Small businesses turn to Square for credit transactions – USA Today

Small businesses turn to Square for credit transactions – USA Today
Despite a struggling economy, Square has found a lucrative niche among small businesses and is becoming a go-to fixture for a variety of companies ranging from those hawking quirky goods to vendors at local farmers’ markets. Even some …

3 area businesses put out call for 20,000 turkeys, destined for food bank – Arizona Daily Star
Three local businesses are racing to collect turkeys for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. The goal is to round up 20,000 birds to feed those in need. To reach that number, Casino Del Sol Resort, Mr. An’s Teppan Steak and Sushi and Tucson …

Exclusively in Sunday’s The News-Press – News-Press

Exclusively in Sunday’s The News-Press – News-Press
Then he sat down with The News-Press for an in-depth interview to talk about the past and his future. After years of cutting staff, trimming inventory and slashing capital expenses to survive the recession, Southwest Florida businesses now must …

Businesses partner to benefit HAAM during holiday season – Your Houston News
With the enormous increase in the clientele at Humble Area Assistance Ministries this past year, several businesses are stepping forward to ensure the holidays are a success. Walgreens throughout the area as well as Deerbrook Mall are collecting new and …

Newport News considers more seafood businesses in Southeast Community – Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS Fish, scallops and crabs might unlock the potential of 35 acres of former housing authority property on lower Jefferson Avenue. Only one city block separates the city-owned Seafood Industrial Park the nation’s sixth largest …

Veteran-owned businesses face problems with VA – Army Times
Lawmakers grilled Veterans Affairs Department officials Wednesday about why veteran-owned businesses ranked eighth in priority for government contracts despite laws and regulations that are supposed to put veterans first. The answers provided at …

Webinar will advise businesses on how to use LinkedIn site – NWI.com

Webinar will advise businesses on how to use LinkedIn site – NWI.com
It’s also one of the world’s most underused business development tools, Frontier states in a news release. Frontier said the webinar can help businesses build a successful presence on LinkedIn and execute a strategy that drives results. The webinar will …

LA’s small businesses drop almost 2% – The Business Journal
There were 1.8 percent less small businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana area in 2009 then there were before the recession began in 2008, according to an On Numbers report. There were 6.96 million small businesses in the nation’s 938 …

Newport News considers more seafood businesses in Southeast Community – Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS Fish, scallops and crabs might unlock the potential of 35 acres of former housing authority property on lower Jefferson Avenue. Only one city block separates the city-owned Seafood Industrial Park the nation’s sixth largest …

Tucson businesses seek 20K turkeys for food bank – Arizona Daily Star
Three local businesses are racing to collect turkeys for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. The goal is to round up 20,000 birds to feed those in need. To reach that number, Casino Del Sol Resort, Mr. An’s Teppan Steak and Tucson Appliance …

Area businesses invited to participate in Jean Days for Charity – Jordan Independent
Make casual Friday a lot more purposeful with Southwest Newspapers Jean Days for Charity. Southwest Newspapers invites companies and businesses in the southwest metro to participate in the monthly fundraising effort, aimed at supporting local non …

Power outage temporarily strikes businesses along Navarro – Victoria Advocate
Granted, we are willing to cook on gas stoves, but it will be in the dark.” Witnesses said the electricity was out at H-E-B Foods Plus, as well as other businesses down North Navarro Street to Lowes. “I think probably the wind caused it …

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 …

200,000 homes, businesses dark – Los Angeles Daily News
Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses remained without power in the greater Los Angeles area Friday, and thousands of students stayed home for the second straight day, but the windstorm that disrupted thousands of lives died down hours earlier than expected.

A/Cs stolen from two S. Topeka businesses – Topeka Capital-Journal
Three A/C units worth $15,000 total were stolen early Friday from two south Topeka businesses that are less than a mile apart, authorities said Saturday, though no connection between the thefts had been established. According to Topeka police …

Alcohol businesses slow to ferment in bayou region – Houma Courier
Entrepreneurs interested in making and sell alcoholic beverages have businesses brewing in the bayou region, but a lack of appropriate space for small breweries and distilleries has slowed their progress. Leith Adams, a professor at Nicholls …

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