May 17, 2013

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Strategies: 7 small-business trends to analyze - USA Today
USA TODAY
Small-business owners predominantly are occupied with the perennial issues that determine their survival: making enough money; keeping costs down; and being profitable enough to pay their bills, their employees and themselves. 2012: 7 trends you can't ...
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ECB Wary of Overstepping Mandate to Support Small Business
Wall Street Journal
The ECB is exploring options to boost lending to small businesses and households, seen as critical to restoring health to the euro zone economy. Earlier this month, ECB President Mario Draghi said the ECB is looking at ways to energize the market for ...
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A. West Enterprises named Small Business of the Year
YouTube
Though there was tough competition, Stewbo's Restaurant Group came in a close second as runner up, but electrical company A. West Enterprises took home the top honor as Small Business of the Year.The FOX 31 Newscast is Albany, Georgia's only 10PM ...
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What Makes a Small Business? Depends Who You Ask
U.S. News & World Report
Lawmakers spend a lot of time talking up the virtues of the American small business, and a lot of time finding new ways to define it. The Marketplace Fairness Act — the high profile bill passed by the Senate last week that would make online retailers ...
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MDX courts local small business
MiamiHerald.com
The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) is well known for the busy toll roads it operates such as the Dolphin Expressway or the Gratigny Parkway. But MDX is also a major business generator in the county, particularly for small, local and minority ...
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House Small Business Committee Hold Keystone Hearing
Shopfloor
Yesterday the House Committee on Small Business's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade held a hearing on the Keystone XL and Small Business. This hearing is that most recent in a number of hearings held by the House to talk about the ...
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Small business success vital to Morgan County
Reporter-Times
With this in mind, the MCEDC maintains a strong partnership with the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC), a state-supported organization represented in Morgan County by business advisor Marti Chestovich. Chestovich has been with the ...
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Small Business Success Story: Make It Locally, Market It Globally
Patch.com
Even though we market nationally, these same tactics can work for a local, small business. It's about connecting with people, regardless of where they are. The Internet and social media are just other ways for you to take the relationship you build in ...
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Amy's Baking Co. meltdown begs the question: Is Yelp bad for small business?
Washington Post
According to a 2011 study from the Harvard Business School, a one-star drop in a Yelp rating equals a 5 percent to 9 percent decrease in revenue, particularly among small businesses. A report that same year by marketing firm Cone Communications found ...
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United targets small business with new frequent flier program
Chicago Tribune
Chicago-based United Airlines, which has been expanding ways passengers can earn and use its frequent-flier miles, on Friday announced a new program allowing small businesses to rack up miles for making every-day purchases, such as office supplies, ...
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5 Things To Know About Small Business This Week: May 17
TheStreet.com
The program will offer free credit, debit card, check and PayPal processing for the remainder of the year to "qualifying" U.S small businesses that essentially "turn in their cash registers" in favor of mobile solutions like PayPal Here, which includes ...
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Ten spring cleaning tips for your small business
Globe and Mail
It may be hard to believe that 2013 is nearly half way through. As the mid-year mark approaches, it is important to do some spring cleaning and review the goals you outlined for your business at the beginning of the year. Maybe you've already reached ...
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Marte Multimedia Unveiled Its New Marketing Line at Small Business Expo???s ...
Newsday
Marte Multimedia showcased its newest marketing line at the New York Small Business Expo. The company, available at http://www.MarteMultimedia.com, was a silver sponsor of the expo and featured world-renowned graffiti artist Sen2, whose customized ...
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Small businesses left in the lurch?
Sound Politics
That's a question the state's Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) board is pondering about the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), the small business health insurance exchange being set up under Obamacare. Only one provider, Kaiser Permanente, ...
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey rises in April
Market Realist (blog)
The National Federation of Independent Business is a monthly report which contains a wealth of information regarding trends for small businesses. It examines labor markets, plans for capital expenditures, credit availability, inventory and sales data ...
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Top Small Business News This Week: May 17
Small Business Trends
This week's top small business news stories looked at the latest mobile technology, 3D printing, the future of the password, the latest in the battle over Obamacare and much more. The Small Business Trends editorial team doesn't just bring you the ...
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Opinion: On its own, E-Verify places too heavy a burden on small businesses
Washington Post (blog)
