Jan 20, 2013

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News31 new results for Small Business
 
Never Say Die: Finding Small Business Success in Tough Times
Forbes
I can't help but make the connection to all the small business owners who start every day with a never-say-die attitude as they attack the challenges they face head-on each morning. I wish we could mainline some of that attitude into the policy-makers ...
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Small Business: Setting optimal sales goals
Newsday
Setting sales quotas in an uncertain economy can be difficult. Set them too unrealistically high, and you risk demoralizing staff. Set them too low, and your sales team could become complacent. Establishing benchmarks and tracking past performance play ...
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Newsday
Better Life Maids President to Speak On Small Business Social Media Strategy ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Better Life Maids President and Chief Experience Officer Matthew Ricketts will be discussing small business social media strategy on Tuesday January 22nd at 2 PM EST. The call will broadcast live using the new Google Plus hangout further demonstrating ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Know the Law: HR advice for new small businesses
The Union Leader
Know the Law: HR advice for new small businesses. By CHARLA BIZIOS STEVENS. CHARLA BIZIOS STEVENS. Q: I have started a new business in New Hampshire. My staff is lean and does not include an HR manager, per se. I'm it. What are the top things I ...
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Small Business Lending: Is It Easing Up or Not?
Business Finance Magazine
Several recent surveys of small business lending generally point to an easing of credit restrictions. A few exceptions can be found, however. For instance, the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index jumped modestly between September and ...
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Joblessness, tax questions sow doubt for Southern Nevada's small businesses
Las Vegas Review - Journal
The newest optimism numbers bode poorly: Small-business owners say they're worried. Experts say that means poor hiring at least through June, though some Nevada business owners say they weathered the worst of the recession and adjusted operations ...
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Las Vegas Review - Journal
Annual Small Business Summit Tuesday
MENAFN.COM
Jan 20, 2013 (Menafn - The Sampson Independent - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --For those who own their own small business or are thinking of starting one, the third annual Sampson County Small Business Summit will be the ...
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AT THE LIBRARY: Start or grow your small business
Rapid City Journal
Whether you are simply curious about starting a business or you have made a New Year's resolution to get your idea off the ground, the Rapid City Public Libraries have resources and information to help you get started and grow your small business. All ...
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10 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Content Robot
Small Business Trends
When you first start blogging for your company, your posts are probably more thought-provoking, insightful and well-written. But if you're like me, the more you write, the more automated it becomes. I can write about social media, small business and ...
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Small Business Trends
Upselling: Run Your Business Like the US Postal Service and Thrive
Small Business Trends
upselling In any list of companies and organizations to emulate, you certainly will not see the United States Postal Service. In fact, it was recently reported that the USPS is losing $25 million per day. However, on a recent visit to my local post ...
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Small Business Trends
Buy-Local Push Successful: Various Events Were a Boon for Small Businesses ...
News Chief
American Express began the Small Business Saturday campaign in 2010 with the intent of helping small businesses get more customers and encourage more people to shop local. It's basically a Black Friday for local business owners. For Kim McCoy, who ...
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Brad Gould: 'Fical cliff' bill brings certainty to small-business owners
TCPalm
Recently the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama. Although the act provides meaningful tax relief to most taxpayers, small business owners can benefit from the permanent nature of ...
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Shelby County Business Licenses See Slight Decline
Memphis Daily News
They aren't an absolute guidepost, because the filings reflect both renewals of existing licenses in addition to the sheen of newness – or lack of it – in the local small-business community. Because the totals include filings representing new ventures ...
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Sickies Poised To Strike
Yahoo!7 News
Small business owner and founder of Evergreen Advertising, Gill Walker, knows the cost of the sickie better than most. "It does hurt, and the smaller the business, the more impact the fake sickie has." Walker says she is constantly curious about ...
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Christmas slump for small business sales
SmartCompany.com.au
Small business retailers had a slow December quarter, posting 0.9% fewer sales than in 2011 because of poor consumer confidence in the market. The ANZ Small Business Sales Trends report for December indicated small business sales rose by 2.8% to the ...
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Getting the scoop on small business success
Central Valley Business Times
Neither recession nor competition has stopped his company's growth. • Following a passion to success. This Central Valley small business owner not only survived the Great Recession but also continues to expand in a highly competitive industry. How does ...
