Latest Press Release on small business

Landrieu Joins Secretary Geithner and SBA Administrator Mills at Small Business Financing Forum
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today joined Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills, other policymakers, lenders, a...

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Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
NEW YORK - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) today announced the launch of 10,000 Small Businesses -- a $500 million initiative that will unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education

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Human Rights Complaints Can Be Serious Business for B.C. Employers
VANCOUVER - A workplace human rights complaint can cost an employer money, time and reputation. Small business employers, which are 43% of B.C. businesses, can be hit especially hard if the case goes to a B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing. Legal fees might reach $20,000 to $30,000.

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SBA Honors Emerging 200 Initiative Milwaukee Graduates on November 18th
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Landrieu Comments on Updated SBA Disaster Response Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair, Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today released the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration's release of an updated Disaster Response Plan, an...

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Minister of State Congratulates National Canadian Youth Business Foundation Award Winners
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 11/17/09 -- The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), extended her congratulations to the winners of the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) 2009 Nation Builder Award: - David..

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SBA Forms Strategic Alliance with the Black Contractors Association of San Diego
SAN DIEGO - The district director of San Diego’s U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) office, Ruben Garcia, has signed a strategic alliance with the Black Contractors Association (BCA) of San Diego and its president/CEO, Abdur-Rahim Hameed. BCA San Diego works to unite and empower

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Survey Says: Boost Productivity by Outsourcing Payroll
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - For higher productivity, small business owners should hire a payroll

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Insite Advice Named One of the Best in St. Louis Web Design
St. Louis Small Business Monthly names Insite Advice as one of St. Louis’ best in web design in its November issue. St. Louis Small Business Monthly previously acknowledged the company as a Top Twenty Under Twenty business in St. Louis in 2008./I/P PSt. Louis, MO (PRWEB) November ...

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NASA Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects for Development
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation projects that include research to minimize aging of aircraft, new techniques for suppressing fires on spacecraft and advanced transmitters for deep space communications.

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Sixth Annual Boot Camp Helps Women Entrepreneurs Stimulate Business
PHOENIX, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix-area women business owners will have a chance to tap into valuable educational resources and connect with hundreds of other successful female entrepreneurs when the Sixth Annual Women Entrepreneurs' Small Business Boot Camp convenes at the Chapar...

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American Express OPEN® Announces Multi-Partner Government Contracting Program to Help Small Business Owners Win Government Contracts and Stimulus Funds
SAN FRANCISCO - American Express OPEN®, the small business division of American Express®, today launched OPEN for Government Contracts: Victory in ProcurementSM (VIP) for Small Business, a national program to help small business owners c

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Lathem Offers 30 Day Free Trial of AirTime® Wireless Wall Clock System -- Sample the Benefits of Synchronized Time Today
Today more than ever time is money. Lathem's AirTime wireless wall clocks offer accurate, affordable and easy-to-install solution for small business./I/P PAtlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 -- Lathem Inc., one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of time, labor and secu...

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Voting for 2009 Small Business Book Awards Begins Today
Small Business Trends, an online publication with more than 250,000 readers monthly, opened nominations and voting for their 2009 Small Business Book Awards -- Reader's Choice edition. Voting runs from Nov. 19 through Nov. 30, 2009 at a href= http://topbizbooks.questionpro.com/ onclick= li...

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Associated Bank Named Top SBA Lender in Wisconsin for the Fifth Year in a Row
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Associated Bank was named the No. 1 Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in Wisconsin for fiscal year 2009, according to a recent SBA report. Associated surpassed all other banks in number of loans originated with more than three times that of the second-highest lende

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“I Love Local Commercials” Showcases Central Florida Zoo Illustrating When “Nature Calls”, Rhett & Link Will Be There – With Their Camera!
KENNESAW, Ga. & SANFORD, Fla. - MicroBilt, a leader in risk management information for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that Central Florida Zoo is the next small business to be featured in the Rhett & Link “I Love Local Commercials” series.

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New Scholarship to Help Small Business Employees Complete Business Degrees Online
Western Governors University Launches Small Business Leadership Scholarship SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Governors University, www.wgu...

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RETAIL TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS (RTE) is Named One the Top 100 South Florida Small Businesses by Business Leader Media
RETAIL TECHNOLOGY EXPERTSTM (RTE) was recognized as one of the Top 100 South Florida Small Businesses by Business Leader Media. /I/P PDoral, FL (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 -- a href= http://www.retailtechnologyexperts.com onclick= linkClick( this.href ); target= _blank title= RETAIL...

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Amid Member Defections, U.S. Chamber and its President Face Protestors in San Francisco
Coalition of local business owners and organizations call on U.S. Chamber's President Tom Donohue to stop protecting a small number of CEOs and start supporting businesses and consumers in California SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Outside of the U.S. Cha...

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Leo Burnett Uses Creative Prowess to Benefit Small Business Owners
CHICAGO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Leo Burnett USA is partnering with the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), a global network of small business owners, to launch 'THE LEOS,' an exciting new award that gives current U.S. EO members in good standing the opportunity to...

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Doyenz Receives 2009 SMB Excellence Award from Major Market Research Firm
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Doyenz, Inc., the first company to deliver a virtualization and cloud-based managed service platform for providing Active Disaster Recovery, Failover in the Cloud and Migrations in the Cloud to the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market, today announced tha

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Few Attend Obama National Small Business Conference, According to the American Small Business League
PETALUMA, Calif. - The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: After announcing that the Obama Administration would, convene a conference…that will bring together regulators, congressional leaders, lenders and small businesses, to discuss the

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SBA Extends Time at Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Southeastern Indiana
ATLANTA - Residents and businesses affected by severe storms and flooding that occurred Aug. 4-9 in Indiana, still have time to take advantage of the opportunity to visit one of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s temporary Disaster Loan Outreach Centers where they can apply for

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SBA Disaster Loan Deadline is December 14; There is Still Time to Apply
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses that December 14 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in declared counties in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SBA declared a disaster as a result of the severe

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Nearly 20,000 SBA Loan Applications Yet to be Returned; November 23 is Deadline to Apply for Physical Damage
ATLANTA - With only a few days remaining before the November 23, application deadline for physical disaster loans, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it has approved 1,085 disaster loans for $40,361,300 to Georgia homeowners, renters, businesses

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