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23 min ago | Scoop

Cosgrove: Taking New Zealand's SME's forward

Friday, 25 July 2008, 4:44 pm Speech: New Zealand Government Embargoed until 4.30pm, 25 July 2008 Speech Taking New Zealand's SME's forward – speech to the New Zealand Small Business Summit Venue: Sky ...

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4 hrs ago | KEZI-TV Eugene

Minimum wage set to rise 70 cents, but higher costs across the board eat into the raise

About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents.

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Fri Jul 25, 2008

The Huffington Post

Chris Gunn: The Diversion of Small Business Contracts to Large Corporations is Alive and Well

Last week, Frank Bass from the Associated Press reported that within the small federal contracting world location might mean everything.

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Shout99.com

Late payments hit small businesses

Large companies are exploiting small businesses by delaying invoice payments and imposing new terms and settlement fees on owners, according to the Federation of Small Businesses .

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Investor Ideas

Research Report Update by Emerging Growth Research on Showcase...

Jul 24, 2008 - InvestorIdeas.com and Techsectorstocks.com, a Technology Stocks Investor Portal within InvestorIdeas.com, announce the availability of an updated research report for Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc.

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ITworld

Plugging iPhones into small businesses

July 24, 2008, 01:48 PM - Network World - Apple's iPhone drew criticism when first released because of tepid enterprise business support.

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Boston Globe

Minimum wage for US rises to $6.55

The national minimum wage is set to increase by 70 cents today to $6.55 an hour, the second of three increases to take place after the wages earned by the nation's poorest and least educated failed to rise for ...

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

PR-inside.com

California Tax Measure Adversely Impacts Small Business

The controversial tax measure -- one provision in a state budget plan calling for $8.2 billion in new taxes -- is designed to close a loophole for large corporations and generate $1.1 billion for the state.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, California, California Government, Los Angeles Metro, San Francisco Metro

Charlotte Business Journal

Small businesses want input into greenhouse gas rules

Small business advocates want to make sure the Environmental Protection Agency gets their input before they issue regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Tideland News

Tapping the Talent, Tools and Network Needed for Small Business Success

When you start a family, the first thing on your to-do list is probably not to launch a new business venture.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Personal Finance, Bank of America, Financial Services, Banking, Marketing

TechNewsWorld

Giving Your Site a Social Life

When shopping for a one-stop-shop solution in building a social platform, small businesses should consider various elements, including original content, aggregate content and user interaction, notes Yann Motte, ...

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Social Software, Blog News, Internet, Science / Technology

The Capital Letter

Fuel for the Small Businesses - Small Business Loans UK

Entrepreneurship does not imply setting up a large business all of a sudden. Small businesses of today are the building blocks for tomorrow's large corporations.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

KYKR-FM

Minimum Wage Set to Rise, but Views Vary

The national minimum wage is set to increase by 70 cents on Thursday to $6.55 an hour, the second of three increases to take place after the wages earned by the nation's poorest and least educated failed to ...

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Racine Journal Times

Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar

About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents.

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Humboldt Beacon

Tech Beat: Five ways technology can transform your business

Like many of the small businesses I work with, I typically avoid recent technology.

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Pc4media

Search Engine Optimization for Small Businesses

I found this article, " Why SEO Industry Needs Small Business ", written by Matt McGee of Marchex .

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EERE Network News

Pennsylvania Creates a $500 Million Alternative Energy Fund

Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell has approved a bill that establishes a $500 million fund to support alternative energy projects.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Personal Finance, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

TMCnet

Compliance Coach Announces Harland Financial Solutions Will Market...

Compliance Coach Inc., a provider of automated regulatory compliance solutions to the financial services industry, today announced that Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., will market its industry leading ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Hotel Interactive

AAHOA Meets With ADA Officials And Testifies At A Public Hearing

Monday, July 21, 2008 The Asian American Hotel Owners Association engaged in a Small Business Roundtable meeting with officials from the U.S. Department of Justice and key leaders of the small business ...

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The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Feds fall short on small business contracts

The federal government failed to meet its goal of awarding 23 percent of its procurement dollars to small businesses, according to preliminary 2007 data.

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