Small Business News
- UNC volunteers help transform vacant lot into a family's Habitat home Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:09AMEmily Ryan staggered her three volunteer work days in such a way that she saw the Habitat for Humanity house transform from a vacant lot into a nearly completed home.
- Marysville man adjusts after cancer ends military career Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:09AMSteve Allen served our country for 22 years, eight months and 29 days in two branches of the military. His country is paying him back for some of his sacrifices. Thanks to the Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the GI Bill of Rights, Allen receives money to attend Columbia College in Marysville.
- FoxTrax GPS Executive Errs on the Side of Caution for Small-Business Owners When it Comes to Tracking Employee Vehicles Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:09AMFoxTrax GPS President Pat Brannan weighs in on GPS technology involved in tracking personal vehicles on company time. While many business professionals are against the notion, Brannan and his company keep the business owner in mind and encourage usage of GPS tracking on all types of company fleet vehicles.Saint Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 20, 2011 In an age where “Big Brother” is watching, many ...
- TAG HEUER Makes Waves with New AquaRacer 500M Timepieces Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:09AMSince launching its first water-resistant case in 1895, TAG Heuer has been committed to designing the highest quality timepieces that stand up to the demanding challenges of professional diving, sailing and other water sports. The brand today underscored this dedication with the introduction of the Aquaracer 500M Automatic Chronograph and the full-black Aquaracer 500M Calibre 5.Marin, CA (Vocus ...
- Monnes Anderson appointed to health care committee Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMA local Gresham senator will now have her hand in health care legislation at the Capitol. Last week, Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem/Gervais/Woodburn, appointed Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham, to serve on the Legislative Advisory and Oversight Committee for the Oregon Health ...
- Reliant Finishing Systems Announces “Green Aware Initiative” Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMReliant Finishing Systems, a leading U.S. manufacturer of powder coating systems, has expanded their commitment to going “green” by revising the company’s packaging methods to eliminate tons of incidental waste each year. Reliant’s “Green Aware Initiative” focuses on a new method of crating the company’s equipment that significantly reduces the volume of wood materials being used by replacing ...
- Stock Your Workshop with Ingersoll Rand and Oregon Pneumatic Tools from MyAirTools.com Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMFounder of MyAirTools.com, Pam Maynard, is pleased to debut her brand new blog. The interactive platform is a complement to the main site, where customers are invited to browse a vast array of top notch tools from Ingersoll Rand and Oregon Pneumatic. The site is a one-stop-shop for Mr. and Ms. Fix-Its in need of impact wrenches, drills and drivers, construction equipment, grinders, and more ...
- Paddling to Eagle Island Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMFor me, one of the greatest joys of getting outdoors is encountering wildlife going about its day-to-day business in the wild. Getting close to a truly wild creature for even a brief moment can be wonderful.
- ImageWorks Studio Announces the Launch of New Marketing Packages to Address Small Business Needs Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMImageWorks Studio, an online branding and marketing company is pleased to announce a new line of offerings targeted specifically towards smaller businesses. With web design packages starting as low as $129/month, even companies with the tightest of budgets can afford to have best-in-class marketing and branding—without a fancy agency’s steep price tag.Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) July 20, 2011 ...
- Fed has to boost small biz Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:27AMThis week Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made his semiannual trek up Capitol Hill to report to Congress the state of the economy, as required by law. In his prepared remarks, Bernanke said there was more the Fed could do to pep up the anemic economy: "Even with the federal funds...
- City: take a hike! Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:27AMIt's tough enough to run a restaurant in the city without having to worry about rain runoff. But for Anthony Fasolino, a family member who helps run the kitchen at Yolanda's restaurant near Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, the weather is as costly as imported cheese. Yolanda's...
- Lotus turnaround plan gets govt endorsement Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:27AMNORWICH, July 17 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government is endorsing the turnaround plan for Group Lotus as it is do-able and achievable.
- Gum Tree building celebrates 100 years at the beach Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:24AMIn 1911, it was just another home sitting in the middle of Hermosa Beach with panoramic ocean views. But a century later, the building that now houses the store Gum Tree is a reminder of what this little beach town used to look like.
- Rates increasing for PECO customers Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:23AMSix months after electric competition was permitted into the Pennsylvania market, PECO customers can expect to see their bills increase at the end of the quarter, while some should also prepare to lose their discounts.
- CARLOTA program combines academic and physical training for Arizona's police officers at Central Arizona College Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:23AMCOOLIDGE – Visionaries tend to be proven right when history is begrudgingly viewed through the bifocals of skeptics.
