Saturday, January 31, 2009

Little help for small businesses

Talking Business It’s Not the Bonus Money. It’s the Principle. - New York Times

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:21 AM CST


News 8 Austin

Talking Business It's Not the Bonus Money. It's the Principle.
New York Times, United States - 4 hours ago
And companies can usually make a halfway decent business case to justify a new airplane. (It goes longer distances than older planes, can take more ...
EDITORIAL: Business Ethics 101: Executive bonuses, perks obscene ... Waco Tribune Herald
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Business Briefing | Banking Banks in Florida, Maryland and Utah ... - New York Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:23 PM CST


Reuters

Business Briefing | Banking Banks in Florida, Maryland and Utah ...
New York Times, United States - 17 hours ago
More Articles in Business » A version of this article appeared in print on January 31, 2009, on page B2 of the New York edition.
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Little help for small businesses - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 04:51 PM CST


Wall Street Journal Blogs

Little help for small businesses
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 23 hours ago
Small businesses create more than half the new jobs. They contribute about half the country's gross domestic product. But they're too diverse to be a ...
SBA offers loans to aid windstorm victims Bizjournals.com
House Finance chair leery of aid plan Providence Business News
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Business Briefing | Product Safety Delay in Requiring Lead Testing ... - New York Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:58 PM CST


Canada.com

Business Briefing | Product Safety Delay in Requiring Lead Testing ...
New York Times, United States - 19 hours ago
It acted a day after 67 business associations predicted "widespread bankruptcies" from the costs of the tests. The rule was to take effect on Feb. 10. ...
Safety act may hurt local business UI The Daily Iowan
Officials Delay New Toy-Testing Standards Washington Post
US Panel Delays Requirement That Toys Be Tested for Lead Bloomberg
Today's THV - Log Cabin Democrat
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NFL reaches out to small businesses - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST


NFL reaches out to small businesses
Bizjournals.com, NC - 21 hours ago
Nearly 500 small-business owners received advice from a panel of former NFL players, BET Co-founder Sheila Johnson and Dawna Stone, publisher of Women's ...

Business Briefing | Pharmaceuticals Ban on Painkiller Darvon Is ... - New York Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:58 PM CST


Business Briefing | Pharmaceuticals Ban on Painkiller Darvon Is ...
New York Times, United States - 19 hours ago
More Articles in Business » A version of this article appeared in print on January 31, 2009, on page B2 of the New York edition.

Businesses ready for Super Bowl watchers - Emporia Gazette

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:57 AM CST


Washington Post

Businesses ready for Super Bowl watchers
Emporia Gazette, KS - 8 hours ago
Whatever the reason, local businesses are ready. A quick telephone survey by The Gazette turned up these specials around town. Although some networks will ...
Video: Obama Says He's Rooting for the Steelers AssociatedPress
Still 'Super' in Cenla: Area businesses say sales steady leading ... Alexandria Town Talk
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Steep Slide in Economy as Unsold Goods Pile Up - New York Times

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 07:43 AM CST


The Keene Sentinel

Steep Slide in Economy as Unsold Goods Pile Up
New York Times, United States - Jan 30, 2009
Business investment, commercial construction, home building and exports all fell steeply, most of them doing so for the first time since the recession began ...
Economy's new plunge is worst in quarter-century The Associated Press
The Recession Accelerates Center For American Progress
Worst US economic contraction in quarter century World Socialist Web Site
New York Times
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Poor Bandwidth Choices Threaten Small Business Growth - MSNBC

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST


Poor Bandwidth Choices Threaten Small Business Growth
MSNBC - 21 hours ago
ROCHESTER, NY - Small business Web traffic has doubled over the past 15 months, but poor bandwidth choices may hinder the growth of those businesses over ...

Friday, January 30, 2009

Good for Business, Bad for Patients?

As DBED chief, Johansson vows to guide state's business community ... - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST


As DBED chief, Johansson vows to guide state's business community ...
Bizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours ago
Martin O'Malley nominated Johansson, former CEO of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, to serve as secretary for the Maryland Department of Business ...
Governor to name Md. economic development chief Baltimore Sun
Md. gov nominates economic development secretary Forbes
News In Brief Baltimore Examiner
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Report: New business court unneeded - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 03:07 PM CST


Report: New business court unneeded
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago
A legislative subcommittee will support having Nevada business court judges publish decisions instead of pushing for a new chancery court. ...

NFL reaches out to small businesses - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:16 AM CST


NFL reaches out to small businesses
Bizjournals.com, NC - 6 hours ago
Nearly 500 small-business owners received advice from a panel of former NFL players, BET Co-founder Sheila Johnson and Dawna Stone, publisher of Women's ...

