Job help, networking events: Business calendarPlain DealerSharing Business Ideas to Compete": 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. at Aladdin Rents, 35761 Curtis Blvd. Eastlake. $5 for Lake County Chamber members, $10 for nonmembers. Register by Monday. Go to tinyur…
F-Commerce: Business Boom or Bust?E-Commerce TimesThink of f-commerce as any sale that takes place on Facebook with the help of applications on Facebook business pages. To aid f-commerce, businesses may seek to take out Facebook ads posted on potential…
Marin Business Calendar for the week of Oct. 1, 2012Marin Independent-JournalSMALL BUSINESS COUNSELING: The Small Business Development Center offers free, confidential counseling at seven locations throughout Marin County along with various low-cost se…
Small-business soireeDaytona Beach News-JournalSome of the more than 100 small-business owners, professionals and potential investors make their way into McCharacters Music Cafe and Sports Bar Tuesday for the first Entrepreneur Night of the season. The…
Now might be the right time to start your businessUSA TODAY2012 – Have you been thinking about starting a business, but you've been dragging your feet, waiting for just the right time? Do you think conditions have to be completely perfect before yo…
AFPCameron leads British hunt for business in BrazilReuters UKBRASILIA (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron had oil and sports on his mind when he visited Brazil this week seeking business opportunities in the South American nation that overtook Br…
Business Forum: Haggling a casualty of retail modernizationPittsburgh Post GazetteUnless you find yourself at a flea market, rummage sale or some other place where second-hand goods are exchanged, you probably don't haggle. Few of us would consider…
Wall Street JournalFrench Budget Hits Rich and Businesses With Tax BoostWall Street JournalThe 75% levy, which the government said would be in place for only for two years, has sparked outrage among business leaders, who say it will cause an exodus of …
Surveyed business owners report economic optimismBrainerd Daily DispatchThese findings highlighted the ninth annual Minnesota Business Barometer Survey, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Himle Rapp and Company, a public affairs firm…
Business owner in bureaucracy bashing McKenna ad praised government helpThe Seattle Times (blog)A TV ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna features a small business owner mocking Democrat Jay Inslee for part of his jobs plan: a new gov…
TechCrunchMoo.com working on NFC-equipped business cards, kicks off limited beta …EngadgetDo you recall those fancy business cards that took a design cue straight out of your adored Facebook Timeline? Well, the company behind such neat idea is now wo…
Armstrong to Sell Cabinet Business – Analyst BlogNASDAQConsistent with its strategy of focusing on its core business, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. ( AWI ) has entered into an agreement to sell its cabinets business to private equity firm, American …
Forbes4 Benefits Your Business Receives From Delayed FilingForbesFor the on-the-go entrepreneur looking to develop the next big app company or small business with a cult Pinterest following, waiting on forming an incorporation or LLC for their dream st…
In Business, Culture Eats Strategy for BreakfastFox BusinessStrategy is often a primary focus in business schools; however, culture is less understood. Culture involves a variety of contributing factors including a blend of attitudes, beliefs, mission,…
BloombergPrudential to Acquire Life Business from HartfordNew York TimesThe insurer announced in March that it would sell its life insurance business and focus on its core operations in property and casualty, group benefits and mutual funds. The compan…
Waste Management: Dirty Business, Solid DividendsSeeking AlphaWaste Management (WM) is the top company in the US solid-waste industry. With the help of its subsidiaries, the company offers services to more than 20 million industrial, residential, comme…
Campbell plant closure stuns business neighborhoodBizjournals.comTescher said the neighborhood “will become more of an independent business corridor” once Campbell departs. Additionally, she said, they will no longer contribute to the property busi…
Business Anxiety Rises; Does the White House Care?The Fiscal Times (blog)The NFL is finally putting expert referees back on the job. If only American businesses could do the same. Unhappily, while the U.S. economy teeters on the edge of recession – a…
ForbesWhat the NFL (Hopefully) Learned About Its Business NetworkForbesThat they are a networked business? No, league officials probably understood that prior to the stalemate. Based on its words and actions, the NFL has long realized that the business…
Plain DealerBusiness Roundtable CEOs lower economic outlookBizjournals.com (blog)That's according to a Business Roundtable survey of 138 of its member CEOs. As a result of this growing caution, the organization's economic outlook index fell to …
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US business groups urge Ecuador trade benefits be cutReutersEcuador's ambassador asks U.S. to maintain, extend trade benefits. * Ecuador only country left in U.S. program for Andean nation. WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Major U.S. business groups…
Avangate Announces Business of Software Scholarship WinnersThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comREDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Avangate, the agile eCommerce service provider trusted by thousands of software and SaaS companies to grow their businesses worldwide thr…
