Small businesses in Texas are less optimistic about the economy – The Business Journal
Most large businesses in Texas are planning to hire more people … These results aren t entirely surprising given the mixed economic news and uncertainties in the broader economy that we have seen in recent months.

Eastern Iowa Catering Businesses Wade Into Their Busy Season – KCRG.com
With the spring and summer wedding period behind them, caterers are gearing up for their next busy time holiday events and parties for businesses and private groups. Nobody starts to think about booking for the holidays until August is over, says …

Britain Probes Banks Failure to Lend to Black Businesses – Bloomberg
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ordered an inquiry into lending by British banks to black and ethnic-minority businesses after evidence suggested they are being discriminated against. Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell and Equalities …

Small businesses prepare sales for holiday shoppers – Richmond County Daily Journal
With holiday shopping just around the corner, small businesses across the county are preparing for shoppers. Jennifer Wrenn, owner of Wrenn s Jewelers in Rockingham, said they will be open on Thanksgiving Day, from 2 to 7 p.m., on Friday from 10 a.m. to …

St. Paul businesses go to court over Central Corridor project – msnbc.com
There is no doubt that the construction and destruction along busy University Avenue has cost businesses along the route, in customers and cash. However, there is money built into the project to help those merchants. “It is for businesses that …

Some businesses forgoing Black Friday midnight opening – Fox 13 Now – Salt Lake City
Nordstrom too is waiting to open their doors Friday morning. They plan to open at 9 a.m. But some businesses are still eager to get the biggest sales day of the year at the stroke of midnight. Macy’s is one of them, and some select stores inside …

Power Cuts Hurt Uganda Businesses – Investors Business Daily
Nov 22, 2011 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX … an acute power deficit has led to extended electricity cuts across the country. Some homes, businesses and even hospitals are going without power for days at a time. In the past week …

Survey Reveals Businesses Fail to Extract Value from Information – Yahoo Finance
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire -11/24/11)- Research released today by information management company Iron Mountain reveals that businesses across Europe are failing to make the most of their information. Two out of three (69 per cent …

Businesses try to coexist with Occupy camp in park – Herald Times
Small businesses near Peoples Park recently have complained to the city about human waste on the walls of their buildings, drug deals and marijuana smoke within feet of their doors, an increased homeless presence and a constant overflow of …

Unprecedented tool developed for small businesses to find and compare health insurance plans – Yahoo Finance
For the first time ever, it will allow small businesses to research locally available products in an unbiased manner and foster a more transparent and competitive marketplace. This new information will help business owners navigate what has …

Businesses take big loss with Henley bridge shutdown – WVLT
SOUTH KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Businesses along Chapman Highway have had to deal with quite a bit in the past year – ever since the Henley Street Bridge closed. But very few imagined just how much of an impact it would have. Now, even those at the state …

Businesses That Have Succeeded with Venture Capitalist Help – Transworld News
Venture capital is big business for both investors and startups. In fact, according to the MoneyTree Report by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers, venture capitalists invested approximately $21.2 billion in deals in the …

Check confirms businesses drop sales of forbidden drugs – Chicago Sun-Times
AURORA Five Aurora businesses which in the past sold synthetic drugs now banned by the city no longer are selling the substances, Aurora police said Monday. Police randomly checked the five businesses last week, and all five told investigators they no …

Businesses Unprepared to Support New Mobile Ways of Working, According to Citrix Survey – Business Wire
The data reveals that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are coming under growing pressure to enable their employees to use their personal smartphones, tablets and other devices for business use. Some 25 percent of companies are already supporting …

Survey Says: Most Small Businesses Hate Groupon – Huffington Post
Most popular was Facebook, loved by 76 percent. Somewhere in the middle, LinkedIn got accolades from 63 percent of the business owners, with professional services businesses and those with 50 or fewer employees being its biggest fans.

Small Businesses Feel Crunch Of Italy’s Debt Woes – KQED
“I decided that in a difficult time like this, I had to put my body in it as well.” Frare was trying to draw attention to the difficulty Italian businesses are having getting credit right now. He says he has orders from retailers he can’t fill …

Cooperative Businesses Give Consumers A Choice to Shop Local without Compromising Value – YAHOO!
To kick off the recently announced 2012 Year of the Cooperative, the Choose A Co-op movement (ChooseACoop.com) – focused on the importance of supporting cooperative businesses – has begun. The Choose A Co-op video – which presents our current economic …

Water main break disrupts businesses in Newmarket – Seacoast Online
NEWMARKET A water main break on Route 108 caused disruptions to businesses on North Main Street from Dame Road to Bay Road on Monday morning. The break occurred outside Great Bay Dental on North Main Street (Route 108) at about 7:30 a.m …

Check confirms businesses drop sales of forbidden drugs – Chicago Sun-Times
AURORA Five Aurora businesses which in the past sold synthetic drugs now banned by the city no longer are selling the substances, Aurora police said Monday. Police randomly checked the five businesses last week, and all five told investigators they no …

Businesses That Have Succeeded with Venture Capitalist Help – Transworld News
Venture capital is big business for both investors and startups. In fact, according to the MoneyTree Report by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers, venture capitalists invested approximately $21.2 billion in deals in the …

Survey Says: Most Small Businesses Hate Groupon – Huffington Post
Most popular was Facebook, loved by 76 percent. Somewhere in the middle, LinkedIn got accolades from 63 percent of the business owners, with professional services businesses and those with 50 or fewer employees being its biggest fans.

Unprecedented tool developed for small businesses to find and compare health insurance plans – Yahoo Finance
For the first time ever, it will allow small businesses to research locally available products in an unbiased manner and foster a more transparent and competitive marketplace. This new information will help business owners navigate what has …

Cooperative Businesses Give Consumers A Choice to Shop Local without Compromising Value – YAHOO!
To kick off the recently announced 2012 Year of the Cooperative, the Choose A Co-op movement (ChooseACoop.com) – focused on the importance of supporting cooperative businesses – has begun. The Choose A Co-op video – which presents our current economic …

Venezuela businesses brace for more price controls – madison
He said sweeping price regulations applied to goods and services in every area of Venezuela’s economy will inevitably hurt businesses already struggling with socialist-orientated policies established by President Hugo Chavez. While price controls already …

Businesses try to coexist with Occupy camp in park – Herald Times
Small businesses near Peoples Park recently have complained to the city about human waste on the walls of their buildings, drug deals and marijuana smoke within feet of their doors, an increased homeless presence and a constant overflow of …