Small Business News

Law creates paperwork fiasco for businesses

MSNBC - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:48pm
The House rejected an effort to repeal part of the new health care law that requires millions of businesses to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.


United States - Health care - Law - Tax - Accounting
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From food trucks to brick-and-mortar eateries

MSNBC - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 5:12pm

Food trucks have grown so popular in some areas that a growing number of young operators are opening up, er, less-mobile restaurants.





Food truck - Restaurant - Food - Recreation - Business
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10 hot startups with future potential

MSNBC - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:52am

"Hot" startups aren't the entrepreneurial equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. They are the companies that capture the hearts and minds of their potential customers — and market share.





Lottery - Gambling - Recreation and Sports - Canada - Lotteries
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MSNBC - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 7:52am
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Newsweek: Small-biz owners see little improvement

MSNBC - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:56pm
The National Small Business Association has released its midyear economic report. Based on a survey of 400 small-business owners, the semi-annual report found that only 11 percent have hired workers in the past year, 25 percent have cut jobs, and 41 percent say they are unable to secure adequate financing.


Business - Newsweek - United States - Magazines and E-zines - Magazine
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Republicans block small business lending bill

MSNBC - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:49pm

Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to increase small business lending, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama's jobs agenda.





Barack Obama - Small business - President of the United States - President - United States
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Obama makes case for business aid at sub shop

MSNBC - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 4:03pm

President Barack Obama is making his case for more small-business aid from a sub shop in central New Jersey.





Barack Obama - New Jersey - President of the United States - United States - President
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Shaun White line boasts skater style

MSNBC - Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:20pm

Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and his brother Jesse are in the third year of an apparel deal with Target Corp. that now covers boys, young men and shoes.





Shaun White - Olympic Games - Gold medal - Target Corporation - Clothing
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Obama urges small business initiatives passage

MSNBC - Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:45pm
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation that he says will help small businesses grow and hire again.


Barack Obama - President of the United States - President - United States - History
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Sales no stretch for maker of yoga mats

MSNBC - Sun, 07/25/2010 - 12:38pm

JadeYoga's mats now sell in 50 countries and account for half of the company's sales and revenue.





Yoga - Shopping - Religion and Spirituality - Mat - Teachers and Centers
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Obama to Senate: OK small business jobs plan

MSNBC - Fri, 07/23/2010 - 3:22pm
President Barack Obama urged the Senate to complete work on a small-business jobs plan that has been a subject of partisan wrangling but could come up for a vote within the next few days.


Barack Obama - President of the United States - United States Senate - Small business - President
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How to keep your employees engaged

MSNBC - Fri, 07/23/2010 - 8:11am
The cost-cutting actions employers have made to deal with the economic crisis have left businesses with fractured teams of disengaged employees.


Employment - United States - Business - Work - Labor
Categories: Small Business News

U.S. could lose $37 billion per year to tax havens

MSNBC - Tue, 07/20/2010 - 3:39pm
The U.S. government loses $37 billion per year in tax revenues because multinational corporations stash money in overseas tax havens, Democratic Senator Carl Levin says.


Carl Levin - United States - Multinational corporation - Federal government of the United States - Government
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Look here! Marketing lessons from Old Spice

MSNBC - Sun, 07/18/2010 - 12:53pm

Last week we saw two days that shook the viral marketing world. Old Spice, a long-neglected — if not forgotten — Procter & Gamble brand unleashed a social media blitz.





Old Spice - Social media - procter gamble - Viral marketing - Business
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What companies do to survive in tough times

MSNBC - Fri, 07/16/2010 - 12:52pm
During the downturn, plenty of companies are getting it right. They're doing it the same way businesses have survived bad economies for decades: through innovation, cutting costs and a little luck.


Business - Telecommunications - Equipment - Health - Tobacco
Categories: Small Business News

Small banks struggling despite bailouts

MSNBC - Wed, 07/14/2010 - 10:37am
To the list of economic woes squeezing small banks, add another one: government bailouts.


Bailout - Government - Business - Directories - Elizabeth Warren
Categories: Small Business News

Small businesses more pessimistic: survey

MSNBC - Tue, 07/13/2010 - 8:03am
Small businesses grew more pessimistic about their economic outlook in June in the face of weak sales and political uncertainty, the National Federal of Independent Businesses says.


Small business - Business - Economy - Business and Economy - National Federation of Independent Business
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Fed aiming to boost small business lending

MSNBC - Mon, 07/12/2010 - 2:09pm
Getting loans to small businesses is a critical ingredient to bolstering the economic recovery and reducing unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.


Ben Bernanke - Federal Reserve System - Chair of the Federal Reserve - Business - Small business
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MSNBC - Mon, 07/12/2010 - 2:09pm
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At some firms, leaving early Fridays is still OK

MSNBC - Fri, 07/09/2010 - 9:47am
Sometime after noon this Friday, employees of many small businesses will be indulging in a favorite summertime perk: They'll get to go home early.


Small business - Business - Business and Economy - Education - Accounting
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