Dec 11, 2012

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Small Business Index in U.S. Plunges to Almost 3-Year Low
Bloomberg
Confidence among U.S. small businesses plunged in November as owners grew increasingly concerned the economy will slump, a survey found. The National Federation of Independent Business's optimism index decreased 5.6 points to 87.5, the lowest ...
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Small business owners say they're concerned Obama's tax increase on them ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to increase taxes on top earners would have only a small impact on the nation's economy, according to congressional budget experts. But don't tell that to small business owners facing a tax hike. Obama's ...
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U.S. November Small Business Optimism Index: Summary
Bloomberg
U.S. small business optimism declined in November, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The organization's monthly small business optimism index fell to 87.5 last month, compared to 93.1 in October. Following is a table ...
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Small Business Optimism Collapses After 'Something Bad' Happened In November
Business Insider
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped 5.6 points in November, bottoming out at 87.5. The two major events in November were the national elections and Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of the East Coast. To disentangle these, the results ...
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Business Insider
ENBD aims to double small business lending in 2013
Reuters
DUBAI | Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:31am EST. DUBAI Dec 11 (Reuters) - Emirates NBD expects lending to small businesses to double and top 1 billion dirhams ($272 million) next year as Dubai's largest bank diversifies away from corporate and personal financing.
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Small-business advocacy group has high hopes for Pat McCrory
News & Observer
With the Republican party about to assume total control of state government, you'd think small-business groups would be crafting a laundry list of Christmas wishes. Gregg Thompson, who heads the North Carolina chapter of the National Federation of ...
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News & Observer
Small Businesses Hit Hardest by Superstorm Sandy While Overall Job Growth ...
Terra.com
The Labor Department does not break out the data by business size. But other recently released reports suggest small businesses more acutely felt Sandy's pinch. Indeed, thousands of small businesses have turned to the U.S. Small Business Administration ...
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Event will link small businesses, nonprofits with Sandy aid
Newsday (blog)
Federal and state officials next Monday will discuss aid programs available to small businesses and not-for-profit groups that were harmed by superstorm Sandy. The Dec. 17 event, which begins at 9:15 a.m., will be held at the Baldwin Public Library ...
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Newsday (blog)
Small Business Must-Reads—Monday, Dec. 10
Wall Street Journal
Bike boost: Two reports from New York City and Portland, Ore., show that small businesses benefit from bike lanes. NBCNews.com. 90% myth: One of the most dangerous and pervasive myths in the franchising industry is the idea that more than 90% of all ...
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Wall Street Journal
Small Business, Big Impact: Hannah's Bretzel
Chicagoist
2012_12_10_Hannah's.png In this new series, we talk with small business owners that are combining their buying power with their principles to make a difference in the world. Most restaurants today do some kind of recycling, even if it's piecemeal. Put ...
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Small Business Big Business Jumps on Small-Business Bandwagon
CIO Today
A host of big companies, from Google to UPS, are banking on small business to score them a "do-gooder" image. By championing small business, companies can win over shoppers gung-ho about small business, as well as small-business owners ...
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CIO Today
How Successful Small Businesses are Part-Time Psychics
NBC Chicago (blog)
But it illustrates a very important point to small businesses: A successful business knows its customers' needs and wants really well, sometimes before the customers do. How is that possible without a mountain of buying/credit/demographic/psychographic ...
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Survey finds small business optimism took a dive in November
Memphis Commercial Appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners grew more pessimistic in November after the presidential election and Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey released Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business said its index of small-business ...
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Help for Staten Island small businesses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
SILive.com
STATEN ISLAND, NY - While Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes across the borough, it also took the livelihood of many local merchants who lost their small businesses in the storm. From the need to rebuild flood-damaged office space, to vital ...
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SILive.com
Helpful resources for small-business website owners
Crain's Chicago Business (blog)
There are tens of millions of small businesses just in the United States alone, which equates to millions of websites. Since the evolution of Wordpress and other content management systems, business owners and their staffs are more often trying to ...
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Jersey City entrepreneurs have financial help available to recover from ...
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
To help small businesses recover from the punch Superstorm Sandy delivered to the East Coast in October, Jersey City officials held a forum at City Hall last Thursday to provide advice and resources. Jersey City Economic Development Corp. CFO Cliff ...
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Get my business data on the cloud!
ZDNet
If there's one recent tech service that has been a lifesaver for my small business, it would be cloud storage and syncing. Three years ago I was taking advantage of the bleeding-edge SkyDrive and Mesh from Microsoft and messing around with Dropbox.
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Should the small-biz contracting goal be raised?
FCW.com
Some small-business experts foresee little benefit to a potential increase in the annual small-business set-aside percentage goal because, they note, agencies can't meet the existing target. The House's version of the National Defense Authorization Act ...
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How a Small Business Can Grow Using PO Financing
Business 2 Community
Recent statistics point to the importance of the small-business startup for keeping the economy stable and healthy. More than half a million new businesses start each year in the United States alone. However, statistics also show that 50 percent of new ...
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How Logan LaHive's Customer Loyalty Services Company, Belly, Drives Growth ...
Forbes
Most small retail businesses know their customers by name when they walk in the door. Yet most don't know if that person will ever set foot in their establishment ever again once they walk out. The paradox of the life of a local retailer is that the ...
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Forbes
Survey finds small businesses fear fiscal cliff
Bizjournals.com
"These owners know that potential federal government spending cuts and tax changes can create a ripple effect, hitting the pocketbooks of consumers and reducing spending that could hit small businesses hard." More than 20 percent of small-business ...
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Essential Concerns for Small Business #1 - Obamacare
Forbes
On Friday, we promised that all this week we would give out the top 5 Essential Concerns for Small Business in 2013. Small businesses must prepare for what appears to be an extremely difficult economic environment; U.S. consumers and financial ...
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Will Your Small Business Be Energetic About Saving Money?
Business 2 Community
Many people have heard the facts about small business, especially how a large number of them fail not long after getting up and running. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first five ...
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Kitzhaber jobs bill needs small business incentive, local leaders say
Mail Tribune
Gov. John Kitzhaber's jobs bill could have a far bigger impact on Southern Oregon with just some minor tinkering, a local economic development official said. "It's a good idea, but it should have a regional threshold," said Ron Fox, executive director ...
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The Big Picture for Small Businesses
Business Insider
Statistics Canada defines businesses with fewer than 500 employees as Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SME), whereas firms with 500 or more employees are classified as "large" businesses." An overwhelming number of businesses in Canada fall under ...
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A Small Business Owner Should Incorporate Their Business
Small Business Trends
Your small business is on a roll. You've got a healthy pipeline of customers. Everything is going smoothly – and you're focused like a laser on your products, business model, marketing plan, and balance sheets. But what about your business structure?
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Small Business Trends
Small business hopeful for 2013: MYOB
Sydney Morning Herald
"Our research indicates the small and medium business sector has reached a turning point, with economic confidence and revenue expectations steady over the second half of the previous financial year," MYOB chief Tim Reed said in a statement today.
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Blogs12 new results for Small Business
 
