| Sales of small businesses are down | By CAROLINE FOSTER
Posted: 4/7/2009 10:58:32 PM | | The struggling economy isn't just affecting those attempting to start their own business - new figures show that small business owners attempting to sell their business have been negatively impacted... |
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| Senators call for small business advocate | By J.S. VANDERBERG
Posted: 3/25/2009 10:49:57 PM | | Members of the Senate are asking for the government to create a position in the Office of the United States Trade Representative which will focus on the trade issues of small businesses... |
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| Before starting a small business, try an internship | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 3/24/2009 9:39:38 PM | | A recent report finds that a majority of Americans have at least considered starting a small business, but one expert says before diving into that career a person might want to consider an internship... |
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| Most Americans consider starting a small business | By SONIA PARKER
Posted: 3/23/2009 9:54:50 PM | | It seems that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the U.S. with a new survey finding that the majority of Americans have either started or considered starting their own small business... |
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| It might be a good time to start a small business | By PAULINE CROSS
Posted: 3/20/2009 8:25:20 PM | | With the economy showing no signs of immediate turn around and many Americans losing their jobs some people are looking for new opportunities in the job market. According to one expert, this might be a perfect time to start a new small business... |
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| Study finds most SMBs were profitable in 2008 | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 3/12/2009 10:36:35 PM | | A new study released today finds that many small business owners in the U.S. are optimistic about the future of their companies with the majority showing a profit in 2008... |
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| SMB optimism fades | By EVELYN BRANDT
Posted: 3/10/2009 9:27:07 PM | | The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) says its latest survey of small business optimism fell 1.5 points in February, bringing the optimism level dangerously close to its lowest level in the 35-year history of the survey... |
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| Can an "entrepreneur drug" be created? | By EVELYN BRANDT
Posted: 3/6/2009 11:14:06 PM | | Scientists have said successful small business owners have a different chemical make-up in their brain and now say that chemistry could be replicated in a pill to help other entrepreneurs become successful... |
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| More people starting SMBs to solve problems | By THOMAS GRANT
Posted: 3/6/2009 11:12:01 PM | | It appears that instead of giving money to charities, or creating non-profits to help fix a problem in the world, a number of people are starting small businesses with the hope that they can do good in the world... |
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| Government agencies can help SMBs | By EDWARD CAVANAUGH
Posted: 3/4/2009 10:39:44 PM | | Even in good economic times small business owners sometimes need some help, but often they're unaware of how to get it. During the current recession it may be good for SMBs to begin looking at various assistance programs from the government... |
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