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Hispanic Entrepreneurs Gather in San Juan

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Sep 21, 2007

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's annual convention includes networking events and an awards ceremony.  Read more

Small-Firm Investment Bill Approved

Sep 21, 2007

Federal lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that overhauls the government's main lending programs for small businesses.  Read more

DataCore Joins Intel's Enabled Server Acceleration Alliance

Sep 21, 2007

DataCore Software has announced that it is now a member of Intel's Server Acceleration Alliance (ESAA), allowing it to offer original equipment manufacturer...  Read more

Iomega Expands Network-Attached Storage Lineup

Sep 21, 2007

Iomega Corporation has extended its line of network attached storage (NAS) products with its new rackmount and desktop devices aimed specifically at small a...  Read more

ERT and SAP Eye Small Business

Sep 21, 2007

ERT Group has teamed up with SAP America to offer SAP Business One to small and midsize businesses.  Read more

Speakeasy to Sell Covad's ADSL2+ Broadband

Sep 21, 2007

Covad Communications Group has teamed up with Speakeasy, a division of Best Buy to sell Covad's ADSL2+ business-class broadband service.  Read more

Yahoo to Target SMB E-mail Market

Sep 21, 2007

Yahoo has announced plans to buy Zimbra, Inc., a next generation e-mail and collaboration software provider for a proposed $350 million. The acquisition woul...  Read more

Dell Simplifies Recycling for Business Owners

Sep 20, 2007

Dell announced this week the launch of an online product recovery and recycling service that will allow small-business owners to easily manage, return, and ...  Read more

Discover and Chase Expand Payment Options

Sep 20, 2007

Discover Financial Services and Chase Paymentech have teamed up to offer an integrated payments package to small and midsize business owners.  Read more

"Pants Suit" Dry Cleaners Forced to Sell

Sep 20, 2007

The owners of a dry-cleaning shop that successfully fended off a $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants are being forced to sell their business as a result...  Read more

Microsoft Unveils Resources for Hispanic Business Owners

Sep 20, 2007

Microsoft Corp. this week launched a series of Spanish-language resources for U.S. Hispanic small business owners that includes the Microsoft Office Spanish...  Read more

Verint Introduces Upgraded Version of Audiolog

Sep 20, 2007

Verint has unveiled the latest version of Audiolog, its call recording and monitoring solution specifically designed for small and midsize businesses in the...  Read more

WD Launches New My Book Storage Appliances

Sep 20, 2007

WD has unveiled its latest My Book external storage solution for small-business owners. The smaller, sleeker My Book Office Edition features remote access a...  Read more

Wells Fargo Offers Mobile Banking

Sep 19, 2007

Wells Fargo this week launched its mobile banking services for small businesses.  Read more

Hartford Targets Small Businesses

Sep 19, 2007

Hartford Financial Services Group will begin selling life and retirement insurance to small-business customers that already have commercial insurance with Ha...  Read more

HP Unveils Midsize Business Products

Sep 19, 2007

HP recently launched a line of technology products and services targeted specifically at midsize businesses.  Read more

Microsoft Releases .NET Micro Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1

Sep 19, 2007

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) this week announced the availability of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 2.0, featuring new tools ...  Read more

Polycom Announces New Wireless Server

Sep 19, 2007

Polycom has launched its KIRK Wireless Server 600v3 in the North American Market.  Read more

Business Program for Teenage Girls Kicks Off

Sep 19, 2007

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America last week launched its eighth annual entrepreneurship training and mentoring program for teenage girls.  Read more

U.S. Workers Ranked as World's Most Productive

By Angus Loten |  Sep 18, 2007

Thanks to longer workdays and better training, U.S. employees generate more overall value than those in other nations.  Read more

Best Small Employers Named

Sep 17, 2007

A mining company, a financial services firm, and a business consulting group were among top employers named this week in Principal Financial Group's 10 Best ...  Read more

CODA to Develop Real-Time Accounting System

Sep 17, 2007

CODA on Monday announced plans to develop the first on-demand financial system built using Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference's Force.com on-demand platform.  Read more

Experian Unveils New Credit Resource

Sep 17, 2007

Experian, the U.S. arm of Experian Group, on Monday announced its new online resource, BusinessCreditFacts.com.  Read more

Imation Upgrades Removable Hard Disk Storage

Sep 17, 2007

Imation on Monday announced several enhancements to its Imation Odyssey removable hard disk.  Read more

Innovation Leaders Heading to Washington

Sep 17, 2007

Business leaders and policymakers will gather in the nation's capital this week for the inaugural National Summit on American Competitiveness.  Read more

Minority Business Owners Honored

Sep 17, 2007

The president of a Virginia-based veteran-owned business was named Minority Small Business Person of the Year at the National Minority Enterprise Development...  Read more

Salesforce.com Launches On-Demand Platform

Sep 17, 2007

Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference (NYSE:CRM) unveiled its Force.com on- demand platform on Monday, dubbing it the first ever Platform-as-a-Service.  Read more

Entrepreneurs Boost Economies in Developing World

Sep 14, 2007

A recent survey of 84 countries conducted by the World Bank found a significant relationship between economic development and entrepreneurial activity around...  Read more

Exporters Gather for Conference on China

Sep 12, 2007

Exporters will head to Philadelphia later this month to discuss the obstacles of doing business in China, organizers said.  Read more

A Back-to-School Business Plan

By Max Chafkin |  Sep 1, 2007

Why an $8 billion market is suddenly up for grabs.  Read more

Competing With Adobe

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Sep 1, 2007

In May 2006, we wrote about ARTS PDF , which had decided to start competing against ...  Read more

How the 2007 Inc. 500 Companies Were Selected

By Jim Melloan |  Sep 1, 2007

This year's list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 200...  Read more

Inc. 500

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 2007

A view from the top of the entrepreneurial economy.  Read more

Introducing the Inc. 5,000

By Jim Melloan |  Sep 1, 2007

That's the Inc. 500 plus 4,500 new fast-growing companies.  Read more

Jacks of All Trades

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 2007

How do Inc. 500 honorees see themselves? You may be surprised.  Read more