Small Business Optimism Continues To Decline Amidst Uncertainty – Huffingtonpost.com
Amidst anemic consumer spending and national uncertainty over the fate of the debt ceiling, small-business optimism declined for the fifth straight month in July, as independent business owners acknowledged that they don t expect the economy to improve

Diaper Business Does Well In Down Economy – NPR News
Crystal White has a booming business selling cloth diapers, in part because of the way she sells them: diaper parties. Similar to Tupperware parties, parents can touch, see and feel the diapers as well as learn how to get over the “ick” factor. White can

SMBTA Recognizes Hewlett Packard Leaders at Business Matchmaking – Yahoo Finance
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Small Medium Business Technology Alliance: At recent Business Matchmaking events, it became apparent that California and that state s pride and joy tech-star, Hewlett Packard, are providing more than their fair share of

Digagogo Appoints Business Development Advisor – msnbc.com
Digagogo Ventures Corp. (OTCBB: DOGO) — Digagogo, a provider of information and communications technology, is pleased to announce that with the assistance of Rene Branconnier, a savvy and creative business person, the Company has successfully completed

Business traveller: How to beat jet lag – Financial Times
Jet lag is an unpleasant nuisance as well as a sap on productivity. Is it best to deal with the symptoms, the causes or both? Decide whether to adapt: If the trip is short say two to three days it may be better not to adapt to your new timezone

Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the U.S. – Huffingtonpost.com
Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be higher borrowing costs for the government at all levels, and higher interest on your variable-rate mortgage, your auto loan, your credit card loans, and

International Festival builds bridges, business – Baltimore Sun
Residents and vendors from the many corners and cultures of Baltimore descended on the campus of Polytechnic Institute/Western High this weekend for the annual Baltimore International Festival. “I just believe that people need to meet other people,” said

Business digest – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Honda recall Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 2 million vehicles in the U.S. and China to update the automatic transmission software in several popular models. The 1.5 million American cars affected include 4-cylinder Accords from model years 2005

DeLand family business set to mark 90th anniversary – Daytona Beach News-Journal
DELAND — In 1921, Albert Einstein received the Noble Prize in physics, the Boeing Company decided to abandon furniture-making in favor of aircraft and Rudolf Jacob left Ohio for DeLand. Once he arrived, Jacob opened a shop installing metal roofs, copper

Business Digest : Video rentals top sales for only 2nd time – Courier-Journal
Americans spent more money renting home movies than buying them in the second quarter, marking only the second time that’s happened in the DVD era. The big switch in consumer behavior shows the rising popularity of cheap alternatives like Netflix and

Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition Corporation Announces Securities To Commence Separate Trading – StreetInsider.com
RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Universal Business Payment Solutions (NASDAQ: UBPSU) announced today that EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the representative of the underwriters for the Company s initial public offering, which was consummated on May 13, 2011, has