Nov 27, 2012

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$5.5 Billion Was Spent At Small Businesses On Small Business Saturday
Forbes
That's good, because small, independently-owned businesses are what keeps our economy going, and getting the holiday season off to a strong start for millions of small businesses can have a big impact—not only on their bottom line, but on the local ...
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Forbes
Small Business Saturday a success in Bel Air
Baltimore Sun
But, more recently, American Express started the Small Business Saturday initiative, encouraging shoppers to hit their favorite local retailers and put their hard-earned money back into the community. This weekend marked the third year for the ...
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Baltimore Sun
Small business not keen on Groupon for holidays
USA TODAY
This shopping season is the biggest one of the year, and small businesses often rely on sales made during this period to bring them into the black as the year comes to a close. A sales strategy that didn't work during the rest of the year is out of the ...
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Small businesses big plank in Republican anti-tax push
MarketWatch (blog)
In a statement on Tuesday, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy said House Republican leaders will meet with small business owners on Dec. 5. "House Republicans support a competitive economy where all Americans can achieve success, and we know ...
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Are Small-Business Owners Selling Ahead of Potential Tax Hikes?
Fox Business
Could he with President Obama heading into a second term in office it looks like the health care laws here to stay in the bush tax cuts could be on the chopping block so what does this mean up for our economy and if you're a business owner is it time ...
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To Counter Obama, House GOP to Woo Small Businesses
RealClearPolitics
With President Obama set to take his fiscal cliff-averting tax proposal on the road later this week, House Republicans are countering with a public relations tour of their own: They're using small businesses to ratchet up support for -- and hold ...
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RealClearPolitics
Mixed reviews for Small Business Saturday
Devil's Lake Daily Journal
Many downtown business owners reported seeing increased foot traffic on what was dubbed Small Business Saturday, following holiday and Black Friday shopping sprees, but while most were confident that the 2012 shopping season will beat 2011, few saw ...
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Small Business Must-Reads—Tuesday, Nov. 27
Wall Street Journal
What comes around: Larger firms like the Boston Beer Company can give back by helping smaller firms. But it gets a host of benefits in return. New York Times. Big bonus: In Minnesota, a successful local grocer who is planning his retirement, has ...
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Wall Street Journal
Rise In Export Assistance Programs Helps Small Businesses Expand
Forbes
What could be more exciting for a small business than knowing your product is in the hands of delighted customers around the globe? At the same time, if you have no idea how to crack the exporting nut, few prospects could be more intimidating. The good ...
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Small Businesses Can Increase Cash Flow with Help from ...
Sacramento Bee
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Small businesses are finding it harder to get loans from banks because of the economic climate. However, when small businesses get turned down for loans from banks, they have another way to get ready cash ...
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Get started: Businesses pull back on investments, support for small exporters ...
Washington Post (blog)
Small firms get export aid: A number of small business export assistance programs have sprouted across the country in recent months, helping business owners find new markets and revenue streams. Keep an eye 'on': Politicians remain divided on tax ...
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Wayne County entrepreneur urges 'certainty' in business forum with Obama
The Detroit News
Washington — President Barack Obama met Tuesday afternoon with more than a dozen small-business owners from around the country, including the founder of a Wayne County trucking operation, who said she would be OK with paying higher taxes if ...
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Small businesses looking to export have array of government finance help ...
Corpus Christi Caller Times
That's a problem for small businesses. They must have working capital in the form of bank credit to pay their expenses for labor, materials and supplies to produce the foreign shipment and may not receive payment from the customer for 180 days ...
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Finding Business Opportunities in a Global Downturn
Huffington Post (blog)
Problems can be opportunities -- if you look for them that is. For small business owners, there's been plenty of soul searching as a result of the great recession. While things have improved, it seems that our ways of living and doing business have ...
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Former official with US Small Business Administration in Birmingham sentenced ...
