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After Small Business Uproar, France Readies Budget Climb-Down

After Small Business Uproar, France Readies Budget Climb-Down
(Reuters) – President Francois Hollande’s Socialist government will likely ease tax hikes on small businesses in the 2013 budget after a chorus of complaints by French entrepreneurs, officials said on Thursday. The climb-down comes less than a

Small Business Tax Benefits For The Ultra-Rich: Mitt Romney’s Horse Is Just The Beginning
WASHINGTON — Polo ponies, vineyards in Napa Valley and racing yachts are some of the trappings of the ultra-wealthy all over the world. But in the U.S., elaborate tax structures can also make such luxuries into small business assets for their

Small business owners more stressed
More than three out of five small business owners in South Florida are experiencing more stress a higher number than their counterparts in Boston and Philadelphia, a new survey from TD Bank found. The only group enduring more stress: New

What Small Business Wants to Hear During the Debate
Polls indicate President Obama is extending his lead in battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, which is bad news for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Since one of the former Massachusetts governor’s strongest selling

CA, Inc. : Report Calls on Organizations to Take a More Energy-Aware Approach to Decision-Making

CA, Inc. : Report Calls on Organizations to Take a More Energy-Aware Approach to Decision-Making
Independent Advisory Report Commissioned by CA Technologies Outlines Management Imperatives for IT-Related Energy Use ISLANDIA, N.Y., October 4, 2012 – CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the availability of a new independent advisory report which

Information Builders Helps Organizations Turn On Mobile
Design Advanced Analytics Once, Deploy on Any Device, Including the New iPhone 5 NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 10/04/12 — Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration

SoundBite Enables Organizations to Efficiently Reach Consumers During Time Sensitive Product Recalls
BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SDBT) today announced that it is working with a number of organizations on time-critical product recalls. While many companies notify consumers of recalls

Health Organizations Focusing Primarily on Facebook, Twitter and Search May Be Missing More Than 90% of Opportunities to Shape Behavior
Enspektos, LLC, a health marketing and communications innovation consultancy, today released research that should serve as a wake up call to those who have become over-reliant on Facebook, Twitter and Google to deliver health information. Data collected by

Business Owners Managing Finances on the Fly

Business Owners Managing Finances on the Fly
Small-business owners biggest stresses when it comes to finance are managing revenue, expenses and collecting overdue payments, according to a recent survey. The study from Zogby, commissioned by online accounting software provider Xero, also

Business leaders join calls for new funding for public transit
Metro Vancouver’s business leaders have joined the fray to find sustainable funding for TransLink, warning their future competitiveness could be at risk if transit service is reduced. Bob Wilds, managing director of the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council

Ahead of the Debate, Business Owners Favoring Romney
President Obama and Governor Romney face off Wednesday in the first prime time presidential debate. And according to a recent poll among small business owners, the Republicans and Romney go into the debate with the upper hand among the country’s

Theft of trade secrets worsening in China-U.S. business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese theft of valuable U.S. trade secrets, often obtained by sophisticated cyber-attacks, is becoming a more serious problem, U.S. industry officials said on Wednesday. “This matter requires more attention,” Jeremie

Business spooked by UK tax avoidance clampdown
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The activists who have protested in recent months at the tax arrangements of some leading British companies are united with many politicians in wanting to cut corporate tax avoidance. On how best to do that, there’s

Kennedy Center Honors snub Latinos

Kennedy Center Honors snub Latinos
Follow him on Twitter: @rubennavarrette (CNN)– Normally, you might think that a controversy over whether the Kennedy Center, one of the nation’s leading performing arts organizations, is overlooking the contributions of Latino artists

Dell SecureWorks Launches Resource Center to Help Organizations Become PCI Compliant and Strengthen Security
ATLANTA, Sep 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Dell SecureWorks, an industry leader in information security services, has launched a new PCI Compliance Resource Center to help organizations meet and maintain compliance with the Payment Card Industry