It's hardly a surprise that job loss in a recession might spur small business start up. In this article from USA Today, experts look at the trend and some entrepreneurs insist this business start up will play a major role in economic recovery. Still, the economic climate may make small business start up, a challenge in itself during good economic
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Recession Spurs Small Business Start Up
Posted by ShawnHessinger under NewsFrom http://www.usatoday.com 5325 days ago
Small Business Owners Among Nation's Happiest People
Posted by ShawnHessinger under NewsFrom http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com 5325 days ago
If you want to find the happiest people in the U.S., look first to small business owners, a recent survey says. Read the full article in the New York Times small business section along with an exhaustive list of how other workers rank. It's probably no surprise to anyone in this community that small business owners, who can often control their ow
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Twitter To Ask For Funds At $1 Billion Valuation?
Posted by williswee under NewsFrom http://www.penn-olson.com 5327 days ago
TechCrunch has quoted from an undisclosed source that Twitter is currently pressing for funds at a $1 Billion valuation.
It is also said that the micro-blogging giant plans to raise about $50 million in the coming financial round, adding up to approximately $55 million to date.
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Anonymous Banker: Blame Congress and the Banks
Posted by BizBox under NewsFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5327 days ago
BizBox's Anonymous Banker explains why, a year after the financial crisis began in earnest, small business owners still have much to fear.
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5 Useful Tips To Help Start-Ups Get The Right Web Hosting
Posted by jsternal under NewsFrom http://www.understandingmarketing.com 5328 days ago
The majority of small businesses realize the importance of having a solid Web presence that leaves a positive and lasting impression on customers. Many fear, though, that a professionally designed Web site will cost more than what's in the budget. After all, it's easy to look around and find lots of companies that have beautiful Web sites that cam
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The Top Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years
Posted by WayneLiew under NewsFrom http://www.focus.com 5332 days ago
I know this is not small business related but most of us here are small business owners and I think this list will inspire each and every one of us a lot.
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Big Business vs. Small Business
Posted by ShawnHessinger under NewsFrom http://www.economist.com 5332 days ago
A great recent article from The Economist looks at the return of the big business model and the ecosystem between larger and smaller businesses. The thrust of the article, perhaps surprisingly, is that the most successful economies contain a mix of big and smaller businesses working side by side. In recent years, the article argues, an increasing
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Unemployed Start Small Businesses with State Funding
Posted by ShawnHessinger under NewsFrom http://www.msnbc.msn.com 5335 days ago
The unemployed start small businesses with state funding. This story from msmbc looks at a handful of U.S. states managing an obscure program that seeks to turn unemployed people into entrepreneurs while they are allowed to continue collecting benefits. For the most part, the U.S., at least in some states, is somewhat unfriendly to unemployed peop
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How The Self-Employed Get Screwed
Posted by BizBox under NewsFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5336 days ago
A cri de couer on behalf of the small business owner.
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Twitter & Facebook Fans Celebrate Grandma 104th Birthday
Posted by williswee under NewsFrom http://www.penn-olson.com 5336 days ago
The older generations are often stereotyped as inadequate in online social networking. Great Grandmother, Ivy Bean from Britain is here to prove people wrong. She is also celebrating her 104th birthday in style today (8th September).
She has only started using the Internet after arriving at Bradford care home 2 years ago.
While some are resortin
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