Still, more work is needed to limit unintended consequences of the program for small businesses. A bipartisan group of senators – Sens. Franken, Lee (R-Utah), and Hirono (D-Hawaii) – have worked together on another small business amendment, this one ...
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Calls to protect small business
Herald Sun
Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business Bernie Ripoll has not committed to the report's 18 recommendations but said he will consult to ensure the sector "can continue to grow and develop as an essential part of our economy". The sector has long been ...
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Groupon point-of-sale app challenges Square, Paypal
Washington Post (blog)
Groupon recently rolled out a free iPad-based payment system intended to replace small business owner's cash register, signaling the Chicago-based start-up's expansion beyond daily deals and a challenge to other mobile payment pioneers, like Square.
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Decatur entrepreneur named 2013 Small Business Person of the Year
The Huntsville Times - al.com
Ellen Didier. Left to right: Cassius Butts, of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Alabama Small Business Person of the Year Ellen Didier, of Red Sage Communications, Inc., and Tom Todt, of the U.S. Small Business Administration. (Contributed photo ...
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Sheegog named Small Business Person of 2013
Jacksonville Daily News
Dr. Robert M. Sheegog Jr. walks to accept his award after being named First Citizens Bank Small Business Person of the Year during breakfast at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville Friday. Don Bryan/The Daily News. By MATTHEW ADKINS - Daily ...
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Report: Government owes small businesses millions
Daily Caller
A year-long investigation into a federal contracting program revealed that the government owes over 1,000 small businesses millions of dollars from unpaid contract obligations. The House Committee on Small Business investigated the General Services ...
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Live with BBC Easy to Discuss Alternative Financing Strategies for Small Business
Forbes
Seattle-based BBC Easy provides automated borrowing base certificates for small and medium sized businesses. With asset-based lending becoming increasingly popular for small business, founders James Walter and Corey Ross will join me at 5:30 ...
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Wealthy People Are Starting To Buy Up More Small Businesses This Year
Business Insider
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, there could be many new small business owners who had previously feared leaving their employer's health care plans. According to a Gallup poll, small business owners became more optimistic about their environment and ...
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State's marijuana rules to keep feds away may hurt small businesses
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) (blog)
Embedded in Washington's planned rules governing the state's legal marijuana industry are attempts to keep the federal government from swooping in and shutting down businesses, arresting people and seizing property because marijuana is still illegal ...
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New plan announced to help small businesses in Manatee - Bay News 9
Bay News 9
"Four out of five Floridians work for a small business and there are 2.2-million small business in Florida, said Jeff Atwater, Florida's Chief Financial Officer. "So that's 75-percent is about 500-billion dollars worth of activity for the state of ...
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LinkedIn: Why Should Small Businesses Care?
Journal & Topics Newspapers Online
"Introduction to LinkedIn for Small Business Networking and Marketing" will be presented by Michael Yublosky, a resource mentor, workshop presenter and outreach leader for SCORE. The presentation will answer why a small business person should care ...
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Prom Spending Up, but Not All Small Businesses Partying
Fox Business
At Emma's Consignment in St. Augustine, Florida, owner Robin Risner says business has increased year over year since she opened the consignment store five years ago. "People think it's smart business to get a good dress at a good price. You don't have ...
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How to expand your business while doing good
Globe and Mail
Despite commercial success and B Corporation certification, the co-founders of Lunapads felt like they weren't meeting their social and environmental goals. In 2008, through their Pads4Girls program, the Vancouver-based social business, which produces ...
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Small business owners take picture perfect advantages with Instagram
Mississippi Business Journal (blog)
Instagram, a smartphone application that allows users to shoot, edit and publish photos online, was bought last spring by Facebook for $1 billion, and its no small wonder the social media giant was eager to gobble up the technology startup and its ...
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Florida Job Creators Give State Mediocre Grade for Small-Business Friendliness
Sunshine State News
Small-business owners may give Gov. Rick Scott high marks for his efforts to create jobs and encourage entrepreneurship, but they believe that even with the governor in their corner, Florida remains a mediocre market when it comes to small-business ...
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Retiring baby boomers are selling their small businesses
Charlotte Observer
Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions. In the first three months of this year ...
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Dell Survey: Red Tape Hurting SMBs
Fox Business
Small business owners and entrepreneurs are optimistic about their future, but one impediment to their growth: the government, according to new research from Dell. "Entrepreneurs can create a product or service that will take off if they can get it to ...
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Blogs8 new results for Small Business
 
