Apr 9, 2013

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News27 new results for Small Business
 
Spooked by Uncertainty, Little Main Street Hiring
CNBC.com
Small-business owners' confidence fell in March — halting a three-month winning streak, as entrepreneurs still aren't feeling optimistic about business or making substantial hiring plans. That's the finding of a monthly survey by the National ...
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Small business demands to have its voice heard in Canberra via new campaign
Herald Sun
"The purpose of the campaign is to give small business an opportunity to be heard and respected, to have their needs and concerns acknowledged and for them to be made a priority of the next Federal Government. Small businesses owners are the ones who ...
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Small Business To Obama: Give Us A Budget, Please
Forbes
Small business produces half the private GDP and employs half the private sector workforce. But it is not growing, not hiring, not borrowing and not expanding enough. Small business owners have been depressed since 2007 and that has not changed. In the ...
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Small business caught in policy row
The Australian
SMALL business owners are at the centre of a policy row ahead of the election as the federal government puts a $5 billion estimate on the tax benefits employers would lose if Tony Abbott wins in September. Labor is escalating its fight with the ...
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Bailed-out banks haven't met goals of small-business lending program, report says
Washington Post
Banks used billions from a small-business lending program to repay government bailout funds, rather than on its intended purpose — making more loans to mom-and-pop operations, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday. The Small Business ...
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Washington Post
Small business opposes multinational corporations' tax avoidance
The Hill (blog)
In our highly partisan environment there seems to be very few issues that Republicans, Independents and Democrats agree on. This partisanship is easily seen in Congress but is also alive with voters across the country. Small business owners are often ...
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small business gives itself a voice
The Australian (blog)
That's why today marks a turning point in our nation's business history. Movements start from a moment, an idea, an event. More than 600 people running small and medium businesses are taking time from from their business to come together in Sydney to ...
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Small-Business Optimism in US Falls as Job Creation Plans Wane
Bloomberg
The NFIB report was based on a survey of 759 small-business owners through March 28. Small companies represent more than 99 percent of all U.S employers, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. A small business is defined as an ...
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Survey: Small business optimism fell in March as owners worried about sales ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Optimism among small business owners took a dive last month as expectations for their companies' sales and the economy fell, according to a survey released Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business said its index of small ...
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Washington Post
Small Business Owners Worrying More
Fox Business
"After another false start, small-business confidence has sputtered and stalled again. For the sector that produces half the private GDP and employs half the private sector workforce—the fact that they are not growing, not hiring, not borrowing and ...
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U.S. March Small Business Optimism Index: Summary
Bloomberg
U.S. small business optimism declined in March, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The organization's monthly small business optimism index fell to 89.5 last month, compared to 90.8 in February. Following is a table compiled ...
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Small business, loud noise
ABC Online
ANGELA VITHOULKAS: So they really need to address the lack of funding for small business projects. The fact that HR red tape, bureaucracy and just plain old political stupidity is really, really hindering the growth of small business and the fact that ...
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ANZ pledges $1 billion shot in arm to small businesses over next year
Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ has launched a new battleground in small business banking, pledging to lend $1 billion to new businesses over the next year. Small business operators have hailed the bank's move as a deserved mark of respect for small business start-ups, although ...
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Small business confidence sags in March
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among small businesses fell in March, the latest indication that economic activity lost momentum as the first quarter ended. The National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday its optimism index fell 1.3 ...
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Affordable Health Insurance for New Jersey's Small Businesses and Workers
newjerseynewsroom.com
For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses. Because they had less bargaining power, small businesses paid an average of 18% more for the same health insurance plan offered to the bigger business down the street, ...
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Banks used small business funds to pay off bailout
CNN
The watchdog report released Tuesday found that $2.1 billion of the administration's $4 billion Small Business Lending Fund went to repaying bailouts. Many community banks were bailed out by the government in 2008 and 2009 under the Troubled Asset ...
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Small business declares war on Canberra
Herald Sun
SMALL businesses from around the country will today declare war on the government, after launching a multi-million advertising campaign to warn Canberra they were "too big to ignore". Small business chambers, as well as more than 500 businesses, will ...
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Survey: Small business optimism falls in March
Boston.com
That's the finding of a survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business. The advocacy group says its index of small business optimism, compiled from a survey of 759 of its members, fell 1.3 points to 89.5 after three months ...
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A Big Data Approach to Measuring Small Businesses in America
Forbes
At Radius, we've decided to focus on small business data. We've built a system that indexes the web just like Google and then organizes that information around 23 million small businesses in the United States. The types of data we collect include ...
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Why tax policies should support new business, not small business
Christian Science Monitor
Small businesses occupy an iconic place in the public policy debate and benefit from a broad range of tax and spending subsidies. But the economic issues surrounding small businesses and innovation are complex and nuanced, and not well understood.
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Christian Science Monitor
Did Main Street Get Shorted by Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund?
Businessweek
When President Obama announced the Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund in his 2010 State of the Union address, its goal was to boost credit to Main Street entrepreneurs by funneling $30 billion to community banks. The $30 billion would ...
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Report: Optimism slows for small businesses in March
The Hill (blog)
A gauge measuring how small firms are feeling about economic conditions fell to 89.5, slightly below the 90.7 average since the recession officially ended in June 2009, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB) Small Business ...
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Palatine Bank and Trust Hosts Money Smart for Small Business Class Series
Chicago Tribune
Money Smart for Small Business is a new instructor-led training curriculum developed jointly by FDIC and SBA. The modules in the curriculum provide training for entrepreneurs. The topics for the training modules were selected as a result of focus ...
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Small-Business Confidence Dips
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Washington paralysis and a weak economy are holding back the confidence of small-business owners, says a report released Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business' small-business optimism index declined 1.3 points to 89.5 in March.
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Micro financiers focus on small businesses
Jamaica Observer
Jamaica's small business investors are being urged to start looking beyond their traditional sources of investment and focus on newer emerging sectors to survive. "MSMEs (micro, small and medium-sized enterprises) will have to move beyond just ...
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City Council passes package of bills to help small business owners
SILive.com
CHRISTINE-QUINN.jpg "They told us they consider fines -- this is tragic -- a cost of doing business, rather than something they can avoid with reasonable effort," Council Speaker Christine Quinn said of small business owners. Associated Press. STATEN ...
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Small business: Your business online - Andrew Simmonds
New Zealand Herald
How do relatively small businesses protect their IP? Read as much as you can online about IP issues that arise in your industry. Spend time working out what is novel about your technology or business model (often they are not as novel as entreprenuers ...
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New Zealand Herald

