Latest Press Release on small business

Landrieu Legislation Reforms SBA's Disaster Recovery Role
Bill would also provide assistance to families impacted by Chinese-made drywall WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today introduced "The Small Business ...

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Arrow Partnership Announces That Brian Aratani Joins the Firm
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO -- 11/02/09 -- Arrow Partnership announces that Brian Aratani joins the firm. Brian will lead Arrow's Small and Mid-Sized Business Practice. Brian has more than 15 years of experience in public accounting (most rece..

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Emerging Markets Offer Operators Best Opportunity to Gain Foothold in Growing Mobile Business Customer Market, Says ABI Research
NEW YORK - While still a small portion of the total mobile market, business customers offer between 20% and 80% greater ARPUs than the average mobile consumer in emerging markets. As well, mobile business customer revenues will grow over the next five years from one to four percentage

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SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in New York
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of New York as a result of excessive rai

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Regional Developer Brings Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Investments to Texas Aspiring Business Owners
HOUSTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Small business regional developer Bob Tierno, amidst a lagging state-wide economy and nearly 10 percent unemployment rate, is bringing more and more opportunities for jobs and economic growth to the state of Texas. As a seasoned Regional Developer of

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SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations is November 25
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) of the November 25, deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storms and flooding that began September 18. PNPs loca

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SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Silver Creek to Close November 6
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces today that the Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) located in Chautauqua County, New York will cease operations Friday, November 6 at the close of business. The SBA urges those affected by the severe sto

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December 5 is Deadline to Apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans in New Hampshire
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in New Hampshire that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available to small businesses economically impacted by the severe ice storm that occurred December 11, 2008. “Businesses that s

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Latest Nortel Software Release Offers SMBs New Levels of Simplicity and Unified Communications
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 11/03/09 -- Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can obtain productivity, cost-savings and the investment protection critical to success in today's business environment with new unified communications-based (UC) software fro..

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Atlanta Business Brokerage Firm Launches Discount Service for Victims of The Great Recession
ATLANTA, GA -- 11/03/09 -- BizPlacements.com, LLC, an Atlanta-based business brokerage and placement firm, today announced the launch of www.SkinnyListings.com, a new discount listing service for small bu..

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Latest Wells Fargo Survey: Expectations for Increased Revenues Improve Small Business Owner Optimism
SAN FRANCISCO - Optimism among small business owners improved during October, driven by improved outlook for revenue, capital spending and hiring, according to the latest results of the quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Concluded October 9, the latest

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Governor Rendell Requests Disaster Assistance for Columbia County Fire Victims
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Columbia County a disaster area after an Oct. 25 fire in Bloomsburg that destroyed four buildings and affected at least 30 residents and six bu...

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Sage Summit Session to Share Social CRM Trends via Live Webcast
SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- 11/03/09 -- Sage North America, which provides business management software and services to more than 2.9 million small and mid-sized businesses in Canada and the United States, today announced CRM industry analyst Brent Leary wil..

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Harris Congratulates Darrel Hackett on Being Named One of Crain's Chicago Business' 2009 '40 Under 40'
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Bank is proud to congratulate Darrel Hackett, Senior Vice President, Small Business Banking, on being named one of Crain's Chicago Business' "40 Under 40" Award Winners for 2009. "Being selected a Crain's '40 Under 40' is ...

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Capital Access Network, Inc. Releases Credit and Debit Card Sales Trends Data for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
ATLANTA, GA -- 11/03/09 -- Capital Access Network, Inc.'s (CAN) Data Services Division today introduced the Capital Access Network Small Business Credit Sales Report (SBCS Report), highlighting quarterly credit and debit same store card sales trend..

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Mike Osredker, Tercon Director of Business Development and Global Marketing, to Chair The American Small Business Coalition Executive Committee
VIENNA, Va. - Mike Osredker, Tercon Consulting’s Director, Business Development and Global Marketing, has been named Chair of The American Small Business Coalition’s (The ASBC) 2009/2010 Executive Committee. The ASBC is a membership organization exclusively focuse

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Advantage Capital Finances Mississippi’s Old South Brick & Supply Co.
JACKSON, Miss. - Advantage Capital Partners and its small business lending division BizCapital has provided Mississippi New Markets Development program financing to Old South Brick & Supply Co., a Jackson-based distributor and retailer for bricks, brick supplies, fireplaces and fireplace

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Egnyte Dials Up Blackberry and Android Device Support for Office-On-the-Go File Access, File Sharing and Backup
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Egnyte, a leading provider of on-demand file server solutions, today introduced Blackberry and Android device interfaces that allow small business users secure access to all their business files via their Blackberry or Android-powered smartphones. The announcement coi

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First South Bank Awarded Certified and Preferred Lender Status by Small Business Administration
WASHINGTON, N.C., Nov. 3 -- First South Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSBK), parent holding company of First South Bank (the "Bank"), is pleased to announce the Bank has been awarded both Certified and Preferred Lender status by the Small Business Administratio...

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Sage North America Announces Customer Awards Program Finalists
ATLANTA, GA -- 11/03/09 -- Sage North America, whose business management software and services are used by more than 2.9 million small and midsize businesses in the United States and Canada, announced today the finalists in its second annual Custom..

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Emerging Trend for 2010: Commercial Mobile Banking
- Having anytime-anywhere access to financial information for business customers is imperative; especially to efficiently manage businesses’ cash flow in today’s economic environment. According to Aite, more than one-third of small businesses would consider using mobile banking

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Banterra Bank Launches Specialty Finance Division with Help from Cypress Software’s BizMark System
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - Banterra Bank of Eldorado, Ill. has selected Cypress Software Systems LP’s BizMark small business

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SBA Approves Governor Rendell's Disaster Assistance Request for Columbia County
Declaration Makes Assistance Available to Victims in Surrounding Counties HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved his request for disaster assistance for damages cau...

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Don’t Bid! Brings Hope to Small Businesses
The release of Debi Einmo’s first book, Don’t Bid! Insider secrets For Small Business To Benefit From Government Spending provides the missing link for small businesses to grab a slice of the $750 billion-dollar-pie available in government contracts./I/P POrlando, FL (Vocus)...

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Fort Worth SCORE Expert Vernita Naylor Joins the SCORE Women's Success Blog
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" announces that Vernita Naylor of Fort Worth, Texas, has joined the SCORE Women's Success Blog at www.score.org. Naylor will off...

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