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Cheap grocery deals hurt Penrith's small businesses
Penrith Press
"This creates the very real scenario that the already dominant market share of the supermarket duopoly continues to grow, forcing more and more small businesses out of business and robbing consumers of choice," he said. COST OF 2L MILK. HALLANI'S: ...
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Penrith Press
Nearly half of small business owners want to leave the European Union
This is Money
More than 40 per cent of small business owners want to leave the European Union amid growing scepticism about the benefits of membership. The latest business barometer by Close Brothers Finance shows a growing unhappiness among many business ...
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This is Money
Small Business Centre Closes Kingsville Office And Moves To Essex
windsoriteDOTca
Sunday January 20th, 2013 @ 10:00am. City News. The Windsor-Essex Small Business Centre has moved it county satellite office from Kingsville to Essex co-located with the Essex Community Futures Development Corporation at 39 Maidstone Avenue East.
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IGA chief slams supermarket discounts as major threat to small business
Franchising
Ryan said the national chains announcing they would now take their marketing war to the convenience market would put further pressure on small businesses around the country. "Small business is about being local, buying local and supporting local ...
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State Of The States
Yahoo!7 News
... FinanceFinance NewsPersonal FinanceSmall BusinessStock QuotesCurrency converterTax calculatorCompare Rates · SportNRLAFLRugbyLive ScoresSports VideoOzTipsOther sports · LifestyleHoroscopesRecipesHealthFashionParentingBeautyActive ...
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Business Calendar, Jan. 22-Feb. 26
Enterprise-Record
22 — "Using Emerging Technologies to Market Your Business" will be offered by Small Business Development Center of Butte College. Details: 9 to 11 a.m. at the center in Red Bluff, 332 Pine St. Cost: $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017.
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Staples Brings Out Small Business Survey Results [Professional Services Close ...
Equities.com
According to the 7th Annual National Small Business Survey conducted by Staples Inc., many small business owners are feeling overworked heading into 2013 with 61 percent wishing they could shed the backroom administrative tasks. "At Staples, our goal ...
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Small Business Payroll Software: EzPaycheck Updated with Latest New York ...
PR.com (press release)
New York, NY, January 20, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Small business payroll software provider Halfpricesoft.com updates ezPaycheck payroll software throughout the year to provide more value to their customers. The latest edition of 2013 ezPaycheck payroll ...
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Alabaster, Pelham governments hosting business meetings this week
al.com (blog)
"Part of my platform when I ran was we connected with our small businesses because so many of them told me on the campaign trail that small businesses get overlooked with recruiting big-box retail," Handlon said. "I told them I thought it would be a ...
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DC area business events, starting Jan. 21
Washington Post
Start Your Business. Learn the procedures for starting a small business. 6 to 8:30 p.m. George Washington University's Virginia Science & Technology Campus, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn. Sponsor: Loudoun Small Business Development Center.
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InterImage, Inc., an 8(a), woman-owned small business, Achieves CMMI Maturity ...
Melodika.net (press release)
The CMMI Institute has awarded InterImage Inc. the CMMI Level 3 accreditation on January 11, 2013. The SCAMPI review was completed by ProcessWorks Inc., an SEI partner. InterImage's senior management team places high value on the codified ...
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01/21: Business events
Orlando Sentinel
UCF-Small Business Development Center, Business Plan Writing Made Easy, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 24 or Feb. 28, $30-$50; Start Up Basics, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 6, free; Bookkeeping and Tax Basics, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 13, $30; Financing Basics, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 14, $30; Insurance ...
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Small Talk: Taxman is cracking down hard on the small companies with very ...
The Independent
Is the taxman getting tough on small businesses struggling to pay their bills? HM Revenue & Customs' own figures suggest this may well be the case.HMRC's data, crunched by Wilkins Kennedy, the accountant, reveals that in the 2011-12 tax year, ...
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SCORE Free Counseling for Small Businesses
Newsday
SCORE Free Counseling for Small Businesses. Kings Park , NY 631-269-9191. Event overview; More events at this venue. Be the first to rate: 0. Click to rate. When: Thu. 2/21 Noon, 12:50 p.m., 1:40 p.m.. Where: Smithtown Library Kings Park Branch 1 ...
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Derry business helps chefs market their creations
The Union Leader
Gogumalla said the goal is to give these home cooks and small businesses the space and resources to take the next step. As an experienced entrepreneur with several business degrees, Gogumalla said she will provide marketing and business classes at ...
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Blogs9 new results for Small Business
 
