Business Tries to Tame Tea-Party Conservatives It Helped Elect
The nonpartisan National Small Business Association added a new question this summer to its survey of more than 1,100 small-business owners, and it vaulted immediately to the top of the group’s To Do...
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Small Business Optimism Improves to Highest Levels since Great Recession, but...
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Small business optimism is the highest it has been since third quarter 2008, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index conducted July 22-26. The...
View ArticleSmall business owners pick sales over sun and fun
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerome Cleary was on the verge of taking a trip to Hawaii this month when he started getting emails and phone calls from potential clients. He had to choose between new business for...
View ArticleSmall-Business Hiring on an Upswing
Small businesses may not be feeling extraordinarily optimistic, but that hasn’t stopped them from hiring. While recent surveys from the National Federation of Independent Business and Wells...
View ArticleBraintree officials host small-business resource night next Tuesday
By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Small businesses in the South Shore are about to get a boost from local officials with a Small Business Resource Night next Tuesday at Braintree’s Thayer Public...
View ArticleNewYorkCityMoversNYC.com – Affordable and Professional New York NY Movers...
The internet has afford us the opportunity of availing ourselves to a wide selection of relocation companies, this admittedly has its pros and cons. Hence you should exercise due diligence with...
View Article5 Differences Between Small Biz and Personal Credit Cards
When Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., introduced the Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 to Congress back in June, she was attempting to right a wrong that has persisted since the original CARD Act took...
View ArticleSmall business broadband training
Small business broadband training A government training programme to prepare small business for faster broadband networks will start soon, but it’ll cost $800 to take part. Would you pay $800 to learn...
View ArticleSmall business weekly: Disputes over loan access
A look back at some of the biggest small business and start-up stories from the past week, with a focus on Washington. On Main Street, optimism hits post-recession high: New polls by the National...
View ArticleSmall business tips: How to do market research
Whatever sector you’re in, understanding the cultural, social and economic context in which you’re trading is crucial. You’ll need to know about the local area, what your competition is, and what...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE “SMALL BUSINESS IS SET TO START GROWING”
MEDIA RELEASE “SMALL BUSINESS IS SET TO START GROWING” CANSTAR releases best value New Zealand small business banking award for 2013 29th August 2013: The entrepreneurial spirit in New Zealand is...
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Small Business Owners Rely on Outsourced Partners...
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– First graph, first sentence of release should read: The UPS Store ® introduced today seven new business services (sted six new business services). The corrected release...
View ArticleSmall Business Insurance 411
When you’re starting a small business, certain factors demand immediate attention. You have to secure enough capital to roll your company out and sustain it through its first weeks and months while it...
View ArticleKaren Mills Leaves SBA With Legacy of Fraud and No Successor, According to...
PETALUMA, CA–(Marketwired – Aug 30, 2013) – Friday, August 30, will be Small Business Administrator Karen Mills’ last day on the job. She resigned over six months ago and yet President Obama has not...
View ArticleSmall business owners pick sales over sun
Jerome Cleary was on the verge of taking a trip to Hawaii when he started getting emails and phone calls from potential clients. He had to choose between new business for his public relations firm and...
View ArticleSmall business rejects coalition fines
Small business owners say the coalition’s plan for $1.1 million fines if price cuts are not passed on once the carbon tax is abolished is “ridiculous”. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Tuesday...
View ArticleSmall-Business Buyers Ready to Buy Direct from Carriers
BY MICHELLE KERR Most consumers take for granted that they can research any product or service and buy it within the space of a few keystrokes. But by and large, the world of ecommerce hasn’t bled...
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Small Business Employment Remained Flat in August
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– U.S. small business employment dropped very slightly in August, despite increased compensation and hours worked for their employees. Small business revenues...
View ArticleSmall business credit crunch lingers
The data on small business lending paint a bleaker picture. FDIC data show a 19.1 percent decrease in small business loans ($1 million or less) outstanding since the start of the Great Recession. In...
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Gauging Small Business Hiring: Slower Growth, or ‘Oxymoron’
The U.S. economy added 169,000 payroll jobs last month, according to data released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. How many jobs did Main Street businesses create? As always, gauging...
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