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Microsoft unveils Office Live Small Business

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Rudd must support SME sector: Gome

In a speech this morning, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned voters to prepare for â??unpopular decisionsâ? while reiterating his commitment to nation building through improving infrastructure. At the same time he conceded that the global
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Rising costs top SMEs' concerns

WHILE the jury is still out on the impact of tightening credit conditions on businesses in Singapore, prudence seems to be the watchword for smaller firms. Fifty-eight per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) polled in the latest SME
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Energising small business in Victoria

The Koori Business Network presented successful small business workshops in Bairnsdale, Melbourne and Shepparton during August. Issue 163 - 02 Oct 2008 Melbourne VICTORIA ISSUE 163, October 2, 2008: Three small business workshops presented by the
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IBM Invests 2 Million in Scotland for New UK Services Business to Run Mid-Sized Enterprise Data Centers

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Small claims court will help small businessmen - TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS By Babe Romualdez

The small claims court (SCC) will certainly help small businesses settle disputes without going through long and expensive legal battles. The Supreme Court had recently designated 24 first-level courts in Metro Manila and selected cities and
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Lack of a single currency a challenge for regional small businesses

Jordan said, 'one of the challenges that regional small businesses currently face is the lack of a single currency'. He said that presently, the exchange rates vary significantly across CARICOM member states with the exception of the organisation of
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Mobile World Congress competition - SMEs compete for free places

You can come along and hear the finalists 'pitch' for a place. Attendance at each is free and on a first come first served basis. To apply for a free registration, please visit the following links London email: info@dcktn.org.uk Cambridge
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SBA lending declines in Minnesota

The number of Small Business Administration loans in Minnesota was down about 20 percent for fiscal year 2008, to 2,128 from 2,654 last year, the Minnesota District Office announced Monday. The total amount of SBA-backed money loaned was down about 12
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Surviving the Credit Crunch How SMEs can weather the storms under the current economic climate

The Credit Crunch, escalating inflation and long term economic gloom have left many SMEs struggling to manage their overheads. GoHello?, the ALLmobile telephony system for businesses, is saying it?s not all doom and gloom. By proactively using
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WPA-Enterprise for Small Businesses (Part 4)

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Surviving the Credit Crunch - How SMEs can weather the storms under the current economic climate

: The Credit Crunch, escalating inflation and long term economic gloom have left many SMEs struggling to manage their overheads. GoHello, the ALLmobile telephony system for businesses, is saying it's not all doom and gloom. By proactively using
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Surviving the Credit Crunch ? How SMEs can weather the storms under the current economic climate

: The Credit Crunch, escalating inflation and long term economic gloom have left many SMEs struggling to manage their overheads. GoHello, the ALLmobile telephony system for businesses, is saying its not all doom and gloom. By proactively using
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Home Businesses Spend on Storage

NEW YORK -- Home-based businesses (HBBs) in the United States are on track to invest a sizeable US$1.3 billion on IT security and storage-related solutions this year. HBB owners are focusing on areas such as data security, data backup and disaster
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SMEs groan under burden of council regulations

A major new business survey found that seven out of 10 businesses (71%) feel that council enforced regulations can be as big or a bigger burden than tax and employment law. This is the challenge facing the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) which was
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SMEs can bail out economy: UNISAME

KARACHI (APP): The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can bail out the country under the present economic crisis as large manufacturing sector has turned to be dormant. This was stated by the president of Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME)
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Retailers Facing Markdowns

Magazine is the doorway to the Inc. magazine area of the site. The current issue online, Inc archives, articles from Inc 's respected columnists, and subscriber information are found here. Articles by Topic takes you to an exhaustive index of subject
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Retailers Facing Markdowns

Magazine is the doorway to the Inc. magazine area of the site. The current issue online, Inc archives, articles from Inc 's respected columnists, and subscriber information are found here. Articles by Topic takes you to an exhaustive index of subject
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Schumer Calls for Emergency Business Loans

Despite the $700 billion bailout, banks are freezing credit for small businesses, the New York Senator says. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for the creation of a federal emergency loan program to help the nation's small-business owners deal
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Schumer Calls for Emergency Business Loans

Despite the $700 billion bailout, banks are freezing credit for small businesses, the New York Senator says. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for the creation of a federal emergency loan program to help the nation's small-business owners deal
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Hiring Freeze Expected

Employers are reining in hiring plans as the nation's economy falters, recruiters say. Employers in both the manufacturing and service sectors are curbing hiring plans, with more job losses expected in the months ahead, recent reports show. According to
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Small-biz worries show dearth of credit taking hold

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It may be time for a 'small business bailout'

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Distribution & Wholesale Industry Small Business Confidence Decreases Four Points Says Small Business Research Board Report; Study Indicates Businesses Experiencing Inflationary Pressures

A decreased confidence in the economy and strong inflationary pressures reported by distribution and wholesale companies during the second quarter of 2008 replaced the first quarter of 2008's concerns about interest rates, according to the latest Small
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SBA ups interest rate on many disaster loans

About 30 percent of Iowa flood victims who have been approved for disaster loans from the Small Business Administration are being charged 8 percent interest on the loans. All but 2 percent of Hurricane Katrina disaster loan recipients, by contrast, were
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Small Business Server 2008 gets "small" right

A small business is not necessarily a simple business. That rather basic lesson has taken much of the computer industry far too many years to learn. Successful SaaS vendors have realized that small businesses need the same sort of functions and support
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Small business is the economic backbone of America and certainly the path to any economic recovery.

After last Friday's passage of the $700 billion bailout measure, there are still plenty of skeptics who argue there are smarter alternatives. Some critics argue that we are forgetting our country's core business identity: the small business. John Jantsch
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More SMEs keen to expand outside S'pore

SMALL and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly looking to expand outside Singapore, the latest SME Development Survey by DP Information Group has found.
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Keeping the family business alive

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Schumer Seeks Temporary Small-Business Loan Program

Schumer Seeks Temporary Small-Business Loan Program Oct. 6, 2008 Reid J. Epstein--Newsday Related Stories Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday called on the Bush administration to create a temporary small-business direct-loan program to serve as a bridge
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