Samsung considering purchase of HP s PC business – report – Apple Insider
Samsung is reportedly considering outsourcing notebook production to Taiwan-based OEMs, a move which sources attribute to the company s unofficial interest in purchasing HP s PC business. DigiTimes reports that Samsung contacted Quanta Computer, Compal

Business tax repeal could hit cities hard – Detroit News
Lansing Michigan city officials say they fear even more cuts to their already shrunken revenues as the Republican-controlled Legislature is poised to repeal another major business tax. A phase-out of the personal property tax is the No. 2 tax reform

How Housing Dealt a Double Blow to Small Business – msnbc.com
Keith Sutton has been building homes in Cleveland since 1991 and was selling 20 houses a year at the top of the boom. Today he s sitting on 50 lots he can t get rid of and is $3.5 million in debt, including close to $1 million he s already defaulte

Women business owners to gather in San Diego – San Diego Union-Tribune
Women who own businesses in San Diego and across the U.S. will gather next week in San Diego for a conference organized by the National Association of Women Business Owners. An estimated 450 attendees will meet at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for the Women