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Personal Check Printing Tool

Feb 9, 2007

G7 Productivity Systems, a San Diego-based software company, on Friday released an application package that enables QuickBooks, Quicken, or Microsoft Money u...  Read more

NASA Conference for Small Businesses

Feb 9, 2007

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory will hold its 19th annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business March 5-8 in Los Angeles, organizers said Friday.  Read more

New Radio Show for Start-Ups

Feb 9, 2007

Entrepreneurs looking for business advice can now tune into Fast Track to Marketing Mastery, a newly launched radio program hosted by Holly George and Leslie...  Read more

Single-Number VoIP and Mobile Phones

Feb 9, 2007

BridgePort Networks, Oberthur Card Systems, and CounterPath Solutions on Friday launched a commercial version of MobileSTICK.  Read more

Malware Protection for Windows Mobile

Feb 8, 2007

Sophos, a Boston-based software firm, has released a new security system to protect Windows Mobile users from malware attacks, the company said Thursday.  Read more

SBA Partners with India

Feb 8, 2007

The Small Business Administration is teaming up with India's Ministry of Small Scale Industry to boost cooperation and opportunities between U.S.- and India-...  Read more

Study: Wellness Programs Catching On

Feb 8, 2007

More employees are taking part in workplace health screenings and wellness programs, according to a survey releases this week by the Principal Financial Group.  Read more

New York Small-Business Summit

Feb 8, 2007

Small-business owners and technology providers will gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in New York City in Feb. 13 for the annual Small Business Summit 2007, o...  Read more

Online Keyword Prices Easing

Feb 7, 2007

The average keyword price paid by online advertisers in the fourth quarter of 2006 was $1.41, according to the Keyword Price Index.  Read more

Growth in Labor Costs Slows

Feb 7, 2007

Labor costs grew at a slower pace at the end of 2006, but rose by a six-year high over the year as a whole, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.  Read more

Survey: Working from Home Boosts Productivity

Feb 7, 2007

More than a third of employees who use computers say working at home has made them much more productive than they were five years ago, according to a new tel...  Read more

Inc. 500 Firm Launches Online Collaboration Tool

Feb 7, 2007

Jive Software, a Portland, Ore.-based software-development company, has launched Clearspace v1.0, a new software collaboration tool for business communicatio...  Read more

Tailor-Made Entrepreneurs

By Rachel Raczka |  Feb 6, 2007

The runways of Fashion Week aren't just a showcase for frivolous frocks. For entrepreneurial designers, high fashion is a high-stakes business.  Read more

How Will the Business World Change in 2017?

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Feb 6, 2007

New research shows women, immigrants, and young people fueling an entrepreneurial boom.  Read more

Security Tool for Skype

Feb 6, 2007

FaceTime Communications, a Foster City, Calif.-based software security firm, is partnering with Skype in the release of a new VoIP security tool for business...  Read more

Study: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Fuel Growth

Feb 6, 2007

Immigrant entrepreneurs are starting businesses at a higher rate than native-born residents, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Center for Urba...  Read more

Inc. 500 Firm Hosts Diversity Summit

Feb 6, 2007

Linkage Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based organizational and leadership development company, will hold its eighth annual Summit on Leading Diversity starting A...  Read more

Web Security for Vista and Firefox

Feb 6, 2007

Exploit Prevention Labs on Monday unveiled a LinkScanner product line that provides protection against malicious websites, phishing, social engineering, and ...  Read more

Women Entrepreneurs Honored in L.A.

Feb 6, 2007

The Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will host its annual Leadership and Legacy Award Luncheon on March 16 at the Bev...  Read more

eBay Entrepreneurship Conference

Feb 5, 2007

Attendee registration is now open for eBay's sixth annual community conference, which will take place in Boston on June 14-16, organizers said.  Read more

Enhanced E-mail Security Application

Feb 5, 2007

Sendmail announced Monday enhancements to its Trusted Unified Messaging Platform, or TrUMP, which protects e-mail message systems from spam, viruses, phishin...  Read more

Inc. 500 Mortgage Firm Acquired

Feb 5, 2007

CoreLogic, a Sacramento, Calif-based mortgage risk management firm, is being merged with First American Real Estate Solutions, a real estate data service, th...  Read more

Connecticut, Delaware Named Best States for Entrepreneurs

By Angus Loten |  Feb 2, 2007

The Corporation for Enterprise Development's annual report card examines business performance and capacity for growth.  Read more

Inc. 500 Executive to Speak at Business Confab

Feb 2, 2007

Christine Serenelli, the president of SunRx, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based prescription-drug benefits administrator, will be a guest speaker at the upcoming Wome...  Read more

Inc. 500 Hotel Firm Forms Partnership

Feb 2, 2007

Non-farm payrolls rose by 111,000 in January to 137.3 million, while the national unemployment rate inched up to 4.6 percent, the Labor Department reported F...  Read more

Enhanced Malware Debugging Software

Feb 2, 2007

Norman Data Defense Systems, a San Francisco-based data-security company, has released an updated version of its malware debugging software, the company said...  Read more

Payroll Growth Eases

Feb 2, 2007

Non-farm payrolls rose by 111,000 in January to 137.3 million, while the national unemployment rate inched up to 4.6 percent, the Labor Department reported F...  Read more

Study: Start-Ups Help Local Competitors

Feb 2, 2007

New businesses entering a local economy are more likely to help local competitors in the long term, rather than hurt them, according to a study released Frid...  Read more

IRS Newsletter for Small Businesses

Feb 1, 2007

The IRS has launched a free e-mail newsletter for small-business tax information, the agency said Thursday.  Read more

Boosted Security Certificates for Web Sites

Feb 1, 2007

GoDaddy.com is offering higher grade digital credentials that can now be distinguished by Microsoft's new Web browser from regular security certificates, the...  Read more

Spending, Income Growth Eases

Feb 1, 2007

Consumer spending rose faster than incomes in December, while core inflation edged up by 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.  Read more

Free Web Hosting for Veterans

Feb 1, 2007

Advanced Internet Technologies, a Fayetteville, N.C.-based Web-hosting firm, is offering military veterans and reservists a year of free Web hosting with eac...  Read more

Reading, Writing, Running a Company

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2007

This month, a program called EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will extol the virtues of business ownership in schools across the country.  Read more

A Portfolio of Young Business Owners

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Feb 1, 2007

Meet six students who have already taken the entrepreneurial leap.  Read more

Keep Your Friends Close. Keep Your Enemies Closer

By Janine Popick |  Feb 1, 2007

Befriending the competition can help grow your business. Really.  Read more