Online Registration Open for National Small Business Week - 3/16/2010
Dennis Byrne
WASHINGTON – Small business owners, the news media and others are invited to attend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week where the nation’s top entrepreneurs will be hailed during events held May 23-25, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Interested parties can register online at www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.comwhere additional information is available. The event will also be webcast live at the web site.
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IRS Embraces New Applications to Make Tax Information More Accessible to Small Businesses and the Self-employed - 3/10/2010
John Berger
Maximizing the Web’s convenience, accuracy and speed, IRS.gov, IRS’s web site, now assists millions of individual taxpayers, tax professionals, and small business owners to better understand and meet their tax responsibilities.
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Extension of SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small Business Lending - 3/4/2010
Hayley Matz
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday extending until March 28 the U.S. Small Business Administration’s ability to provide small business loans that are enhanced with special provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including a higher guarantee of SBA- backed loans and a waiver of loan fees normally paid by borrowers.
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SBA Proposes Women-Owned Small Business Rule To Expand Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities - 3/3/2010
Hayley Matz
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today released a proposed rule aimed at expanding federal contracting opportunities for women- owned small businesses (WOSB). The proposed rule is available for public comment for 60 days.
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An Analysis of Small Business and Jobs - 3/3/2010
Brian Headd
This report explains and provides visual depictions of the share of small business employment and the role that new businesses and fast growing businesses play in shaping our labor market. The report also tracks recent trends, including a decline in job turnover since the downturn of 2001.
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Women Business Owners to Lead the Nation in Job Creation - 2/18/2010
Rieva Lesonsky
According to new data projections from the Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, by 2018 women entrepreneurs will be responsible for creating between 5 million and 5.5 million new jobs nationwide!
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SBA, Minority Business RoundTable Renew Partnership To Expand Outreach to Minority Entrepreneurs - 1/25/2010
Tiffani Clements
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it renewed its two-year partnership agreement with the Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) to continue joint outreach efforts to minority entrepreneurs.
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Eight Ways to Boost Business Development in a Soft Economy - 7/12/2006
Adam Bujanowski, Marketing Strategist, NuRelm
When dealing with the decision maker, and to find ways to get to him or her quickly, follow these eight techniques to avoid downward price pressure, close more sales, and boost the bottom line.
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