versus Goliath – mom-and-pop shops against Walmart. But when it comes to economic growth, small businesses and large ...
See all stories on this topic »
Get started: Housing leads economic recovery, new small businesses may skew ...
Washington Post (blog)
Unemployment estimates may be off:Slate's Matthew Yglesias explains why the jobs tallying process may not necessarily account for positions added by new, small businesses, which means the employment picture way be even brighter than the latest report.
See all stories on this topic »
Guest view: 'Sequestration' could be direct hit on small business
Utica Observer Dispatch
Soccer moms. NASCAR dads. During election season, it seems like we're not even people anymore – just voting blocks the candidates are carving up or making promises to. This year, it's small businesses. Almost every issue gets debated through this lens.
See all stories on this topic »
Maryland businesses finding banks more receptive to making loans
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
The value of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration from Sandy Spring Bank of Olney, the largest bank based in Maryland with assets of $3.9 billion, to businesses throughout most of the state rose by about $12 million in an 11-month ...
See all stories on this topic »
Iomega Offers StorCenterNetwork Storage Array for Small Businesses
eWeek
Iomega, a storage solutions subsidiary of storage hardware firm EMC, announced the availability this month of the StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array, a multi-protocol networked data storage solution for small to medium-size businesses, remote ...
See all stories on this topic »

eWeek
Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm earns endorsement of small business group
SILive.com
"As a former small business owner, I know that our local small businesses are the true drivers of economic growth and job creation," he said. "That is why in Congress, I have voted repeatedly to remove barriers to business growth, prevent job-killing ...
See all stories on this topic »

SILive.com
Scotiabank tops small-business customer satisfaction: survey
Globe and Mail
The survey of 1,200 small business owners using business banking services in Canada scored the banks on a scale of 1,000. Scotiabank earned 733 points, followed by Royal Bank of Canada, at 725; TD Canada Trust at 724; Bank of Montreal at 711; and ...
See all stories on this topic »

Globe and Mail
Small business: Tulsa's First Process Steel undergoing expansion
Tulsa World
What is one of your greatest joys that come from running a small business? Watching employees discover their gifts and talents, and to see them grow and flourish as a part our organization. What is your definition of success? Fully embracing and ...
See all stories on this topic »
Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation says small businesses have ...
Wicked Local
Christopher Richards, of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank; Hearth Wood Fired Bread owner Peter Nyberg; Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth; MGCC President Charles Grigsby; Bainbridge International CEO Mike Cuscia; and U.S. Rep.
See all stories on this topic »
Susan Allen visits small-business leaders in Fredericksburg
Stafford County Sun
At a lunch event at Ristorante Renatos in downtown Fredericksburg, more than two dozen female small business and community leaders shared their concerns over diminished opportunities and fewer jobs due to Washington's excessive regulation, the rising ...
See all stories on this topic »
Small business
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is inviting small business owners to provide feedback on how they can help you better understand your legal obligations. The aim of the survey is to: gain an understanding of small business ...
See all stories on this topic »