Small businesses struggle during flu outbreak - Spokesman.com ...
The flu epidemic is giving small businesses across the country their own case of the flu. Productivity is suffering, meetings and conference calls are being canceled as employees call in sick, and owners are getting nervous as project deadlines ...
Spokesman.com: Latest stories
eCommerce for Small Business | Select Factoring
By junowebdesign
eCommerce and the internet are an increasingly popular way for small businesses to increase their turnover and reach into the international market.
Select Factoring
Best And Worst Of The Detroit Auto Show
It's small, and buyers these days are constantly looking for fuel-efficient wheels that can haul their stuff. ... mean much. People love Hondas, and the company will sell hundreds of thousands of these awkwardly-named vehicles if they want.
Do you have the insurance you need for working from home?
By Simon Wicks
Enterprise Nation, the small business community · Home ... Meanwhile just 14 per cent of homeworkers surveyed say they have business car insurance, yet 66 per cent use their cars for business purposes. In both instances this would mean ...
Enterprise Nation, the small...
wprdr: Small Business TO DO Items for the New Year | Wordpreneur
By Wordpreneur
authorad1% Your customers are rapidly adopting mobile technology. At a minimum, going mobile means you must make sure your business website loads.
Wordpreneur
Joomla Security Problems: How to Keep Your Website Safe
By Alex
Website design, web design and website development for small business – A Website Designer Discover what works in website design and website development for small businesses at Australia's leading small business web design site – A ...
Website design, web design and...
Tax board attack on business: Do governor's appointees just tune ...
By CalWatchdog
That California is extraordinarily hostile to business is accepted as a given by just about everyone who is an executive, manager or small-business owner in the state. But Democrats and some in the media routinely challenge this assumption, ...
CalWatchDog
Why Small Businesses Are Scared of the New Health-Care Law ...
By Chris Conover
Even though the rule doesn't go into effect until early 2014, a business could be subject to the so-called employer mandate if, during 2013, it averages 50 or more full-time equivalent employees, according to recently released regulations from ...
JHPPL News and Notes
Our values
By Grant
We believe that the small business community plays a vital role in society and the economy. We are inspired by the spirit of small business owners. We share their passions and frustrations and want to help make their day-to-day lives easier.
Saasu.com online accounting software

Web5 new results for Small Business
 
Enter or Apply for a Small Business Contest Today | Small Business ...
The 5th Annual Small Business Book Awards are about to kick off. These distinguished awards bring recognition from fans, the public, the industry and your ...
smallbiztrends.com/.../enter-or-apply-for-a-small-business-con...
Support for Small Business Users | Dell US
Order Support Order Status, Packing Slips, Invoices, Care Service Request Status, Missing/Wrong/Damaged, and more. Hardware Laptops and notebooks ...
www.dell.com/support/home?c=us&l=en&s=bsd
'Wilkow!': Small Business Owner Takes on the Department - The Blaze
Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is in a legal battle with small business owner Kevin Lunny. Lunny's family has run Drake's Bay Oyster Company for ...
www.theblaze.com/.../wilkow-small-business-owner-takes-on-t...
Twitter Tips: Using Hashtags for Your Small Business | Social Media ...
It is no secret that social media sites are becoming popular by the day; these platforms are being used for more than just meeting new people. Businesses ...
socialmediatoday.com/.../using-twitter-hashtags-your-small-bu...
SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase ...
Since small businesses are reporting an increase in the marketing budget, this MarketingSherpa blog post focuses squarely on small- and mid-sized company ...
sherpablog.marketingsherpa.com/.../2013-smb-marketing/


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