Oct 18, 2012

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Small business owners consider their stake in presidential race
Dayton Daily News
Most presidential election polls show Republican challenger Mitt Romney with solid advantage over President Barack Obama among small business owners. But recent surveys indicate the gap may be narrowing while a significant number of small business ...
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Small Business to Obama: Where Are Our '18 Tax Cuts?'
Fox Business
A five-year carryback of operating losses for small business. This extended the net operating loss carryback period from two years to up to five years for businesses suffering current economic hardships, allowing them to recover taxes from previous years.
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The Small Business Lending Fund's Tepid Results
Businessweek
The plan, part of the Small Business Jobs Act, passed along party lines in the Democratic Congress that summer. At the time, the lobby for community banks breathlessly suggested that banks could leverage the capital to make as much as $300 billion in ...
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Small businesses in Downtown Boston survive economic downturn
Boston.com
Despite empty storefronts on Washington Street, some small retailers in Downtown Boston have survived the Great Recession that caused many neighboring big businesses to close. "We're a small specialty store that isn't as subject to dramatic shifts ...
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Small Business Workers Can Blame Their Bosses For Missing Out On Health Care
Business Insider
At the nearly 6 million U.S. businesses that have more than one person on the payroll, a lot of employees are unhappy about their health insurance. A study this year by insurance company Aflac found that employees of small businesses are less satisfied ...
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Business Insider
For small business, data storage without defeat
ZDNet
This morning, the company announced two new products -- the "high-performance" two-drive StorCenter px2-300d and a refresh of its four-drive StorCenter ix4-300d -- that it hopes will attract smaller businesses looking to centralize their storage. First ...
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Cost Concerns Lead Small Business to Revert From Outsourcing to 'DIY'
Huffington Post (blog)
For a while, the mantra in small and medium-sized business was that 'time is money.' However, with tough economic times continuing, that has changed to 'money is money,' leading businesses that previously looked for outsourcing opportunities to now ...
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Veterans and small business owners voice concern about defense cuts
Dayton Daily News
Defense contractors are being squeezed by tighter Department of Defense contract rules that have lowered wages and could mean the best-qualified employees will leave employers, small business representatives said Thursday. But the fiscal realities of ...
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Mitt Romney, Friend Of Small Business? Oh Please…
The Moderate Voice
In recent years I've been one kind of small businessman, a sole proprietor of a writing business. In years past I've had experience with other types of small businesses, however, having run both a small job printing shop and a small publishing venture ...
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Small-Business Owners Don't Expect Economy to Improve in 2012
Millionaire Corner
Only one-third of America's small-business owners are optimistic that the national economy will improve this year, according to a new report by The Hartford. On the bright side, more than two-thirds (68 percent) feel their businesses are operating at a ...
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20 Must Have Tools For Small Businesses
Forbes
Besides the company that I founded, RockThePost, which is a crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs and small businesses, there are other great tools out there that every small business should use in order to increase the growth of their company over ...
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Small-Business Owners Less Optimistic on Economy But Most Remain ...
Fox Business
Fewer U.S. small-business owners reported optimism that the national economy will improve this year than during the spring, though most of them think their businesses have been successful in 2012, according to a study released by the Hartford Financial ...
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Cyber Security Low Priority for Small Businesses: Survey
HispanicBusiness.com
U.S. small-business owners aren't concerned about cyber security, and a majority of them have no policies or contingency plans for dealing with a cyber security breach, a new survey indicates. More than three-quarters of small- and medium-sized ...
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HispanicBusiness.com
NorTech Wins U.S. Small Business Administration Contract to Grow Region's ...
Sacramento Bee
CLEVELAND, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NorTech has been awarded one of seven Regional Innovation Cluster contracts from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the amount of $385,000 to support the advancement of ...
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Election is Bumming Out Small Businesses
CNBC.com