Blogs14 new results for Small Business
 
Can we please stop calling small business a good way to create ...
By Mark Lacter
Nor is there any basis for the argument that raising taxes on upper-income individuals would somehow damage small business owners. These notions have been bandied about a lot during the campaign (the tax-raising part being a particular ...
LA Biz Observed
Small businesses rank Canada's banks lower than retail customers ...
Small businesses are less satisfied with Canada's five largest banks than retail customers, says a J.D. Power and Associated study that ranked Scotiabank in top spot in terms of satisfaction among this key banking customer.
FP Top Stories List
Xavier University symposiums on small business crowdfunding, gas ...
By Mark Waller, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The Xavier University Division of Business is hosting symposiums on gas prices and crowdfunding for small businesses on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24. The discussions are part of the university's annual business week. Those interested in attending ...
New Orleans Metro Real Time News
10 Inspiring Reasons For Small Businesses & Bloggers To Work ...
By taylordavies
As small businesses ourselves, it can be extremely rewarding and valuable to align ourselves and work together with other small businesses. Forming great.
IFB
Op/Ed: Listening to Small Business and Job Creators - Portsmouth ...
Washington needs to impose less regulations on small business so they can create more jobs.
Portsmouth Patch
Small Business Lacks Effective Mobile Device Management ...
By CJ Arlotta
A new survey from CDW has revealed that only half of small business IT managers believe that their company has an effective strategy to manage mobile devices.
MSPmentor
The Role of Real Investments and Insurance in New Small Businesses
By guest
Real investments are applicable to entrepreneurs and small businesses for two reasons; the purchase of property is necessary to do business, and entrepreneurs must find people who are willing to invest in their business model. For example ...
Grow VC Everyone Funding Startups
Using Bankruptcy to Keep Your Small Business Open | AllmandLaw
By Reed Allmand
If you are finding it difficult to keep up with business debt obligations but want to keep your business running, bankruptcy may help. The type of.
AllmandLaw
The Business of Creativity: Can the two be equals?
By Erica Nicole
The Business of Creativity: Can the two be equals? Posted by: Erica Nicole Tags: opinion, small business tips, startup advice Posted date: October 11, 2012 | No comment. October 11, 2012. Page 1 Page 2. When you think about business and ...
YFS Magazine - Startup, Small...
Small Business Tips For Halloween Marketing
By Sara Toole
A lot of small business do market for the Halloween season . . . gift shops, flower shops, and bakeries are a great example of businesses that typically do well on this holiday. . . but there are many small businesses who don't utilize Halloween, ...
Web.com Blog
Web.com Small Business Toolkit: Alicanto (Marketing Tool ...
By Maria Valdez Haubrich
Alicanto. Never tackle your small business marketing alone again. Alicanto is your virtual marketing assistant, ready to help you spend less time marketing, while increasing your customer base. The cloud-based platform provides highly ...
Network Solutions Small Business...
Sharing Stories from Some of My Favorite Entrepreneurs
By John Jantsch
Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Small business marketing blog. Email Marketing $19/Month! Consulting · Courses · Hire John to Speak · Free eBooks · Blog · Resources. Oct 11 2012. posted by John Jantsch ...
Small Business Marketing Blog...
Small-Business Program Coming to Gadsden State
Small-business owners like Dev Wakeley, left, and Sandy Knight of Jacksonville's Wake and Bake Pizza and Coffee Company will soon have access to advice on operating their business thanks to Gadsden State's new entrepreneurship ...
State of Alabama: All State Agencies
10 Tips to Sell More Stuff Online | Get Busy Media
By Rachel Howe
She has experience working with small to mid-sized businesses to build their online visibility, leads, & sales through search engine optimization (SEO). While her current focus is SEO, she believes all forms of marketing need to work together ...
Small Business News From Get Busy Media

Web1 new result for Small Business
 
Small Business Surveys Confirm Need for New Course - US - CNBC
Many entrepreneurs are not adding jobs. And much of this malaise may be directly attributed to Obama's policies, writes our guest blogger Congressman Sam ...
www.cnbc.com/.../Small_Business_Surveys_Confirm_Need_f...