al.com (blog)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A former office administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration office in Birmingham this morning was sentenced to four months in prison and four months in home detention after she pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the ...
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al.com (blog)
"Small Business Saturday" drives Wyoming sales
Wyoming Business Report
"My dream is for Small Business Saturday to be bigger than Black Friday," she said, noting that customers on Saturday told her they had made a specific effort to shop that day because Small Business Saturday had been televised locally. Small Business ...
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Small Businesses can get a free 'SEO Survival Guide'
Examiner.com
The company's overarching mission is to be a resource for startups and small businesses looking to gain a foothold on the uncertain slope of ecommerce. BusinessBolts.com features a wealth of articles and resources on topics such as web hosting ...
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Examiner.com
Small Business Administration says Flagship is state's top microlender
The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. — The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the Flagship Enterprise Center its 2012 Microloan Intermediary Award for the Indiana district earlier this month. In the 2012 fiscal year, 74 percent of all microloans in the state ...
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Recommended Small Business Scenarios with Windows Server 2012 Guide ...
ChannelPro-SMB
image Back at Worldwide Partner Conference, several of us from Microsoft sat in a room with our SMB PALs from around the world and discussed small business server solutions moving forward with the arrival of Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows ...
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Obama calls for new stimulus in the form of small-business tax breaks
Washington Post
President Obama made a fresh call Tuesday for another round of economic stimulus, proposing to spend more than $25 billion to offer tax breaks to companies to hire workers or pay them higher salaries. The measure is Obama's first proposal aimed at ...
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Warning for small business owners
kjrh.com
"They would tell whoever answered the phone at the small business that they had already agreed to place an ad they were simply calling to confirm that the business was prepared to pay (for the ad). " Sometimes, the magazine would be a pile of paper ...
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Disaster-recovery loans not just for small businesses
Atlanticville
However, a lesser-known source of help exists to help bridge the gap for those trying to get back to better, pre-Sandy times. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) not only offers low-interest loans to small businesses, but also belies its name ...
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Through the years, SCORE has helped small businesses thrive
Salt Lake Tribune
With its friendly atmosphere and large array of goods, Blazing Needles in Sugar House is typically filled with customers. And thanks to the help of SCORE, a nonprofit association that for years has paired small businesses with mentors, the knitting ...
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Sen. Collins Urges Tax Increase Exemption for Small Businesses
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Susan Collins (R., Maine) is calling for an exemption for small businesses. She sent a letter to Senate leaders Monday urging them to consider, as part of negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff, a bill she introduced this year with Sen. Claire ...
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Small Business Saturday boosts OC shops
OCRegister
American Express started promoting Small Business Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2010 to encourage shoppers to support their local merchants. This year, the credit card giant offered signs, door mats and $25 gift cards that ...
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5 Visual Social Media Tips for Small Businesses
ADOTAS
Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr … even Foursquare, Twitter, and Google Plus. Guess what all these social media sites have in common? They're all highly visual sites. Each of these social media sites highlights visual content in some way.
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Small Businesses Need Smartphone Compatibility
NuWire Investor
The growing use of smartphones and apps by shoppers is changing the face of the U.S. consumer market and any businesses that haven't yet adapted are on their way to being left behind. A new report from vSplash and BIA/Kelsey found that a whopping ...
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Small Business Center plans two classes
Lexington Dispatch
The Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College has two upcoming classes focusing on marketing and writing a business plan. From 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, "How to Build a Great Marketing Plan" will be taught at the Lexington Library at 602 S.
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3 Tips to Brand Your Small Business' Product
Business 2 Community
Here is one hard truth that you need to face eventually! Many small businesses had the potential and the perfect unique product on offering that the market was ready to buy. But they could not succeed owing to the fact that nobody in the market came to ...
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Blogs13 new results for Small Business
 
