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New Entrepreneurship Program at BU

Mar 28, 2007

The Boston University School of Management has created a new department to focus on cutting-edge entrepreneurship, the school announced Wednesday.  Read more

SBA Gulf Coast Loan Disbursements Hit 100,000

Mar 28, 2007

A year and a half after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, the federal government has disbursed more than 100,000 disaster-recovery loans worth $...  Read more

Consumer Confidence Declines in March

Mar 27, 2007

Following gains in February, consumer confidence declined in March, driven down by rising gas prices and uncertainty in the financial market, the Conference ...  Read more

Inc. 500 Computer-Design Firm Merges

Mar 27, 2007

JLT Mobile Computers is merging with DAP Technologies, a Canadian company that manufactures computers for rugged environments, the companies announced Tuesday.  Read more

Small-Business Owners Gather in Albany

Mar 27, 2007

The Business Council of New York State on Tuesday presented its annual Small Business Day at Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y.  Read more

Study: Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Unique

Mar 27, 2007

Entrepreneurship rates in Silicon Valley continued to grow faster than the national average despite the dot-com bust, according to a study sponsored by the S...  Read more

Spending on Business-Intelligence Tools Rising

Mar 27, 2007

Businesses across North American are expected to spend as much as $23.8 billion on business intelligence and performance management this year, an increase of...  Read more

Inc. 500 HR Firm Expands

Mar 26, 2007

ClearPoint Resources is expanding its operations by acquiring assets from several related companies, including National Med-Staff, AEM, and Pardyme, the comp...  Read more

Business Owners Less Optimistic

Mar 26, 2007

While more small-business owners were expecting conditions in their specific markets to improve in the March, their general outlook on the economy continued ...  Read more

Small-Business Owner Vies for Mrs. California Title

Mar 26, 2007

A small-business owner who was recently appointed to the California Small Business Board by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be vying for the Mrs. California ...  Read more

SBA Honors Natural-Disaster Heroes

Mar 26, 2007

The Small Business Administration will be honoring four employers and public officials who provided exceptional services in the aftermath of recent natural d...  Read more

Tech Expo for Business Owners

Mar 23, 2007

The San Diego Small Business Tech Expo, a free event aimed at providing business owners with information on business technology, will be held this weekend at...  Read more

CEOs Create Disaster-Response Guide

Mar 23, 2007

A taskforce of CEOs has launched a human-resources guide to disaster response to help private sector better prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, the Wa...  Read more

Pet Owners a Drain on Workplace Productivity

Mar 23, 2007

Employees fretting over their pets can be a drain on workplace productivity, according Canine Kingdom, an Albany, N.Y -based pet-advocacy group.  Read more

Senate Lawmakers Boost SBA Budget

Mar 23, 2007

The Senate on Friday approved $97 million in extra funding for the Small Business Administration's 2008 budget request, including funds for a microloan lendi...  Read more

Branding Law Classes for Entrepreneurs

Mar 22, 2007

A new graduate course at Babson College combines legal issues with branding strategies for entrepreneurs, the college announced this week.  Read more

Congress Re-Opens Immigration Debate

Mar 22, 2007

A bipartisan team of federal lawmakers on Thursday introduced an immigration-reform bill that would require undocumented foreign workers to return home befor...  Read more

Date Set for Small Business Week Events

Mar 22, 2007

The Small Business Administration will mark Small Business Week, an annual celebration of the nation's top entrepreneurs, with special events on April 23-24 ...  Read more

Electronic Payment Tool for Small Business

Mar 22, 2007

EZPay, a Chehalis, Wash.-based financial services firm, has launched an application that enables small businesses to have checks printed and mailed online, t...  Read more

Survey: Most Employees Bullied by Bosses

Mar 21, 2007

More than half of all U.S. workers have witnessed or been the victim of abusive behavior from an employer, a new survey shows.  Read more

Businesses Rally for Patent Law Reform

Mar 21, 2007

As many as 40 U.S. businesses have joined forces to rally for stronger patent laws that better protect American-made innovation in the global marketplace, of...  Read more

Venture-Backed Firms Outperform Private Sector

Mar 21, 2007

U.S. venture-backed companies have outperformed all other private-sector businesses in terms of job creation and revenue in recent years, a national study sa...  Read more

Partnership Expands Web Tools for Small Business

Mar 21, 2007

Register.com and Web.com have formed a strategic partnership to offer website design tools, hosting, and domain services for small businesses, the companies ...  Read more

Employers Turning to Better Call-Center Technology

Mar 20, 2007

More employers are using improved customer-database systems and other contact-center technologies in response to widespread complaints by customers about lon...  Read more

South Carolina Salutes Small Business

Mar 20, 2007

South Carolina's small-business leaders and advocacy groups are joining forces to present the state's fourth annual Salute to Small Business at the Columbia ...  Read more

Localized Online Ad Network

Mar 20, 2007

HopStop.com, a website that provides big city dwellers with travel directions on local public transportation systems, has launched a beta version of a locati...  Read more

Free Phone-Based Yellow Pages Search

Mar 20, 2007

Jingle Networks has added a new feature that allows users to search the Yellow Pages for phone numbers and addresses by business type and location from any p...  Read more

Carbon Post-it Notes Win National Business Contest

Mar 19, 2007

Carbon Post-it Notes created by students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, S.D., was awarded top prize in the first annual Entr...  Read more

U.S. Leads World in Cyber Crime

Mar 19, 2007

The United States is the source of more malicious computer activity than any other country, according to a report released Monday by Symantec, a Cupertino, C...  Read more

Fed Hearing on Women-Owned Business Contracting

Mar 19, 2007

The House Committee on Small Business is holding a hearing to evaluate recent efforts to boost federal contracting with women-owned businesses on March 21, o...  Read more

Labor-Cost Advantage of Offshoring Declines

Mar 19, 2007

The labor-cost advantage that comes with offshoring IT, call centers, and other office services in emerging markets declined last year, according to a recent...  Read more

New Customer Interaction Tool

Mar 19, 2007

Salesforce.com, a San Francisco-based on-demand software firm, has released a CRM application that enables users to manage and share sales support, marketing...  Read more

New Social Network for Innovators

Mar 16, 2007

Ideawicket, a New Delhi, India-based Web-development firm, has launched a website that pairs innovators with the technology needs of businesses, the company ...  Read more

Consumer Prices Inch Up in February

Mar 16, 2007

Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent in February, driven by higher energy and food prices, the Labor Department reported Friday.  Read more

House Committee Revamps SBA Disaster Loans

Mar 16, 2007

e House Small Business Committee has approved a package of bills aimed at improving the federal government's emergency assistance for small businesses.  Read more