New numbers dim Cuomo's low-cost business power announcementBizjournals.com (blog)Andrew Cuomo's administration said Monday it will provide cheaper power to support growth at some Capital Region businesses—but quickly had to dial down the wat…
BUSINESS NOTES: Sept. 26Wicked LocalMassachusetts Growth Capital Corp. and the Smaller Business Association of New England will host the Capital Solutions for Small Business Forum from 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Indian Pond Country Club, 60 Country …
Business RecorderNABE Economic Survey: Health-Care Costs to Rise Over Next DecadeFox BusinessThe National Association of Business Economics on Monday released its latest Economic Policy Survey, and 60% of the economists surveyed believe fewer businesse…
GrowthBusiness.co.uk3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: September 25TheStreet.comBig banks are lending to small businesses. A year ago, the Small Business Administration along with 13 of the nation's largest banks announced a commitment …
UPDATE 1-Brazil's Embraer still seeing business jet cancellations-CEOReutersEmbraer "struggling" to keep order backlog stable in 2012. * Bizjet orders to take "a few years" to reach 2008 levels. By Tom Miles. GENEVA, Sept 25 (Re…
A Reason for Optimism in Small Business InvestingForbesThe purpose of the testimony was to share my experiences, both as the founder of a small business, equity-based crowdfunding site CircleUp, and as an expert on the impact of the JOBS Act. As a smal…
Kansas City StarStaples Announces $1.2B Strategic Plan as it Closes Stores, Invests OnlineFox BusinessThe moves, which include the closing of some 60 stores and the sale of its European printing business, will lead to pre-tax charges this year of as mu…
Business Wire Promotes Ken Wolf to Vice President, Software DevelopmentDailyFinance"Ken's been instrumental in so many important Business Wire milestones, and this promotion helps further the important work he does in the evolution of our tech…
Staying Power: How China's Business Landscape Favors Older CompaniesForbesPrivate-sector companies are sometimes seen in China as unsteady compared with state-controlled giants like PetroChina or China Mobile. Yet the best of the group can take adv…
Small Business Strategies: How to handle that adrenalineUSA TODAYDeadlines? Dilemmas? Disasters? No problem. Your pulse races, your heart pounds, and you rise to the occasion. But these may be tell-tale signs that you are a business adrenaline addict -…
ZDNetSir Richard Branson dishes business advice at Dreamforce '12ZDNetWhen Benioff asked if it's easier today for a young person to start a successful business compared to when Branson launched a magazine at age 16, Branson didn't exactly r…
Benefits expert: Businesses better decide if they'll play or payBizjournals.com (blog)Are you one of those employers who think that the Affordable Care Act — AKA "Obamacare" — isn't going to affect your company? Big mistake, says …
ForbesHP Denies EDS Business Is For SaleCRNHewlett-Packard Wednesday denied that HP CEO Meg Whitman and the HP board of directors have explored options for selling its Electronic Data Systems (EDS) outsourcing business. Sources, however, told CRN that …
Wellesley Business Office aims for transparency, accountabilityBoston.comSchool officials in the Wellesley Business Office are working to make the department more transparent and accountable in the wake of the protracted controversies last year that sa…
USC Unveils Unique Business Program on Three ContinentsBusinessweekThe University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business is launching a first-of-its-kind undergraduate business program that gives ambitious students a chance to earn de…
Kansas City StarGroupon launches credit card payment businessReutersO) launched a credit card payment business on Wednesday, entering a crowded field to compete with eBay Inc's (EBAY.O> PayPal and start-up Square Inc. Groupon said the new servic…
iPad Business Users Find Tablet Indispensable: SurveyeWeekWhen it comes to business, Apple's popular iPad tablet is viewed as a critical tool, according to an online survey of 1,320 iPad owners employed at companies of varying sizes and across indu…
Malaysia ChronicleAsian Business Sentiment Continues Slide Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Survey …ForbesBusiness sentiment at Asia's top companies declined for a second consecutive quarter in 2012 due to continued worries over the global economy, accordi…
Prepare your business for digital disasterPCWorldYou don't have to look hard to find tales of technological disaster. The Gauss virus infiltrated thousands of Middle Eastern PCs, where it could intercept online banking credentials. Apple iPhones we…
ABC NewsPoll: Obama leads Romney among small business ownersBizjournals.comThe survey of 6,145 small business owners was conducted by the George Washington University School of Political Management and Thumbtack.com. Of this sample of likely voters, 32…
Indonesia's Expanding Consumer Class Spurs New Investment Opportunities …Fox BusinessMcKinsey said in a report that Indonesia will offer private-sector businesses an opportunity to tap into $1.8 billion in business opportunities by 2030 in severa…
Telegraph.co.ukPRESS DIGEST – British business – Sept 18ReutersTHE TELEGRAPH. SHELL HALTS ARCTIC DRILLING UNTIL 2013 AFTER SAFETY FAILURE. Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to delay drilling for oil in the Arctic for another year, after the failure of …
Nestle's challenge of business tax could hit state in revenue coffersAustin American-StatesmanNestle USA will argue today against Texas' main business tax before the state Supreme Court, saying the state has arbitrarily assessed different tax r…