Big news targets small businesses – Nashua Telegraph
As the 112th Congress continues its steady march toward the American history books and we don t mean that in a good way it s easy to overlook the positive things contained in legislation that actually make it out of Capitol Hill. Today, we want …

A wish list to spur growth of small businesses – Miami Herald
Turn on cable news, and it s not long before a political candidate or a pundit tells us how small business growth is the key to a healthier economy. Well, they re right. That s because more Americans work for small businesses than large …

Downtown Eugene businesses raise light levels with grant-funded project – msnbc.com
EUGENE , Ore. (KMTR) — It’s another bright spot in downtown Eugene s continuing comeback, as more than a dozen businesses are getting a slice of tens of thousands of dollars in grant money to help shine new, energy efficient light in the area …

Businesses give Osborne the thumbs-down on double-dip – WalesOnline
THE vast majority of businesses in Wales (98%) believe that the UK Government has not taken the necessary measures to avoid the economy going into a double-dip recession. Moreover, just more than one in five (22%) of Welsh businesses think the UK …

Small businesses chase export growth – PRLog (free press release)
Peter Ewen comments, Overall, the picture looks fairly positive for businesses driven by rising exports and an encouraging performance from the engineering, manufacturing and distribution sectors good news for both the Government and business owners.

Xmas switch-off to save businesses thousands – WalesOnline
TURNING office equipment off over the Christmas period could save businesses tens of thousands of pounds every day. In Conwy alone, companies could slash 86,000 and 525 tonnes of carbon every 24 hours, according to Carbon Trust Wales. On Anglesey …

Key Indicators for Animal Welfare Organizations in November Highlight Positive Trends for Cats
Pethealth Inc. (TSX:PTZ) (“Pethealth” or the “Company”) – Cat intakes declined 6% year on year last month alongside a 13% decrease in euthanasia according to the November PetPoint Report. More specifically, owner surrender and stray cat intakes declined 5%

More than 30 organizations to test new health-care model for seniors
Thirty-two groups were named Monday to test a new health-care model, called for in the health-care law and designed to improve care for seniors while reducing costs. The groups, which range from Boston-based Partners HealthCare, the largest health-care

Organizations Need Coaching on How to Coach: Report
The success of performance coaching hinges on the support of top brass, enabling organizations to generate superior business and employee results, a new study shows. Business results were 21 percent higher among organizations whose senior

Health agency names 5 Pioneer accountable care organizations in Mass.
Massachusetts is set once again to become a testing ground for a major federal effort to overhaul the health care industry. Five of the 32 hospital systems and physician groups that will become pioneers in a program to change how doctors

US Faith-Based Organizations Increasingly Care for Poor, Elderly
David Azrak was once a highly-paid lawyer. But after a series of medical and financial setbacks, things are so bad that he cannot afford to feed himself. Every other week, he receives free groceries at a food pantry in Cherry Hill, a suburb of