This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Tags

52Week (1) about (2) Accident (1) action (2) Actions (1) activity (1) Activity (1) after (12) afternoon (1) again (2) agency (2) Agility (1) agreement (2) Airlines (2) airplanes (1) AlAhdab (1) almost (1) alone (1) alternative (1) Amazons (1) ambitions (3) American (1) Americans (1) Analysis (4) analyst (1) animal (1) announces (1) another (1) antiAusterity (2) Anxious (1) Apollo (1) appeals (1) Apple (3) applied (1) Archer (1) areas (2) around (1) Asian (5) Atlantic (1) attorney (1) auction (1) Audit (1) auditor (2) austerity (3) Australia (2) Australian (2) automakers (1) Avoid (1) avoided (1) backs (1) Bailout (2) Bankruptcy (1) banks (1) Barclays (1) barrels (1) battle (1) beaten (1) beating (1) beats (4) Becomes (1) before (1) begins (1) below (1) Benefit (1) benefits (1) Berkshire (1) Berlusconi (1) bigger (1) billion (2) billiondollar (1) biplanes (1) BlackBerry (1) BlackBerrys (1) BlackRock (2) blade (1) Blame (1) blocking (1) Boehner (1) bonds (2) boosts (1) borrow (1) bottom (1) brace (3) breaks (2) Bring (2) Britain (1) Brits (1) broke (1) budget (2) building (1) Bulldoze (1) buoyed (1) burned (1) burning (1) business (6) businesses (1) BusinessWeek (1) Cadbury (1) calls (2) Canon (1) capacity (1) capital (1) CaribbeanHouston (1) Caterpillar (2) causing (1) caution (1) cautious (1) Ceiling (1) central (1) cents (1) CenturyLink (1) certain (1) changes (1) chaplain (1) charges (1) Chart (1) Chavez (1) Checklist (1) chief (1) China (6) Chronicle (2) Chrysler (2) Citigroup (1) Citrix (1) claims (1) cleanup (1) climb (1) Clinton (1) Clorox (1) close (2) closed (1) closer (2) closes (1) Coach (1) coast (1) cofounder (1) collapse (1) Colorado (1) combination (1) coming (2) comment (1) committed (1) Committee (2) Companies (2) confer (1) confidence (2) confident (1) conflict (3) Congress (1) conquer (1) Consumer (2) continuous (1) contradicted (1) ContributorNetwork (5) controversial (1) converge (1) cooperate (1) Corporate (2) corporation (1) Corps (1) corruption (1) costs (1) could (2) counter (1) country (2) crackdown (1) credit (7) crisis (6) criticism (1) Crude (1) cushion (1) cutting (1) Cyber (1) Cyprus (2) Daily (2) damages (1) danger (1) Daniels (1) deadline (2) Deadlock (1) dealReuters (1) debate (1) decoupling (1) deepens (2) default (5) defend (1) defends (1) deficit (3) delay (1) demand (1) Democrats (1) dependency (1) deposits (1) depression (1) designed (1) deter (1) developments (1) Dhabi (1) Diesel (1) Disable (2) disappointing (1) disaster (1) discuss (2) dismal (1) dispute (2) divert (1) divide (1) dividends (1) division (1) Dollar (2) donors (1) Donuts (1) double (1) doubles (1) doubt (1) doubts (1) downgrade (12) downloading (1) downs (1) draws (1) drive (1) dropBloomberg (1) drops (2) Dunkin (1) durables (1) early (1) earnings (6) eases (1) Ecommerce (1) Economic (3) economy (6) economySan (1) effect (1) eight (1) empire (1) estimates (1) Ethics (1) Europe (3) EuropeWall (1) eurozone (2) executives (2) Exhibit (1) exlegal (1) expand (1) expands (1) Expectations (3) expectationsWall (2) expected (1) expenses (1) expired (3) explosion (2) extend (1) extras (1) Facebook (3) Facebooks (3) faces (1) Factbox (1) factories (1) Factory (1) Fails (1) falls (3) false (1) falters (1) fared (1) Faster (1) fears (8) February (1) Federal (1) Feeling (2) financial (3) fines (1) fireCnnmoney (1) firefighter (1) firmer (1) first (2) fiscal (1) Fitch (2) flays (1) floors (1) Florida (1) Foods (1) force (1) forecast (2) Foreclose (1) foreclosure (1) Foreclosure (1) foreclosures (1) Former (1) forms (1) fourth (1) fouryear (1) franc (2) France (1) Francisco (1) French (1) Fresh (2) Friday (1) futures (6) gains (2) Gasoline (2) Gates (1) German (1) Germany (1) ghost (1) gives (1) glance (3) Glencore (1) Global (7) globe (2) gloomy (1) Goldman (1) Google (1) Government (1) great (1) Greece (4) Greek (5) Greeks (1) Greenspan (1) grounding (1) Group (1) Groupon (2) growing (2) grows (1) growth (9) guidance (1) guilty (1) Gundlach (1) hacked (1) hacking (1) hangar (1) hangouts (1) harsh (3) Hathaways (1) heading (1) Heavy (1) helps (1) higher (3) highfrequency (1) Highlights (2) highReuters (1) Highs (1) hikes (1) hires (1) historical (1) HomeAway (1) HomeBuying (1) hopes (1) House (2) Iamgold (1) image (1) impact (3) imposes (1) improve (1) Improved (1) improves (1) income (5) increase (1) increases (1) index (2) indexes (1) India (3) Indianarecall (1) industry (1) Inflation (2) interest (1) intervene (1) intervention (1) investigating (2) investigation (1) investor (2) Investors (4) investorsMarketWatch (1) iPhone (2) issuance (1) issue (1) issuers (2) issues (1) Italian (1) Italy (4) James (2) Japan (7) Jersey (2) joins (1) Journal (3) Judge (1) jumps (6) Kingdom (1) KiORs (1) Kraft (1) Kuwaits (1) launched (1) Launches (1) Lawmakers (1) lawsuit (1) leader (1) Leaders (1) least (1) leave (1) Lehman (2) levels (1) Liberals (1) lifts (1) limited (1) linger (1) lingerie (1) loans (1) London (1) looks (1) looms (1) loses (2) losing (1) losses (1) lower (3) lowers (1) machines (1) Madrid (2) mainly (1) maintained (1) major (2) Major (1) manager (1) marches (1) market (3) marketCNBCcom (3) markets (9) marks (1) MasterCard (1) Mattel (1) McDonald (1) measures (1) medias (1) Meeks (1) meets (1) Mellon (1) members (1) Mention (1) merger (2) Merkel (2) metric (1) metro (1) Metro (1) Microsoft (2) Midland (1) might (1) Milan (1) Million (2) Mills (1) minimize (1) misses (1) Mitsubishi (1) Mobile (1) month (1) months (3) Moodys (5) Morgan (1) Mortgage (4) mortgagebacked (1) Motley (1) motor (1) Motors (1) moved (1) moves (1) Murdoch (4) music (1) Nation (1) national (2) needs (1) nerves (1) Netflix (1) never (1) Nielsen (1) Nikkei (1) NKorean (1) nosedive (1) nuclear (1) Obama (3) Office (1) officer (1) official (1) officials (2) oneoff (1) Ongoing (1) opening (1) optimism (1) order (1) orders (1) original (2) outlook (3) output (1) outshine (1) outweigh (1) overall (1) owner (1) pares (1) Parliament (1) partially (2) Partisan (2) password (1) Paying (1) people (1) percent (4) Person (1) Pfizer (1) phones (1) pickmeups (1) Picks (1) picture (1) pipeline (1) plans (3) Player (1) plaza (2) Pledges (1) plunge (3) plunges (1) points (1) poised (1) political (1) positive (2) possible (1) posts (3) powers (1) preferred (1) prepare (1) pressure (1) prices (2) prized (1) probe (1) probes (1) problems (1) production (1) products (1) profit (14) profits (4) program (1) programming (2) progress (1) Protest (1) protesters (2) public (1) publishes (1) pumping (1) purpose (1) pursue (1) quake (3) quarter (2) raise (1) raises (1) rapid (2) rapidly (1) rates (2) rating (5) rattle (1) ready (2) rebound (1) receives (1) reconstruction (1) recovery (3) reflects (1) refunds (1) Regional (1) Regulators (2) rejects (1) relief (1) relieved (1) remain (1) report (9) Report (1) rescue (3) Research (2) reserves (1) Residential (1) results (1) resume (2) retail (5) return (2) Reuters (87) review (1) reviews (1) Reynolds (1) Ridley (1) rises (5) rival (1) rollers (1) rolls (1) Romney (1) rules (1) Russia (1) Saabs (1) salaries (1) sales (4) Samaritans (2) savings (3) scales (1) Schlumberger (2) School (1) Scott (1) screen (1) seabed (1) Seattle (3) Seattlearea (1) second (1) sector (4) securities (1) seeks (2) Selling (1) selloff (2) Senate (2) Service (3) services (2) shake (1) shakes (1) shares (7) sharing (1) shock (1) shooting (1) shortcomings (1) Shortselling (1) Shutterfly (1) signs (1) silver (1) since (5) SKorea (1) slammed (1) slide (2) slightly (1) slips (2) slower (2) slowest (2) slowing (1) slump (2) Small (1) smashes (1) soaring (1) solid (1) Solution (1) sought (1) source (2) Spain (2) Spains (1) Spanish (1) speaks (1) Special (1) speeds (1) spending (2) split (2) Spurlock (1) spurs (1) sputters (1) Staff (1) Stalemate (1) stall (1) Stanley (1) start (1) statement (1) States (4) Stern (1) still (1) stimulate (1) stock (12) stocks (12) stores (1) strategic (1) StraussKahn (1) Street (9) submission (1) subpoenas (1) subscribers (1) suffers (2) Suisse (1) Summary (5) supersonic (1) suppliers (1) support (1) supports (1) surge (2) Suriname (1) surpass (1) Surprises (1) surveillance (1) Swiss (2) swoon (1) Syrian (1) systemic (1) Systems (1) tainted (1) Taken (1) takes (1) taking (1) talks (6) taxes (4) Taxpayer (1) tells (1) tentative (1) Tesla (1) testdrill (1) testimony (1) thievesCBS (2) thinking (1) Thomson (1) threatens (1) through (1) throw (1) Throwing (1) tickettax (1) Timecom (2) Times (1) timing (1) tomorrow (1) Toshiba (1) touch (1) touchscreen (1) towards (1) towel (1) Toyota (3) tracking (1) traders (1) trading (1) Travel (1) travelers (1) travellers (2) Treasury (1) Trichet (1) tried (1) triple (1) TriQuint (1) tropical (1) truck (1) trustee (1) tumble (3) turns (1) twoedged (1) Tyson (1) uncertainty (3) under (1) uneasy (1) unemployment (1) unexpectedly (1) Unicredit (1) Union (4) United (4) unlikely (1) unmanned (1) unpredictable (1) updates (2) urges (2) Users (2) utility (1) value (1) Venezuela (1) Verizon (1) victims (2) views (2) Virginia (1) Volvo (1) votes (1) wages (1) WalMart (1) Warming (1) Warner (1) warns (2) watch (1) Watchdog (1) weeks (3) weighs (1) White (1) Whole (1) widens (2) winds (1) Winklevoss (1) without (2) World (1) worried (1) Worsening (1) worst (3) Worth (1) wounded (1) years (3) Yellowstone (1) Zoellick (1) Zuckerberg (1)