Africa Business News Mobile phones help kill poverty – Awoko
Farmer and cattleman David Bai Kamara of Port Loko District in the Northern part of Sierra Leone hardly travels out of his local town these days. Indeed for the past four years he has only traveled to Freetown once to meet up with a buyer who was very …

Gov, senators meet with businesses – Denver Post
LOUISVILLE, Colo. Both of Colorado’s senators and the governor are headed to Louisville to hear ideas from business owners about making Colorado a better place for new entrepreneurs. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper frequently says he wants to make …

German business sentiment rises unexpectedly – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Business optimism rose unexpectedly in Germany during June in a fresh indication that the country’s recovery remains strong despite a steady drumbeat of bad news about Greece’s debt crisis. The Ifo institute said Friday its index rose to 114.5 from 114.2 in May.

Small business optimism at a dangerous low – CBS News
A trade group said this week that small business optimism dropped slightly in May, the third monthly drop in a row Lower optimism almost certainly means fewer hires. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports that the news is yet another sign that any …

Woodstock teenager launches SAT/ACT prep business – Cherokee Tribune
WOODSTOCK – Michael Ehmann, a 19-year-old Woodstock resident and rising Georgia Tech sophomore, is dedicating his summer break to helping high school students prepare for college and, in the meantime, gaining some real-world business experience.

Business leaders team up to study possible new Rays stadium – Bay News 9
Business leaders from around the Bay area are teaming up to look at the options for a possible new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. According to Bay News 9 ‘s partner paper, the St. Petersburg Times , the group is putting together an economic survey to see …

Business Journal readers can now post People on the Move items – The Business Journal
We ll continue to publish select personnel news in the paper, but all of our People on the … You can also select multiple markets; editors at the business journals in those markets will receive a copy of the submission and will decide whether to …

Google acknowledges FTC probe of its business – San Jose Mercury News
Google ( GOOG ) this morning acknowledged that it has “received formal notification,” according to a blog post, that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing its business … According to a Mercury News report this morning, the FTC probe could focus …

Victims: Assailants were trying to steal business – Iowa City Press-Citizen
Police arrested a group of men Thursday who allegedly had been intimidating another group of men in an attempt to take over their construction business. Iowa City police responded to a report of fighting and weapons being displayed at the Hilltop Mobile …

Canadian Farmland & Agri-Business Investment Seminar to Be Held September 22 in Toronto – msnbc.com
which provides private equity financing to Canadian farmland and agri-businesses. “The good news is that farmers, producers, policy makers and academics are beginning to understand the importance of attracting more investment in order to spur agricultural …

Why Cox Is a Business-Services Frontrunner – Communications Technology
Now that Cox’s business unit has passed the $1 billion revenue mark, it has set its sights on the second billion. (For more, see Cox Business Generates $1 Billion in Annual Sales ). Phil Meeks, Cox Business senior vice president, was reaching out last week …

Business Review Australia Profiles the Western Australia Farming Federation – Market Wire
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – Jun 21, 2011) – Business Review Australia, the leading news source for the Australian business market, recently featured the Western Australia Farming Federation (WAFarmers) in its association spotlight. Business Review …

Kirk Legislation Jeopardizes Highway Businesses, Threatens Jobs – StreetInsider.com
ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A bill unveiled this week threatens thousands of businesses operating at the exits along the nation s Interstate Highway System, jeopardizing the jobs of more than 2 million Americans, a coalition of highway businesses …

Why Cox Is a Business-Services Frontrunner – Communications Technology
Now that Cox’s business unit has passed the $1 billion revenue mark, it has set its sights on the second billion. (For more, see Cox Business Generates $1 Billion in Annual Sales ). Phil Meeks, Cox Business senior vice president, was reaching out last week …

The Small Business Authority Launches its Small Business Blog on Forbes.com – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK , June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEWT – News ), The Small Business Authority , is very excited to announce its partnership with prestigious Forbes. The goal of the Small Business blog published by The Small …

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Set to Join Russell Microcap Index – Yahoo Finance
MADISON, Wis., June 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ – News ) will join the Russell Microcap(R) Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its family of U.S. indexes on June 24, 2011 according to a …

As debt weighs down consumers, business could lift the load – The Vancouver Sun
Behind the headlines this week that Canadian household debt reached a record 147.3 per cent of disposable income in the first quarter there is some good news -or … increase the value of property, start a business or make sound investments is often …

Cbeyond Demonstrates Commitment to Women-Owned Businesses Through Sponsorship of Womenetics’ Entrepreneurship Event – TMCnet
Cbeyond ( News – Alert ) recognizes the powerful role female entrepreneurs … provides outstanding insight into growth strategies for women who own and operate businesses. Cbeyond’s focus on small business leads us naturally to support this growing …

Mayor announces loan program for small businesses – Courier-Journal
Fifteen businesses have received loans from a new Louisville Metro Government program for enterprises that employ five or fewer workers, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Wednesday. The recipients, primarily low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs, include an …

Small business optimism at a dangerous low – CBS News
A trade group said this week that small business optimism dropped slightly in May, the third monthly drop in a row Lower optimism almost certainly means fewer hires. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports that the news is yet another sign that any …

Foundation to boost Joplin business announced – News-Leader.com
A privately-funded effort to raise $10 million to help businesses locate in areas hit by the Joplin tornado was announced today by former Sen. John Danforth and Sen. Roy Blunt. The foundation s goal is to attract new business or to assist existing …

Ecom Advertising Has Started Publishing Ethiopian Business News on the Internet Through 2merkato.com – PR Inside
2011-06-20 14:27:24 – Ecom Advertising, a company established to publish commercial websites, has started providing business news relevant to the Ethiopian business community through one of its websites, 2merkato.com. The news section is believed to …

The Latest News on Small Business Intelligence – The Business Insider
Being able to understand how your business is performing and where it is headed are both key benefits of the use of business intelligence in small business. A gift of the business software age, business intelligence takes a million tiny bits of seemingly …

Nathan Vine column: Business news up and down in central Wisconsin – Wausau Daily Herald
As with life in general, businesses experience plenty of change, and those in central Wisconsin are no exception to that rule. Rogers Cinema is making a major change to update the technology of its business, converting nine locations to digital and 3-D …