DC area business events, starting Oct. 29Washington PostContracting for Cloud Computing Services. Learn how to mitigate the risks associated with cloud computing via contract negotiation and vendor management. The River Inn, 924 25th St. NW. Sponsor: I…
Key business events for the week of Oct. 29Washington PostThe economy seems to be of two minds these days. Consumers are feeling more optimistic than before: Both consumer confidence and retail sales have been picking up, helping to bring stronger econ…
TechCrunch6 Business Friendly Features In iOS 6 And What They Say About The New …TechCrunchApple CEO Tim Cook said in the earnings call this past week that 80% of the Fortune 500 companies use iPhones and iPads. To make his point, Cook said companies…
ESPN (blog)Harden deal shows business side to TajESPN (blog)"James is a friend of mine so it's sad to see him not in Oklahoma City, but this is a business," Mohammed said. "People want to think about the whole loyalty and franchises …
Small Business Job Creation — Rhetoric vs. RealityHuffington PostEx-Im Bank approved $32.7 billion in total authorizations in FY 2011 — an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6 billion directly supporting small-business export sales…
Examiner.comBusiness spending tightens as fiscal cliff nearsUSA TODAYLarger rival Intel also gave a bearish profit outlook, and tech giants IBM and Microsoft reported sales in at least some of their businesses were lower than expected. Business investm…
Business Rx: Food Recovery Networks seeks steady income streamWashington PostCollege senior Ben Simon couldn't stand to see good food going to waste at his college dining hall. So he and his University of Maryland classmates worked with the univers…
Business InsiderAs Storm Threat Mounts, Take Precautions For Home and BusinessForbesAs I type this, I am watching the winds pick up outside of my window. It's a gloomy day out here in eastern Pennsylvania and about to get gloomier: Hurricane Sandy …
Big business sides with Obama on affirmative action case before high courtThe HillMore than 50 large corporations, which spend most of their political donations on Republican candidates, have sided with President Obama on an affirmative action case pen…
Irish IndependentConsumers drive growth as businesses hold backFox BusinessWASHINGTON – Economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as a last minute spurt in consumer spending and a surprise turnaround in government outlays offset the first cutb…
Procurement Executives, Minority Business Owners Top List Of Speakers At …The Herald | HeraldOnline.comDENVER, Oct. 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Corporate and minority business chief executive officers, chief procurement officers and suppl…
Q&A: For Slow Dough, business grows fastHouston ChronicleSlow Dough Bread Co. has doubled its business since purchasing a 10,000-square-foot commissary on Westpark and equipment formerly used by La Madeleine restaurants about a year ago. It's g…
Big Data, Big Payoff: Delivering Moneyball Results To BusinessForbesMoneyball, the 2011 film based on a bestselling book by Michael Lewis, reveals how the Oakland Athletics won almost two-thirds of its games in 2001, with a payroll just one-fourth of t…
Yemeni Business Leaders Search for US InvestmentVoice of AmericaWASHINGTON — In a conference room of General Electric Company in downtown Washington D.C., 10 of Yemen's most successful business leaders sit around a large table. They are on the se…
Voice of AmericaBusiness Activity Slows in Northern NigeriaVoice of AmericaIn northern Nigeria, business activity has slowed, largely due to insecurity. The 2011 World Investment Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)…
No Business Is Too Small To Implement A Document Management SystemBusiness InsiderWhen you talk about document management, you think first of those large businesses with 200+ employees that will save tons of money and speed up their processes by implem…
Get a totally free point-of-sale system for your small businessPCWorld (blog)It goes without saying that Square has revolutionized payment processing for many a small business—but it's not the ideal solution for every small business. For one thin…
Globe and MailAlly looks to sell most of its mortgage businessReuters(Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc's banking subsidiary said on Friday that it was looking to sell most of its remaining mortgage business, the company's latest step toward exitin…
Business investment has ground to a haltMarketWatchWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Despite an incredible 9.9% gain in orders for durable goods in September, business investment — one of the major engines of economic and profit growth over the past three…
DATA SNAP: Euro-Zone Banks Cut Lending To Businesses, HouseholdsFox BusinessEuro-zone banks cut their lending to businesses and households in September as the region is sliding into recession, forcing companies to look for other sources of funding. Ban…
ABC30.comFire spokesman: 2 dead in shootings in Los Angeles suburbGreenfield Daily ReporterA gunman targeted a family-owned fire extinguisher business Wednesday, gunning down three people at the office and shooting two more at a family home nearby, pol…
US business group urges regulation of litigation fundersReutersWASHINGTON Oct 24 (Reuters) – A business lobby group has called on the U.S. Congress to regulate companies that provide financing for commercial lawsuits, describing the practice as "c…
ForbesWhat It Will Take to Sell Cloud to a Skeptical BusinessForbesAndi Mann, vice president for strategic solutions at CA Technologies, for one, questions whether CIOs are the right individuals to talk to about the success of cloud computing. And he t…
