Inc. 500 Online Ticket Retailer Secures Capital
TicketsNow, a Crystal Lake, Ill.-based online marketplace for event tickets, received $34 million in growth capital during its first round of institutional f... Read more
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Compatible Customer Data in Different Languages
Omikron, an address-management software company based in Pforzheim, Germany, has registered a patent for new technology that makes it possible to merge custo... Read more
Inc. 500 Security Firm Wins Innovation Prize
SecureWorks, an Atlanta-based security-services firm, has been selected by the Technology Association of Georgia as one of the state's Top 40 Innovative Tech... Read more
Remote Desktop PC Access
WebEx is launching an application that allows users to access files and programs on their desktop computer via the Internet from any PC or data-enabled phone... Read more
SBA Offers Loans to Tornado Victims
The federal government is offering low-interest loans to businesses hit by severe storms and tornadoes in Georgia and Alabama last week, the Small Business A... Read more
Regional Entrepreneurship Center Awarded Grant
The Department of Labor awarded $3.3 million to the Denver-based National Business Information Clearinghouse to help minority entrepreneurs start and maintai... Read more
Report: Gulf Coast Contracts Lack Transparency
Federal agency contracting data for Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts need to be more transparent when it comes to subcontracting opportunities for small ... Read more
Michael J. Fox to Speak at Biotech Confab
The Biotechnology Industry Organization, a non-profit association representing more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, announced Friday that actor Michael J... Read more
Employer-Based Health Benefits Hold Steady
While the ranks of the uninsured continues to rise, the percentage of employees who are insured through their workplace has remained steady for more than a d... Read more
New Podcast about Online Security
Anti-virus software company McAffee is offering free bi-monthly podcast on issues and trends in Internet security, the company announced today. Read more
Personal Income, Spending Up in January
Year-end bonuses and stock options boosted personal income by 1 percent in January, the biggest gain in more than a year, while consumer spending rose by 0.5... Read more
Layoffs Hit Five-Month High
Planned job cuts surged by 33 percent to 84,014 in February, the highest level since September, Chicago-based employment-consulting firm Challenger, Gray & C... Read more
New Anti-Malware Tool Encourages Attacks
New automated anti-spyware software from PC Tools, a Sydney, Australia-based software company, detects and disables Internet threats by encouraging suspected... Read more
Survey: Workplace Discrimination Still Prevalent
Workplace discrimination is still prevalent in American business, according to a recent survey by TheLadders.com, a New York-based executive job Website. Read more
Multimedia Presentation and Collaboration Tool
TransMedia, a New York-based software firm, has launched a new presentation application that lets users easily create multimedia presentations and share them... Read more
The Seducers
The investors have come calling, seducing you with multimillion-dollar deals. Before you lose your head, consider what can go wrong. 8 private equity pitfall... Read more
Putting Founders First
How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs. Read more
How I Did It: Blaine Kern, Chairman, Blaine Kern Studios
This is a job for Mr. Mardi Gras. Read more
Impressing Your Audience
The first step is to find an audience for your great business idea. The second is being sure you make a great first impression. Read more
Job-Recruiting Website Expands
Geebo.com, a Sacramento, Calif.-based classified-advertising website, has partnered with Yahoo, Google, and MySpace to enable smaller employers to post jobs ... Read more
Small-Business Confidence Holds Steady
The mood of the nation's small-business owners edged down by less than a point in February, as a brighter outlook on the economy was offset by concerns over ... Read more
On-Demand Marketing and Sales Applications
Brainshark, a Waltham, Mass.-based communications firm, will add marketing and sales effectiveness applications to its portfolio of on-demand software and se... Read more
Free Small-Business Procurement Seminar
The Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center, which helps businesses with government procurement markets, is offering a free seminar on small-business cert... Read more
Multimedia Classified-Ad Service
VFlyer, a San Francisco-based online-content and classified-advertising platform, has added new features that allow online retailers enhance classified ads w... Read more
Executives Foresee Higher CFO Turnover
Increased compliance and unreasonable board expectations is expected to result in a record-high turnover rate among chief financial officers in 2007, accordi... Read more
More Employers Planning New Hires
Just over half of the nation's manufacturing and service-sector employers are planning to increase their workforce over the next five weeks, according to a r... Read more
Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Year High
The mood of consumers brightened in February, driven by a more positive outlook on jobs and business conditions, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. Read more
Report: Owners Spared Billions in Regulatory Costs
Legislation requiring federal agencies to consider the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses saved owners as mush as $7.2 billion in compliance ... Read more
Study: Employer-Mandated Health Coverage Ineffective
A national mandate requiring employers to provide health-care coverage for employees would cause nearly a million job cuts nationwide, according to a study r... Read more
Inc. 500 Private Jet Charterer Rates Operators
Jets.com, a Quincy, Mass.-based private jet chartering company, has awarded eight jet operators top marks for customer service, the company announced Monday. Read more
Wireless Access to Corporate Networks
Bluesocket has a new series of BlueSecure Controllers that give users of laptops, PDAs, and other mobile devices remote access to corporate networks, the com... Read more
Student Entrepreneurs Launch Startups
First-year undergraduate students in Babson College's Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship course have established fifteen new businesses that they... Read more
Entrepreneurial Education Program Gets Lift
Visa USA is providing $300,000 to the Young Entrepreneur Foundation, a national program that promotes educational initiatives for young entrepreneurs, the co... Read more
Employee Benefits Costs Rising
Employee benefit costs account for more than 44 percent of business payroll expenses, an increase of four percent over last year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerc... Read more
E-mail Marketing Workshops
Constant Contact, an e-mail marketing firm for small businesses based in Waltham, Mass., will lead workshops on e-mail marketing at the 2007 International Fr... Read more
