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This Week In Small Business: What Would Canada Do?

This Week In Small Business: What Would Canada Do?
What s affecting my clients, my small-business and other small-business owners this past week. Analysis of What Chinese Consumers Want. Two McKinsey & Company consultants report: Many companies can acquire consumers in China s poorer

Exclusive: Small business borrowing surged in October
(Reuters) – Small U.S. businesses borrowing surged in October, registering a 15th monthly double-digit increase and signaling the economy will continue to grow in coming months. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which

Small business latest focus of House Republicans
WASHINGTON The House on Thursday passed legislation that would give more weight to the impact of federal regulations on small businesses, whose owners can be a powerful political force and are being courted by both parties. The bill, which

Business Briefs: Stocks slip for day but have best run in 2 years
NEW YORK — The best week for the stock market in more than two years ended with major indexes nearly unchanged Friday. A surprise drop in the U.S. unemployment rate sent stocks higher in early trading, but the gains fizzled during the afternoon

Exclusive: Small business borrowing up: PayNet

Exclusive: Small business borrowing up: PayNet
(Reuters) – Small U.S. businesses borrowing surged in October, registering a 15th monthly double-digit increase and signaling the economy will continue to grow in coming months. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which

‘Policy Uncertainty’ Constrains Small Business
Politicians have long argued about what the government should do to best help small business owners. Lately this debate has centered on the effect of what many describe as policy uncertainty, or the inability of business owners to predict

What Do Business Travelers Want Most? — “I Need My Space”
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — What matters most to business travelers when it comes to increasing their productivity on the road? Free Internet is wonderful, smart workspace design is a must and a free hot breakfast is

SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Private Non-Profit Organizations in Virginia

SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Private Non-Profit Organizations in Virginia
ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) in Virginia that provide non-critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible

Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2012 and Beyond
STAMFORD, Conn. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2012 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions herald changes in control for IT organizations as budgets, technologies and

Four U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today named four organizations-three health care operations and one nonprofit business-as recipients of the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for

Shooter dies in Texas attack involving 4 children, woman
Six people, including four children, were shot and wounded at a home in Bay City, Texas, Wednesday afternoon, KHOU television, the Houston Chronicle, KTRK television and other news organizations are reporting. The shooter died at the scene of a self

Leading Charter School Organizations Offer Students Live Online Speech Therapy
PresenceLearning (http://www.presencelearning.com), the leading provider of live online speech therapy services to K-12 students, has been adopted by charter school organizations such as Aspire, Imagine, Leadership Public Schools, Mosaica, Thomas Edison