A similar small-business study from PNC Bank released two weeks ago shows only 23% of small-business owners are optimistic about their own company's six-month outlook, down from 28% six months earlier. "They're a bit less optimistic, a little more ...
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Start Small Business, 'Dream' Big
HispanicBusiness.com
She was named the winner of the 8(a) Graduate Firm of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration's El Paso District Office. The SBA's 8(a) program helps companies get contracts with the federal government. Harris said she got lots of mentoring ...
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HispanicBusiness.com
Small Business Wages are Climbing Fast!
PayScale (blog)
For the first time since the inception of The PayScale Index, small business wages are growing faster than their medium and large-sized business counterparts. This little but important fact has many sitting up and taking notice. Business Insider ...
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Google lends its expertise to help Queens companies create websites
New York Daily News
NewYorkGetOnline.com, a joint venture between Intuit, the Association of Small Business Development Centers and Google, is dedicated to helping small companies build a web presence. "Fifty-three percent of businesses in New York don't have a website," ...
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New York Daily News
3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Oct. 18
TheStreet.com
Yelp is stepping up a crackdown on fake reviews. Yelp (YELP), which relies on user reviews to recommend local businesses, says it will put an alert on a company's profile page for a minimum of 90 days if it "suspects that a business has tried to buy ...
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Business-for-sale transactions on the rise
Washington Post (blog)
Sales of small businesses have increased this year compared to last, according BizBuySell, which runs a large online business-for-sale marketplace. The firm said business-for-sale transactions on its platform increased 2.8 percent in the third quarter ...
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Romney Suggested Small-Business Owners Should Talk to Employees About ...
National Review Online (blog)
In a June call to small-businesses owners, Mitt Romney suggested that small-business owners might want to talk to their employees about the election. In These Times reports (emphasis mine): In a June 6, 2012 conference call posted on the anti-union ...
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Tax Tip-Small Businesses: A Priority for the CRA Year Round
U.S. Politics Today
While Small Business Week comes only once a year, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recognizes the unique needs of small businesses and continues to find ways to help them do business all year long. New and improved services at a glance. The list of ...
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Small businesses, community advocates honored
Shelby Star
The awards luncheon capped a week of Minority Enterprise Development programs, including youth forums that recognized education and small businesses, Hooker said. Events included a "Women in Business Forum" and a Youth MED Day at Burns High ...
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Romney Campaign Touts Small Business Support in Missouri
OzarksFirst.com
On Thursday, less than three weeks before the election, the Romney campaign announced a new coalition of Missouri small business owners for Romney. Missouri congressman Sam Graves, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, said he ...
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Acadiana's Multi-Media StationSenator Landrieu Co-Hosts Small Business Forum
KLFY
–U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today joined the Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA) and the Louisiana Business Incubation Association (LBIA) in co-hosting a business ...
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Utah small business owners: Economy most important issue
Salt Lake Tribune
New data released by George Washington University and Thumbtack.com indicates Utah small business owners overwhelmingly rank the economy and jobs as the most important factor in choosing a president. The second most important issue: Ethics, ...
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Over 500 Southern California Small Businesses Take First Steps To Accessing ...
Sacramento Bee
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Over 500 small business owners from throughout Southern California gathered today in downtown Los Angeles to get educated on a radically changing funding landscape in one of the largest small business ...
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Small food makers seek more 'level playing field'
Haaretz
In his view, it's the state that profits the most from his business. He employs 50 people and pays millions of shekels in taxes. Now it's time for the government to do something for small businesses like his by helping to level the playing field ...
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Haaretz
Small Business Sure Way of Alleviating Poverty in Women
AllAfrica.com
SMALL-scale businesswomen have a habit of talking a lot about what they can't do rather than their achievements resulting in failure. And lack of self esteem and over-dependence on male partners have, for a long time, been blamed for women ...
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Blogs14 new results for Small Business
 