Raytheon appoints vice president of space business - Forbes

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 09:50 AM CST


Raytheon appoints vice president of space business
Forbes, NY - 6 hours ago
AP , 01.30.09, 10:39 AM EST Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Friday it has appointed a veteran company executive to head its space systems business. ...
Raytheon Makes Executive Changes in Space Business PR Newswire (press release)
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City may nix forgiveable business loans - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:08 PM CST


City may nix forgiveable business loans
Bizjournals.com, NC - 4 hours ago
The Austin City Council will consider eliminating forgivable loans from the city's Business Retention Program at its Feb. 12 meeting. ...
Loan option that prompted Las Manitas debacle will be nixed, city ... Austin American-Statesman
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Good for Business, Bad for Patients? - ABC News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:41 AM CST


ABC News

Good for Business, Bad for Patients?
ABC News - 9 hours ago
It's perfect. Pfizer buys Wyeth's pipeline, the behemoth marketing power of Pfizer gets leveraged, the work force gets consolidated and the $22 billion ...
Video: Pfizer buys Wyeth ReutersVideo
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Eli Lilly promotes Conterno to lead US business - Forbes

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:51 AM CST


Eli Lilly promotes Conterno to lead US business
Forbes, NY - 7 hours ago
AP , 01.30.09, 09:43 AM EST Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday that the president of its US business resigned, and it promoted a former neurosciences and ...

State Senate OKs cut in business surcharge - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:40 AM CST


MLive.com

State Senate OKs cut in business surcharge
Detroit Free Press, United States - 13 hours ago
BY DAWSON BELL • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • January 30, 2009 LANSING -- A 22% surcharge on the Michigan Business Tax would be cut in half this year and ...
Business Tax Plan Repeal WLNS
MI Senate voted to repeal Business Tax Surcharge ConnectMidMichigan.com
Michigan Senate votes to repeal biz tax surcharge MLive.com
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Beach Business Bank Reports Earnings for the Fourth Quarter

Textron Posts Loss On Charges To Financial Business - CNNMoney.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 08:42 AM CST


Textron Posts Loss On Charges To Financial Business
CNNMoney.com - 7 hours ago
... in the fourth quarter, as the maker of Cessna airplanes and Bell Helicopters took a slew of charges to exit some of its financial-services businesses. ...
Economic woes lead to weak '09 outlook at Textron MarketWatch
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Beach Business Bank Reports Earnings for the Fourth Quarter - CNNMoney.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:02 PM CST


SYS-CON Media

Beach Business Bank Reports Earnings for the Fourth Quarter
CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
Beach Business Bank (OTCBB: BBBC) (the "Bank") is pleased to report its results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the year ended December 31, ...
EFI Reports Q4 2008 Results SYS-CON Media
Pixelworks Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Financial Results Centre Daily Times
Bard Announces Fourth Quarter Results Revenue up 9 Percent as ... Trading Markets (press release)
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Legends Business Group Issues Letter to Shareholders: Strategic ... - CNNMoney.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:22 PM CST


Legends Business Group Issues Letter to Shareholders: Strategic ...
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
Legends Business Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LGBS) President and CEO Larry Powalisz issued the following letter to shareholders: In light of our nation's ...

Axed by a big business? Start your own. - Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 04:14 PM CST


Christian Science Monitor

Axed by a big business? Start your own.
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jan 28, 2009
Even as more and more large companies hand out pink slips, budding do-it-yourselfers are starting new businesses – some of them far different from the jobs ...
Small biz adds up to big biz Bizjournals.com
AUDIO: Obama seen continuing Bush 'anti-small business' policies Central Valley Business Times
No Plans From Obama to Dismantle Bush Anti-Small Business Policies PR Newswire (press release)
Main Street Business Journal - White Mountain Independent
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Ford loses $14.6B in 2008 Kansas City Business Journal - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:58 AM CST


The Associated Press

Ford loses $14.6B in 2008 Kansas City Business Journal
Bizjournals.com, NC - 5 hours ago
Ford has about 4300 employees at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, ranking it first on the Kansas City Business Journal's list of area ...
US: Ford claims sufficient automotive liquidity going forward to ... Automotive World (subscription)
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Business Highlights - Forbes

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 05:35 PM CST


Times Online

Business Highlights
Forbes, NY - 22 hours ago
AP , 01.28.09, 06:25 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) - In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a $819 billion ...
Video: Obama stimulus plan passes in US RussiaToday
House passes economic stimulus bill Bizjournals.com
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Nixon Peabody forms Israel business practice - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST


Nixon Peabody forms Israel business practice
Bizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours ago
Nixon Peabody LLP launched an Israel business practice group to counsel Israeli companies and those doing business with them. Sam Feigin and Mark Kass, ...
Nixon Peabody launches Israel business practice Boston Globe
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Colorado state government unveils one-stop website for business - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST


Colorado state government unveils one-stop website for business
Bizjournals.com, NC - 36 minutes ago
The Colorado state government on Thursday announced a new website designed to serve as a more efficient conduit between businesses and government agencies. ...