NFIB To Train Business Owners How To Discuss Election With EmployeesHuffington PostThe National Federation of Independent Business will hold a training session for business owners next week instructing how to talk to employees about "the importanc…
MapQuest co-founder's smartphone app tracks business competitorsBizjournals.com (blog)Once Perch is set, it keeps tabs on online posts about places in a business' neighborhood. The user can bookmark other companies — competitors, friends'…
Business-Jet Crashes Outpace CommercialWall Street JournalSANTIAGO, Chile—The number of accidents involving business jets and turboprops world-wide is more than five times that of commercial jets this year, highlighting the challenges facing accident…
Small Business's Presidential Pick: None of the AboveWall Street Journal"Neither candidate has done a convincing job to demonstrate that the small-business owner will be better off under his administration," says Joel Shulman, associate p…
Plain DealerSBA small business lending is at record levels in Northern OhioPlain DealerKen Ferian, Huntington business banking area manager, left, and Dan Walsh, president for Huntington in Northeast Ohio, said they attribute small business lending suc…
The Australian Financial ReviewBusiness tax reform hits the wallThe Australian Financial ReviewThe Business Council of Australia has blamed ground rules set by Treasurer Wayne Swan for the failure of a business group set up to negotiate the government&…
Philadelphia InquirerPhillyDeals: Small-business owners plan to delay hiring process until after …Philadelphia InquirerFor example, the bank and health care reforms of 2010 forced businesses to detail credit-card revenue and insurance expense details…
President Obama's Tax Proposal And The Fate Of The Small Business OwnerForbesNow, if I were sitting at home (I was) and owned a small business (I don't), I would take this to mean that I could soon be forking over nearly 50 percent of my income…
Business savvy just as useful in politicsThe Detroit NewsWhatever foreign policy points President Barack Obama scored in Monday's final debate with Republican Mitt Romney, refiring the slowing momentum of the American economy depends on whether the…
Big Business Is Not ConservativeTown HallGood answer; wrong audience. The two CEOs still haven't endorsed Flake. In an interview Ingram confirmed the meeting and explained that the business executives in the room 'worry that Mr. Flake may not s…
Ek Tha Tiger: The business of Yash ChopraTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: In the early seventies, before Yash Raj Chopra had discovered either Amitabh Bachchan or the remarkable ability to enthral Indians with memorable love stories, he figured that Bollywood is …
Business needs KennedyVentura County StarI owned an executive recruitment business until my recent retirement. I know what business needs. Business needs a community college trustee like Larry Kennedy. I know two Larry Kennedys. In his professional lif…
al.com (blog)Business group backing Gov. Bentley airs ads for job moneyal.com (blog)View full sizeAP File PhotoAirbus President & CEO Fabrice Bregier, second from left, shakes hands with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley as they pose with a model of the …
BillboardBoston Business, Not Beyonce, Gets 'Blue Ivy' TrademarkBillboardAlexandra told the Herald that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent a suspended letter to the hip-hop power couple, meaning they'll be unable to trademark the nam…
New Zealand HeraldPoland makes greatest strides in business reforms: World BankReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Poland made the greatest improvements in business friendly reforms in the past year, though Singapore still ranked as the world's easiest p…
Business back to normal in Brookfield following shootingBizjournals.comBusiness appeared to be back to normal Monday at the busy intersection of Blue Mound and Moorland roads in Brookfield. Of course, nothing will be normal for a long time at Azana Sal…
Area business leaders watching presidential election for economic cuesWaco Tribune-HeraldIf the United States is to improve its business and economic climate, the next administration must cut regulatory red tape, balance the federal budget and give ind…
New faces enter trendy food truck businessHouston ChronicleFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It's no secret that food trucks — not the factory gate variety but fanciful nouveau versions serving up everything from red velvet waffles to New York deli to s…
Why did Nike drop Lance Armstrong? Because it couldDetroit Free PressAuto news · Auto reviews · General Motors · Ford · Chrysler · Detroit auto show · Michigan business · Real estate · Tom Walsh &…
Locke-Ober restaurant is closed for businessBoston.comOver its 137 years in business, Locke-Ober has attracted local and international celebrities from the world of politics — such as John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, and Bill Clinton — to film and…
Martinsburg JournalBusiness Roundup for October 21Martinsburg JournalBusiness. Local News · Breaking News · Obituaries · Opinion · Real Estate · Progress 2012 · Business · Web Exclusives · W.Va. N…
Business Calendar / Week of Oct. 22Buffalo NewsSCORE, the SBA and Buffalo and Erie County Library, “Starting and Managing Your Business,” a prebusiness and startup planning workshop, designed for those in business or interested in learning how to s…
Business 2 CommunityLawyers, business boosted Obama's Sept. fundraising, but Romney, GOP have …NewserAttorneys, business owners and retirees were among those who helped President Barack Obama maintain slim fundraising supremacy over Republican ch…