Are You Giving Your Clients The Right Kind of Unforgettable ...
By Jamillah Warner
Small Business Trends ... that topic because you have more "hooks" for the new information to hook on." In fact, the doctor says that the more vivid the associations, the more we remember. Which leads me a series of small business questions.
Small Business Trends
PNC's Small Business Survey: 'Flush With Cash' - CNBC
James Rohr, PNC Financial Services Group chairman & CEO, discusses the results of his company's small business survey.
Squawk Box Video RSS
Tips on social media for small business: #2 Social Media Policy ...
By emoderation
Image This is a series about starting up social media marketing for SMEs. In the previous post I talked about the importance of social media to small and medium size enterprises: how doing it right can connect your business to.
Social Media Today - The world's...
ImageThink: Art as a Small Business : Innovation :: American ...
By Jane Applegate
Fine art degrees have paid off for two unlikely entrepreneurs whose drawing abilities are in hot demand from major companies.
OPEN Forum - Keyword: Everything
Video: Romney bullies small business owners into telling their ...
By Ned Hepburn
A publication called In These Times has obtained an exclusive recording of a conference call Mitt Romney made to business owners on June 6 of this year in which he explicitly states that they should pressure their workers into voting for ...
Death and Taxes
Village's small businesses face uncertainty | Daily Trojan
By rpflores
As the university prepares to present its proposal for The Village at USC to Los Angeles city hall next month, small business owners in the University Village are negotiating over the fate of their livelihoods. Economic cycle · John Urteaga, the ...
Daily Trojan
FCC updates small business cybersecurity planner | FedScoop
By David Stegon
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled an updated 2.0 version of its "Small Biz Cyber Planner," as part of National Cybersecurity Month. The enhanced cyber planner features new details about cyber insurance to mitigate ...
FedScoop
Burglary at two small businesses
Two local businesses are left in complete shock after their stores were burglarized.
KKCO - HomePage - Headlines
Courting Disaster: How to Protect Your Small Business From ...
By YFS Small Business Contributors
The most common lawsuits that small businesses face, how much it may cost you, and how to protect yourself.
YFS Magazine - Startup, Small...
Small Businesses of Year to be Named Tonight - Bloomingdale ...
By Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch Report
The Small Business of the Year Awards Gala will be held Oct 18 at the Sheraton Tampa East Hotel.
Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch
Independent Contractor (Self-Employed) or Employee? | RI Small ...
By risbj
There are many tax provisions that apply to small business owners but determining how to classify people that are working for a small business is very important. It is critical that business owners correctly determine whether the individuals ...
RI Small Business Journal
Small business and the branding crossroads | BusinessBlogs Hub
By Bella Katz
There's a marketing crossroads companies come to when they're at that stage of going from Small Company to Less-Small Company.
BusinessBlogs Hub
As Pay-Per-Click Ad Costs Rise, Small Businesses Search For ...
By The New York Times
When Tom Telford helped found a vacation rental management company, Blue Creek Cabins, in 2001, he wanted a quick and easy way to connect with people looking to rent the 20 cabins he and his partner managed in and around the ...
Latest News
[US] Small Business Advocacy Council Launches Crowdfunding ...
By Daniel Goh
Crowdfunding is a new way of funding startups and small businesses, and Chicago, Illinois-based Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) is getting into the act by starting its own crowdfunding platform SBAC Connects.
Young Upstarts

Web2 new results for Small Business
 
Small Businesses Grow Wary; See Fewer Hires, Investments - CNBC
U.S. small business sentiment weakened in September for the fourth time in five months as fewer owners expected to add staff and make capital investments.
www.cnbc.com/.../Small_Businesses_Grow_Wary_See_Fewer...
Cyber-Security Threats Unaddressed by Small Businesses: Symantec
Small-business owners are woefully unprepared when it comes to protecting their companies from various forms of internal and external security threats.
www.eweek.com/.../cyber-security-threats-unaddressed-by-sm...


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