Patch's New Site for Small Businesses Offers Tips, Info and More ...
By Wisconsin Patch Staff
The newly launched website provides practical advice and innovative ideas for those small business owners.
Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch
NACD: When politicians wrestle, small business gets trampled
A battle royal is brewing in Congress as President Obama, Senate Democrats and House Republicans lock horns over the fiscal year 2014 budget, but casualties of this combat will be chiefly among spectators While budget proposal details ...
ICIS Chemical Business latest
Big Banks Dive Back Into Small Business Lending | The Financial ...
By Editor
The index shows that big bank approval leapt in September 2012, and since then it has been steadily increasing. In April big bank approval rates for small business loans reached a record high, peaking at 16.8%. In a year-to-year comparison, ...
The Financial Brand: Marketing...
A. West Enterprises named Small Business of the Year : News ...
By Colby Gallagher
Updated with video; Though there was tough competition, Stewbo's Restaurant Group came in a close second as runner up, but electrical company A. West Enterprises took home the top honor as Small Business of the Year.
My Southwest GA - WFXL News
The Small Picture: Shaking the Trees - NYTimes.com
By By YOU'RE THE BOSS EDITORS
We recently asked small-business owners to send us photographs that capture the soul of their businesses in a single shot. This one comes from Mary Jane Edalatpour of La Nogalera Walnut Oil in Buellton, Calif.: The photograph is of the ...
You're the Boss
Child care credits: Family matters — Business Management Daily ...
By Small Business Tax Strategies
Child care credits: Family matters. by Small Business Tax Strategies on May 17, 2013 4:30pm in Small Business Tax,Small Business Tax Deduction Strategies. Q. Can we still claim the child care credit if the caregiver is a relative who lives in ...
Business Management Daily
Google Finally Starts to Kill Zagat Scores - Small Business SEM
By Matt McGee
I wish you could've seen my face on Wednesday during the keynote at Google I/O. My eyes lit up big and bold and I'm sure my mouth opened wide while I wonde.
Small Business Search Marketing
Local business takes safety seriously | Surf Coast Times · Bellarine ...
By Tiffany Pilcher
As specialists in the residential and excavation trade, they have worked with government, large and small businesses and individuals to facilitate safe workplaces. They are aiming to highlight safety issues that affect us all and consultant ...
Surf Coast Times · Bellarine...

Web4 new results for Small Business
 
Small Businesses Are Ditching Patents in Droves | Inc.com
Is the costly--and long--patent approval process worth it? Small businesses don't seem to think so.
www.inc.com/jana-kasperkevic/patent-testimony.html
Give Your Small Business a Spring Clean – 8 Tips That May Inspire ...
This is the topic of one of SBA's monthly web chats – Small Business Spring Clean: How to Keep Your Business Ideas Fresh – hosted by Octavia Kuransky, ...
www.sba.gov/.../give-your-small-business-spring-clean-–-8-tip...
The DIY Guide to Twitter Ads for Small Business — Ecommerce Blog ...
Twitter has over 200 million active users creating over 400 million Tweets per day . That's a lot of people and a lot of tweets.For business owners, Twitter has ...
www.shopify.com/.../7881267-the-diy-guide-to-twitter-ads-fo...
GSA Underpaid Small Business Contractors, House Probe Finds ...
Federal Acquisition Service will pay $3 million in past guarantees.
www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/05/gsa.../63203/


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