Income tax filings for your small business - Boston Globe

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:48 AM CST


Income tax filings for your small business
Boston Globe, United States - 5 hours ago
I own a small business that I started in October 2008. Can I file my personal income tax separate from my business? My wife and I are the only owners and we ...
Owning a small business can be taxing Boston Globe
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WFU Babcock named among ‘world’s best’ The Business Journal of the ... - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:53 PM CST


WFU Babcock named among 'world's best' The Business Journal of the ...
Bizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours ago
Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School of Management is among the world's best business schools, according to the Financial Times newspaper of ...

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Yahoo posts $303M Q4 loss The Business Journal of the Greater

Obama says businesses, workers, need stimulus now - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 10:49 AM CST


New York Times

Obama says businesses, workers, need stimulus now
guardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago
AP foreign, Wednesday January 28 2009 By LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) รข€" President Barack Obama says businesses and workers are ...
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World's biggest business software company to cut 3000 jobs - guardian.co.uk

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 10:08 AM CST


AFP

World's biggest business software company to cut 3000 jobs
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
SAP, the world's biggest business software company, announced today it would shed 3000 jobs this year and warned that the cuts may yet go even deeper. ...
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Small biz adds up to big biz - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 07:53 AM CST


Blue MauMau

Small biz adds up to big biz
Bizjournals.com, NC - 8 hours ago
In the newly updated New York Small Business Profile, released Jan. 26 by the Office of Advocacy of the US Small Business Administration, the state has ...
AUDIO: Obama seen continuing Bush 'anti-small business' policies Central Valley Business Times
No Plans From Obama to Dismantle Bush Anti-Small Business Policies PR Newswire (press release)
Michael France Speaks on Business Lending Main Street Business Journal
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Donna Davis to lead Arizona Small Business Association - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:02 PM CST


Donna Davis to lead Arizona Small Business Association
Bizjournals.com, NC - 2 hours ago
Donna Davis, a veteran business leader and entrepreneur, will take the reins of the Arizona Small Business Association Feb. 2. The former Phoenix chapter ...

TEXT-NZX says in talks to sell TZ1 registry business - Reuters

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:28 PM CST


TEXT-NZX says in talks to sell TZ1 registry business
Reuters - 1 hour ago
WELLINGTON, Jan 29 - NZX Limited is in advanced discussions to sell its wholly owned registry business TZ1 Registry to Markit, a global financial ...

Record Number Of State Businesses Closed In 2008 - Hartford Courant

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 11:41 AM CST


WTNH

Record Number Of State Businesses Closed In 2008
Hartford Courant, United States - 4 hours ago
By LYNN DOAN | The Hartford Courant A record number of Connecticut companies went out of business last year, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz reported ...
Record number of Connecticut businesses shut down in 2008 Stamford Plus Magazine
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Small business suffering in Conn. WTNH
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Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund Announces Corporate ... - MSNBC

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:57 PM CST


RTT News

Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund Announces Corporate ...
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: RBO.UN) today announced that it has implemented a restructuring plan that includes staff ...
Resolve Business Outsourcing Restructured Into Single Entity ... RTT News
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Yahoo posts $303M Q4 loss The Business Journal of the Greater ... - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 09:49 AM CST


New Zealand Herald

Yahoo posts $303M Q4 loss The Business Journal of the Greater ...
Bizjournals.com, NC - 6 hours ago
Yahoo Inc. reported a $303 million, or 22 cent per-share fourth quarter loss, compared to net income of $206 million, or 15 cents a share in the same period ...
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Sports Business Yankee Book Is a Two-Person Effort, Written in ... - New York Times

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 09:50 PM CST


Sports Business Yankee Book Is a Two-Person Effort, Written in ...
New York Times, United States - 18 hours ago
In both instances, Torre and Verducci were business partners; for "The Yankee Years," they shared an advance that has been estimated at $1.5 million on a ...

Business groups suggest Pennsylvania budget cuts - Bizjournals.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:42 PM CST


Business groups suggest Pennsylvania budget cuts
Bizjournals.com, NC - 1 hour ago
Eighteen state business associations in Pennsylvania unveiled a plan in Harrisburg on Wednesday to help the state close what is expected to be a $2 billion ...
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