7 Hot Trends for Small Business in 2013 - OPEN Forum :: American ...
By Barry Moltz
Crowdfunding and mobile payments are just two things you'll be seeing a lot more of in the coming year.
OPEN Forum - Keyword: Everything
How to build small business network using patch panel? - Spiceworks
By eztech
Spiceworks Community! A networking project has been assigned and I am in the middle of a dilemma. The business will have at least 1... | 1 reply | Networking.
Networking
What You Need to Know About Your 2013 Small Business Taxes ...
By Melinda Emerson
Day 11: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business in 2013 ... As a seasoned entrepreneur, professional speaker, and small business coach, she develops audio, video and written content to fulfill her mission to end small business failure. As CEO ...
SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com
SCVNews.com | Dec. 17-Jan. 1: COC Small Business Development ...
By SCVNews.com
The Small Business Development Center at College of the Canyons – like the college itself – will be closed for Winter Break starting Monday, Dec. 17, and will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2. TRAINING LOCATIONS: Santa Clarita Valley ...
SCVNews.com
2012 SAME Small Business Conference: Day 1 | Bricks and Clicks ...
By Rona Aquino
The 2012 SAME Small Business Conference (SBC) for DOD Engineering, Construction and Environmental Programs commenced Monday, Dec. 10 in Grapevine, Texas. The three-day, annual conference is well-attended. As of date, the ...
Bricks and Clicks Blog
November 2012 Small Business Optimism Plummets
By admin
The storm had a significant impact on the economy, no doubt, but it is very clear that a stunning number of owners who expect worse business conditions in six months had far more to do with the decline in small-business confidence," said ...
Global Economic Intersection - News Blog
How Much Marketing is Too Much for Your Small Business or ...
By Ken Mueller
Believe it or not, it is possible to market too much, whether you're a small business or a nonprofit.
Social Media, Inbound Marketing,...
What's ahead for small business in 2013? - Crain's Chicago Business
Visit Crain's Chicago Business for complete business news and analysis including healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, government, sports and more.
Chicago Business News
Balancing Economic Control and Entrepreneurship | Small Business ...
By Scott Shane
We get our news releases from PRNewswire and would love to see you take advantage of its wide distribution network of 1000+ sites, including Small Business Trends, plus the Associated Press. To prove it we'll give you 15% off.
Small Business Trends
State of Illinois to Host Regional Export Seminars for Small Business ...
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) in cooperation with the Illinois International Trade Centers will host a series of export seminars for small business owners who are ...
Latest News
7 Small Business Resources You Might Have Missed — Firmology ...
By Philip Nowak
We know you're busy during the week running your business, so you might not have time to keep up with all the news and insight published day in and day out. Firmology has you covered with our weekly recap of the small business resources ...
Firmology | Small Business Innovation
8 Start-Up Mistakes You Shouldn't Make | Intuit Small Business India
By admin
The pressure can cause you to make a poor decision which can, in turn, negatively impact the business potential and give it a major setback. Although there is no fool-proof plan to make your small business an instant success, there are ...
Intuit Small Business India

Web6 new results for Small Business
 
Social Media Eye for the Small Business Guy: A Chicago Butcher ...
What happened when a Chicago butcher contracted with a social media consultant for $1000 a month?
https://mashable.com/.../small-business-social-media-sterling-g...
Small Businesses Creating The Most Jobs - Business Insider
"These companies will pull us out of the recession."
www.businessinsider.com/small-businesses-creating-the-most-j...
First, Small Businesses Want Washington To Do No Harm ...
Continued political procrastination is harming the economy writes Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton.
www.usnews.com/.../first-small-businesses-want-washington-to...
Snapshot: Small Business Hiring in 2013 | Inc.com
A new report reveals that only 27% of small businesses plan to hire employees in the next six months.
www.inc.com/.../2013-hiring-outlook-why-is-this-stat-so-low....
Small Business Must-Reads—Monday, Dec. 10 - WSJ.com
Bike boost: Two reports from New York City and Portland, Ore., show that small businesses benefit from bike lanes. NBCNews.com. 90% myth: One of the most ...
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424127887324024004578171163...
How Small Businesses Can Compete with Big Business
Smart enterprises are adding "labs" in an effort to throw off big business convention and relearn how to take advantage of thinking and acting small again.
www.ducttapemarketing.com/.../advantages-of-small-business/


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