Businesses need the creative side to grow further – Pretoria News
On the other extreme you have businesses that are so obsessed with reporting controls that they lose the creative spirit that is needed to grow the company. This is the story of Apple in the years of the absence of Jobs. Some companies in the motor …

Focus on Online Marketing Tips and Best Practices for Small Businesses – Yahoo Finance
JPM – News), is teaming up with Google again this fall to host a series of seminars aimed at helping small business owners grow their businesses online. The seminars and online webinars are free of charge to Ink from Chase cardmembers and will feature …

Businesses digging out, pondering future – Scranton Times-Tribune
It is too early to tell if the stores will reopen, they said. Other businesses in the flood-ravaged plaza also will remain closed indefinitely. Redner’s has floodgates that can protect the store until the Susquehanna River rises to 37 feet. The river rose …

Downtown Lincoln businesses flooded by main break – Sioux City Journal
(AP) – Businesses in downtown Lincoln are cleaning up a mess … Zoo Bar co-owner Pete Watters told the newspaper that most of the bar’s basement was flooded, leaving a pool at least shin-deep.

Massachusetts to get $22M from feds for small businesses – My Fox Boston
CAMBRIDGE (AP) – Gov. Deval Patrick says Massachusetts will be receiving $22 million through a federal program aimed at helping small businesses grow. The governor announced on Thursday that the state has been awarded the funds through the State …

New Research From Carbonite Shows Majority of Small Businesses Are Not Prepared for a Data Disaster – Yahoo Finance
CARB – News), a leading provider of online backup solutions for consumers and small and medium sized businesses. The Carbonite study, which surveyed 130 small business owners in August 2011, revealed that 81 percent of small businesses consider data to be …

National Solid Wastes Management Association: City of Dallas Admits Flow Control Tax Will Cost North Dallas Businesses the Most – Yahoo Finance
“The actual cost of the flow control tax,” said Brown, “will be $19 million dollars a year placing a real burden on businesses struggling to succeed in a difficult economy and making Dallas even less competitive with suburban communities.” “Green …

Bloomsburg Residents, Businesses React to Fair Cancellation – msnbc.com
Bloomsburg, Columbia County — The official decision to cancel the 157th Bloomsburg Fair is drawing mixed reviews around town.As expected, the response to the news has run the gamut– a virtual split between those who agree with it, and those who don’t.One …

SBA offers weather disaster loans for small businesses – The Business Journal
The loans help both businesses depending on farmers and ranchers that have had agricultural production losses, as well as businesses directly hurt by the weather, according to Alfred Judd, director of the SBA s Disaster Field Operations Center West.

Candidates bash stimulus, campaign at companies – San Jose Mercury News
But since February 2009, Texas government agencies and businesses have received more than $17 billion … said last month on Fox News Sunday. “After the stimulus was passed and the money was there, why should my constituents or anyone else …

Homes and businesses swamped in NY, Pa. – Newsday
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. The swollen Susquehanna River began returning to its banks Friday in Pennsylvania and New York after swamping thousands of homes and businesses in some of the highest floodwaters ever seen. But most of the 100,000 people …

Sprint Continues Nationwide Ethernet Access Expansion for Businesses – StreetInsider.com
Enhanced Ethernet access coverage for Sprint Global MPLS and Dedicated Internet Access provides businesses and wholesale partners with more opportunities to reduce network costs for high-bandwidth locations and simplify the complexity of maintaining …

Good News for Small Businesses in a Tough Economy: Best Merchant Rates Exposes Hidden Secrets of the Credit Card Processing Industry – Consumer Electronics Net
In an effort to bolster small businesses nationwide, Best Merchant Rates launched an aggressive campaign to re-educate merchants on the credit card processing industry. Small businesses are the bread and butter of the US, said Danny Choi, founder of Best …

HCR Group Named One of Britain s Brightest Businesses by the Telegraph – Newswiretoday.com
Replace these Affiliate Programs at ANYTIME! Your banner here within the next hour. The Telegraph 1000 list celebrates 1000 UK businesses that have weathered the economic storm and are set to be the foundation for the UK s recovery. Working with …

Salesforce for QuickBooks Improves Customer Relationship Management for Small Businesses – Yahoo Finance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU – News) unveiled Salesforce for QuickBooks, enabling small businesses to easily manage their customer relationships and close more deals. Salesforce for QuickBooks is the result of an …

Obama jobs plan spurs cautious hope among businesses – Los Angeles Times
For a lot of businesses in California and the rest of the nation, there didn’t seem to be much that President Obama could have said to sway them that Washington was able to help foster new jobs, but some liked his proposed $447-billion package …

JEDO board to discuss bonds, businesses – Topeka Capital-Journal
Sections in both contracts stipulate 10 percent of the sales tax money Go Topeka receives for economic development is to be used for economic development for socially and economically disadvantaged people and businesses. Voting members of the …

Why businesses should target family market – Channel NewsAsia
This is the assessment of Government Parliamentary Committee Chairman Seah Kian Peng, as he officiated at the close of the “We Welcome Families Week” at nex mall on Saturday, which saw more than 50 family-friendly businesses took part …

Haridopolos speaks to small businesses in Orlando – The Business Journal
His message: The Florida Legislature wants to help small businesses. The seminar was held to bring small business owners together, network and learn about Florida s future for business owners. Haridopolos highlighted key decisions the Florida …