Blogs12 new results for Small Business
 
One Reason Small Business Owners Are Bummed Out
By Dave Gonigam
Small business owners in a funk... thanks in part to promise not only broken, but smashed into bits.
Daily Reckoning
These Are The 'Most' & 'Least' Friendly States For Small Business ...
By Becket Adams
Utah is the friendliest state for small businesses while Rhode Island is the least friendly, according to the second annual Small Business Friendliness Survey by Thumbtack and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. "Small businesses are ...
TheBlaze.com - Stories
Small Business Sentiment: Contraction after Three Months of Slow ...
By Doug Short
The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends is out today (see report). The April update for March came in at 89.5, which puts it deep in the cellar at the 9th percentile in this series, where a distinctly recessionary mood prevails.
Financial Sense
HMSA To Hike Small Business Health Premiums 8.5% | Maui Now
By Sonia Isotov
In anticipation of Obamacare, HMSA is asking state regulators to allow them to hike small business health insurance premiums 8.5% by July 1.
Maui Now
US Bank Small Business Awards Luncheon | Pueblo Chamber of ...
By Ashley Sisson
The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce will hold their Small Business Awards Luncheon, Thursday, April 11th, from 11:30am-1:00pm. The luncheon will be held at the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center and is sponsored by US ...
Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Secrets: Get Creative - Redondo Beach, CA Patch
By Katharine Blossom Lowrie
It takes creativity and guts to stay in business these days, especially for small specialty stores like Leland's and Potter's Ensemble in Hermosa Beach and Harmony Works in Riviera Village.
Redondo Beach Patch
ANZ survey Shows Low sales biggest problem for small... | Stuff.co.nz
By Marta Steeman
A wave of confidence is spreading to small firms across the South Island because of the Christchurch rebuild, according to ANZ Bank's Micro Scope survey.
Stuff.co.nz - Business
SBA Report: When Lending Declines, So Do Small Business Exports
By Joshua Sophy
As banks continue to lend more money to small businesses, small business exports should increase, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Small Business Trends
Survey : What makes Australian Small Businesses succeed? - Small ...
By Elim
Greetings all. I am a Masters student at the University of Melbourne currently doing research on the factors that influences the success or failures.
Small business forum Australia
Small businesses worsen development outlook | Prague Monitor
Prague, April 8 (CTK) - Czech small and mid-sized companies have worsened their development outlook and the share of businesses with a positive outlook for the next half-yearly period decreased from 26.8 percent last summer to 20.5 ...
Prague Monitor
How to secure small business loans..?
By williamjames732
Hello friends, I am looking for small business loans for my business. This is my first time that I am go for small business loans. So, I want to know How can I secure business loans fast. What are things to remember before apply for small ...
Business Advice Forum, Webmaster...
Investigative Reporters Tackle the Small Business Administration ...
By catoinstitute
Written by Tad DeHaven, a budget analyst at the Cato Institute. Posted with permission from Cato @ Liberty. When it comes to reporting on the Small Business Administration, it seems to me that most journalists simply assume that if a ...
United Liberty - Free Market...

Web6 new results for Small Business
 
Calculated Risk: NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index declines in ...
After three months of sustained growth, the March NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism ended its slow climb, declining 1.3 points and landing at 89.5. In the ...
www.calculatedriskblog.com/.../nfib-small-business-optimism-...
WSJ: Small businesses increasingly looking to avoid the employer ...
All of the uncertainty over ObamaCare's increasingly messy implementation hasn 't exactly ...
hotair.com/.../wsj-small-businesses-increasingly-looking-to-av...
News Ticker: Healthcare Puts the Hurt on Small Business | Inc.com
The would-be flood of overseas tech workers, airports you might want to avoid, and who's up and who's down in the electric car industry.
www.inc.com/.../news-ticker-healthcare-puts-the-hurt-on-small...
A Healthy Choice For America's Small Businesses | SBA.gov
Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. And, in an economy where small businesses create two-thirds of jobs, owners and employees deserve ...
www.sba.gov/.../healthy-choice-america's-small-businesses
Small Businesses Planning To Hire: 0% | Zero Hedge
In a shocking state of affairs, it would appear the stock market's wealth effect is not rubbing off on the real economy. The National Federation of Independent Businesses ...
www.zerohedge.com/news/.../small-businesses-planning-hire-0
Participate in One of These Small Business Events, Awards or ...
This is curated weekly listings of small business events, awards and contests. To see a full list or to submit your own event, contest or award listing, visit the ...
smallbiztrends.com/2013/04/events-awards-contests-post.html


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