- Q+A interview with Don Nicholson & Andrew Little Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21AMSunday 17th July, 2011 Q+A interview with Don Nicholson & Andrew Little. The interview has been transcribed below. The full length video interviews and panel discussions from this morning’s Q+A can be watched on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news ...
- Famous last words to the very end Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21AMRoger was a plunger, no, not in a janitorial sense but in a business one. He was a compulsive go-getter who, as often happens, married an exact opposite.
- Maximum Flexibility with Linux Dedicated Servers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:43PMMany people in the IT world select Linux dedicated servers as their hardware of choice because they offer maximum flexibility. Linux dedicated servers are openly sourced which allows for modification and distribution to the owners liking. Linux dedicated servers are useful for large corporations...
- HUFFPOST HILL - Debt Ceiling Transforms Everyone Into 3rd Graders Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:42PMNorth Dakota isn't technically a state ... but, then again, you already kinda knew that. Mark Warner's rigatoni might be the only thing standing between America and fiscal insolvency.
- HELPING HAITI: Iowa volunteers book one way ticket to Haiti Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:42PMEight days and counting. An Iowa couple is leaving life in the U.S behind and moving to Haiti. Caleb and Vanessa Short quit their jobs to help survivors of the earthquake rebuild their lives. The couple booked a one way ticket to Port-au-Prince.
- NASA STS-135 Report #13 4:30 p.m. CDT Thursday, July 14, 2011 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:38PMContinuing cargo transfer, news media interviews and exercise sessions kept Atlantis crew members busy Thursday morning. They enjoyed some welcome off-duty time during their afternoon.
- Couple makes a living with posh port-a-potties Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:37PMWhat do President Barack Obama, a backyard-wedding guest, Denzel Washington and a customer at Kmart have in common? They all have to use the restroom. And they are among the many who have had the opportunity to use restrooms provided by Portable...
- Interview with Tyson Fury: Determination is the Key | BoxingInsider.com - Boxing | Boxing News Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:37PMThey are both young, hungry and they equally dislike each other. They meet with the British and Commonwealth titles on the line but there is something more important at stake: with Haye out of the way, the landscape is open.
- Top Stocks of Bill Nygren's 7%-Return Fund: CMCSK, TEL, MA Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:35PMBy guruhl. I believe that business fundamentals and valuations will be more significant drivers of long-term returns than the crisis du jour. - Bill Nygren[b][/b] Read more » »
- Bernanke says default would widen deficit; makes clear stimulus not imminent Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:34PMWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned U.S. lawmakers Thursday that they would deliver a "self-inflicted" wound to the nation's economy by holding up efforts to raise the government's borrowing limit.
- Foreign firms sustain bull run on Qatar Exchange Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:34PMForeign institutions and local retail investors buying yesterday sustained the bull-run, albeit at lower levels, for the second day in the Qatar Exchange and its key index rose 0.18%.
- Kennedy family divided over Mass. family compound Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:33PMFor the Kennedys, the family compound has long been a place to relax, to celebrate and to grieve. Members of America's most glamorous political dynasty played touch football on the lawn, walked the beach and sailed the sound. The cluster of white-clapboard homes on Cape Cod served as the summer White House when Jack was president.
- Why Becoming An Entrepreneur is the Answer to Your Failed Job Searches Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:32AMYoung people need a new direction-- starting a business may be the way to go.
- Kenya: Negligence And Human Error Killing Us Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:32AMThe Highway Code in Kenya is in danger of being forgotten altogether. As a consequence there is much loss of human life, suffering and general misery.
- McCullough-Hyde opens urgent care Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:32AMHEALTH CAREMcCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital of Oxford opened a second urgent care outpatient facility in Brookville, Ind., said Neil Kamphaus, director of corporate health and urgent care and practice management at McCullough-Hyde.
- Meeting Set To Discuss New Law For Selling Copper Wire Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:31AMLITTLE ROCK — A new law designed to help reduce the chronic copper theft problem in the state is to take effect later this month, and scrap-metal dealers, police and lawmakers are to meet today to discuss the law and how it will work.