Consumers Spend $5.5 Billion on Small Business Saturday | Small ...
By Small Business Editor
The results are exciting! Saturday's special event sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a day set aside for promoting small businesses not only exceeded revenue projections but raised consumer awareness. Here are ...
Small Business Trends
Small Business Competency and 74-324 - Welcome to the US ...
By MSFTTS2
The Microsoft TS2 Team blog is designed to provide insightful information for Microsoft Partners on the latest products including Virtualization solutions, Hyper-V, VDI, MDOP, and SCVMM. We also cover a variety of topics on Cloud Computing ...
Welcome to the US SMB&D TS2 Team Blog
Small Business Saturday — Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce ...
By Jillian
Relocation Resources · Visit Faribault · Historic Downtown Faribault · Mural Society · Faribault Main Street · Links · Chamber News · New Members · Testimonials · Your Voice. You are here: Home / Chamber News / Small Business Saturday ...
Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce...
Hundreds Of Small Businesses Are Fighting ... - Business Insider
By Robert Libetti
Follow us on Facebook and get updates from Business Insider posted directly to your news feed. Enter you email address and ... Hundreds Of Small Businesses Are Fighting Mayor Bloomberg's Latest Development Plan. Robert Libetti | Nov.
Business Insider
2012: The Year Small Business Took Control of Their Daily Deals ...
By Ryan Pinkham
When we launched SaveLocal earlier this year, we had high hopes for what the future of "daily deals" could look like for small businesses. Fueled by a fundamental belief that business owners, not deal companies, should control the terms of ...
Constant Contact Blogs
ASBC Small Business Owners Meet with President Obama Today to ...
By admin
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama will meet with 15 small business owners to discuss the impact of tax policies today, Tuesday, November 27, 2012. ASBC and business members and supporters will participate in the White ...
Small Business Minnesota
Storage Spaces and Windows Server 2012 Essentials - TechNet Blogs
By SBS Bloggers
The official blog for Small Business Server (SBS) support and product group The official blog for Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server support and product group communications. Covering a wide variety of topics - Exchange, ...
The Windows Server Essentials...
New electricity tariff killing small businesses – NASME
By mbgolu
The new electricity tariff, known as, Multi-Year-Tariff Order (MYTO) II is killing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector, says National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME). This was one of the ...
Vanguard News
Saturday boosts small business | Maryland Daily Record
By Alissa Gulin
Last Saturday, hundreds of small business owners in Maryland arrived at the shops where they earn their livelihoods — clothing boutiques, ice cream parlors, craft stores — to set up for the day. Then they waited.
Maryland Daily Record
Small Business Saturday Fares Well Despite Looming Economic ...
By Staff Contributors
Small businesses across the country got their holiday season off to a strong start as millions of U.S. consumers "shopped small" on Small Business Saturday.
YFS Magazine - Startup, Small...
How to price small business products and services | PaySimple Blog
By Lisa Hephner
For many small business owners, that's not an easy task, particularly when they are competing with large companies providing similar offerings. A recent Small Business Administration (SBA) post, How to Price Your Small Business' Products ...
PaySimple Blog
Small businesses faced credit woes in Q3 – - Five Point Capital
By Nicole Naporlee
It's been a challenging time for small businesses in the United States since the economic crisis of 2008. The results of a recent index show small-business credit was particularly affected by the confluence of lagging economic conditions and ...
Five Point Capital
Small Business Saturday Allegedly Generates $5.5 Billion in Sales
By Greg Sterling
I'm a "Small Business Saturday" skeptic. Cynically started a couple years ago as marketing and promotional tool by American Express, it may actually be delivering some value to SMBs. According to data provided by AMEX and the National ...
Screenwerk

Web3 new results for Small Business
 
Obama hosts small-business owners on fiscal cliff - Political Eye ...
President also plans to meet middle-class Americans at White House Wednesday, make case at Pa. toy manufacturer Friday to make his case Read more by ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../obama-hosts-small-business-owners-on-...
Shoppers celebrate spending locally at small businesses
On Friday, the big box retailer was king. But shoppers in and around Boston were browsing the aisles of local businesses Saturday, searching in many cases for ...
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/24/.../story.html
Small Business and Technology Development Center
Constituent Units > Small Business and Technology Development Center. Small Business and Technology Development Center The Small Business ...
www.ecu.edu/cs.../business_technology.cfm?...1&a...


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