Small Business

Small business is widely considered the “growth engine” of the world economy. In the U.S., small firms employ about half of all workers and generate the majority of new jobs. While the twentieth century was dominated by big corporations and multinational conglomerates, the twenty first century is increasingly the age of small business.

Small businesses, startups, the self-employed, and work from home opportunities such as blogging have all been fueled by the rise of the Internet. Digital communications, inexpensive yet powerful software, and the increasingly interactive capabilities of the worldwide web allow small businesses to compete with the big boys of the corporate world better than ever.

Today traditional bricks and mortar stores increasingly offer shopping online, while any innovative entrepreneur can use a website or blog to reach the whole planet with the news of her new product, and market that product inexpensively online, too.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Small Business”

• Binge drinking kills 3rd China official this year

  
  daytondailynews.com - Ohio-news — Authority: 612
  BEIJING - A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business work, an officialnewspaper reported Monday.
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• New Nook Pre-orders To Ship In Dec

  
  Ubergizmo — Authority: 733
  It looks like Barnes & Noble’s Nook is going to get off to a flying start in the e-reader business, so much so that the company has already begun telling new customers not to expect delivery on the device (which will be released soon) until the 2nd week of December. Customers who pre-ordered should expect ...
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• Flush PayPal seen eclipsing parent eBay

  
  Arkansas Online stories — Authority: 167
  Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay’s biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled.
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• Boston checks in on Frank & Jamie

  
  LA Observed — Authority: 675
  The Boston Globe on Sunday went with a front-page story on the McCourts saga. Included is skepticism about Jamies claim that she didnt know what she was doing when she signed that document giving Frank sole ownership of the Dodgers. The lede: It was 2001, Frank McCourt had just pitched a roomful of businesspeople ...
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• Can they turn Skype Lite into a Skype Platform?

  
  Skype Journal — Authority: 547
  Skype has some brilliant capabilities. Advanced audio codecs, miraculous network survival, global distribution and payment partners, buying power that drives down per-minute costs. While supporting mobile phones, however, Skype built something that can change the way we look at the company. Its called Skype ...
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• 3 Ways To Make A Profitable Opt-In List

  
  All About Music and Jazz — Authority: 129
  You have at long last realized that you need a good opt-in list. After reading countless articles and sought expert advice and have read many success stories of people creating a small fortune with opt-in lists, you have at long last made up your mind to have one of your own. Then this happens, you think you know ...
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• Rising Foreclosures: A History of Violence

  
  Wall St. Cheat Sheet — Authority: 618
  The latest incident in the home mortgage crisis sounds like the return of vigilante justice à la Hollywood. Recently, a California couple tied up and tortured a pair of loan modification agents they had hired to help save their home from foreclosure. The couple, whose home is in foreclosure, kidnapped and beat the ...
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• Amazon and Barnes & Noble: A Tale of Two Booksellers

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 681
  A look at America’s largest book sellers will reveal some stark contrasts. On one hand, we have Barnes & Noble ( BKS ), the steady and familiar “brick and mortar” bookstore, and on the other there is Amazon ( AMZN ), the popular internet retailer. Looking at these two companies and their stock prices brings ...
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• Five Signals You Should Make A Change

  
  All Things Workplace — Authority: 547
  If youve ever wondered what executive coaches really do thats truly valuable, its this: We create a relationship that enables people to clearly see reality. Life isnt a part of business; business is a part of life. So, everything of consequence leads to confronting and resolving some kind of issue that leads ...
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• Binge drinking kills 3rd China official this year

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 837
  A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business work, an official newspaper reported Monday.
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• Binge drinking kills 3rd China official this year

  
  Omaha World-Herald > Living — Authority: 751
  BEIJING (AP) - A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business work, an...
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• Gamer Testing Ground Review

  
  VST Platinum Blog — Authority: 153
  Do you want to get paid to play new and unreleased video games? Do you want to get free copies of video games? Do you want to get cheat codes, level secrets, and other bugs that only game testers know about? Gamer Testing Ground will teach you how to get paid a full-time job?s salary just to play video games all day ...
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• Morgan Computers shuts its doors, sells website

  
  The Register — Authority: 165
  Has cheap-as-chips dealer had its chips? Morgan Computers - one of Britains longest surviving independent retail PC dealers - has sold its online business to a Jersey-based businessman, but questions remain over its retail arm.…
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• Pigs and Primadonnas

  
  Airy Persiflage — Authority: 128
  Not that I needed one, but I think I have developed an eating machine. It has 12 legs, 3 mouths and is focused 100% of the time on food. Its no wonder these puppies have grown so big. They will eat anything and everything and are constantly on the hunt for More Food. They have turned this house ...
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• Pro video-game league partners with hat retailer

  
  VentureBeat — Authority: 781
  Major League Gaming is announcing today it has an alliance with national hat retailer Lids. Under the deal, the professional video game league’s fashion headwear line will start selling at 250 stores around the country starting on Nov. 15. It’s not a particularly huge deal by itself. But it’s smart marketing, ...
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• Twitter Tweets About Custom Web Design As Of November 9, 2009

  
  Leanne Boyd - 1WebDiva.com — Authority: 141
  ReviveCoaching : Practical stuff! 43 Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid for your Blog http://ow.ly/ypW0 RT @GWPStudio @Your_Say via @BusinessTalk #coach 2009-11-09 08:00:11 · Reply · View flash_web_site : ???????????????????????ADOBE DAY???? – Flasher -Flash/ Web Design - http://bit.ly/4y87ix ...
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• Lighter version of Sosa

  
  Wing Bowl — Authority: 603
  I TS NONE OF OUR business but . . . Why in the world is Sammy Sosa undergoing a process that makes his skin color lighter?
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• People in the News

  
  Wing Bowl — Authority: 603
  Data Systems Analysts Inc., a Trevose provider of information-technology and security services to government and industry, appointed John Foley chief financial officer. He most recently was business finance officer for Cigna Corp.s Shared Service functions.
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• Around Town

  
  SignOnSanDiego.com: Currents Health — Authority: 704
  Around Town is a weekly calendar of business-related events. Deadline for calendar items is three weeks in advance.
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• Midtowns young and restless make the most of Funlough Friday

  
  SacBee -- Family — Authority: 627
  Dustin Davis, left, Rod Baybayan, Kiel Pratt and Alex Wong, with back turn- ed, kick off Funlough Friday weekend Thursday night at Mix Downtown. From the painful pay cuts to extra minutes in the DMV queue, the toxic side effects of "Furlough Fridays" on California state employees have been thoroughly quantified. ...
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