- UPS Coverage Launch: $80 Trefis Price Estimate Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:31AMUPS Coverage Launch: $80 Trefis Price Estimate
- Yahoo Q2 Earnings Preview: What We're Watching Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:30AMYahoo Q2 Earnings Preview: What We're Watching
- 5 signs we're already in a double-dip recession Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:30AMRemember when "double-dip" meant something good, like getting twice as much of that hard-shell chocolate dip on your ice cream cone? Now, because of our country's financial problems, the term is more often associated with a relapse into economic recession
- Easing Your Child's Math Anxiety Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:30AMFor a lot of students, no class conjures up feelings of anxiety more than math class. Sometimes just walking into a math classroom is enough to cause distress. Math anxious kids aren't always just 'stressed out' or dislike math; many feel they are unable to succeed in mathematics.
- Federal funds fill financing gap in border economy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:29AMMcALLEN — In three of the past four years, the city’s largest homebuilder was a nonprofit initiative to provide housing opportunities for low-income families. Using a combination of federal funds, private investment and mortgage payments,...
- Kenya: British American Targets Sh5.58 Billion Through IPO Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:29AMBritish American Investment Company Limited (British American) launches its initial public offer (IPO) today as it seeks to raise Sh5.58 billion for expansion.
- Pickleball Court Now Open for Those Who Relish the Game Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:23PMAnyone for pickleball? Pat Carroll, co-owner of Pat's Pickleball Court, has opened the modified playing area at the Patterson Ballfield area, located off Sycamore Avenue in Elm Grove. Carroll owns the business by a lease approved by Wheeling City Council last April.
- Animal Rescue Fundraiser Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:21PMKīhei Pet Supply will hold its first annual animal rescue fundraiser on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- UT opens playing surface study site Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:21PMKNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and AstroTurf broke ground on the study of the ground Wednesday.
- New law improves fairness for small business Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:20PMState House Memo On June 25, an important bill passed into law that will help improve fairness for New Hampshire's small-business owners and get our economy going. There is a natural tension between any taxpayer and any tax enforcement agency. This has always been true for business owners and the state Department of Revenue Administration. This tension is generally healthy and normal; most ...
- Erie native songwriter gives free concert at Vermont Tavern Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:20PMWhen it comes to music, Nashville does very well in Erie (the head-scratchingly small crowd for Marty Stuart's free concert at the Summer Festival of the Arts notwithstanding). But how does Erie do in Nashville?
- Chamber seeks nominees for busines honorees Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:20PMWho will be honored this year? In this photograph from the Cecil County Chamber of Commerce's 2010 Awards Gala, Union Hospital CEO Kenneth Lewis accepts the Executive of the Year award from Chamber Executive Director Laura Mayse. The Chamber is seeking nominees for its 2011 awards.
- 'Spin to Win' a free holiday Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:19PMSUNSHINE Coast Destination Limited today celebrated the launch of its largest marketing campaign by giving away a free Sunshine Coast holiday.
- Teen mobs Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:18PMOK, it’s time to stop making politically correct excuses for teen-mob violence in Philadelphia. I know, I know. The economy sucks and the inner city is getting hardest hit by budget cuts. Summer jobs are more scarce in Philly than clean streets. But give me a break. These mobs that are... [This is a summary. To read the full article on SouthPhillyReview.com, click the headline above.]
- Two small business workshops to focus on fundamentals, growth Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:18PMBUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS AND GROWTH: Two small business workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, in Salt Rock. The workshops "Business Fundamentals" and "Sustainable Growth" are part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) new training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time.
- Huelskamp discusses U.S. debt Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:29PMBetsy Blazer, Waterville, left, and Sally Hall, Marysville, talk to U.S. Congressman Tim Huelskamp, a Republican from Fowler who represents the Big First District, after the public meeting held last Thursday at the Marysville City Building.
- Ecological tannery up and running in Kastoria Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:28PMNaoum Ditsios took the plunge and invested the astronomical -- for these times -- amount of 11 million euros to build a cutting-edge environmentally friendly tannery in the northern Greek city of Kastoria.
- MailChimp Announces Integration with Mobile Commerce Platform Movylo Shop Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:28PMMailChimp integration with Movylo Shop gives users the power of mobile commerce and email marketing in the palm of their hand.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 MailChimp today announced an integration with the mobile commerce platform, Movylo Shop, giving MailChimp users a simple way to create mobile deals and promote them instantly to their MailChimp mailing list. “We are excited to offer ...
- Sunrise Festival attracts crowd Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:55AMSidney Herald The 21st annual Sunrise Festival of the Arts was one of the most well-attended events to date this past weekend with 70 vendors in attendance. The reason being? Wordâs spreading.