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Economy
- Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing | Reuters
- New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected last week, pointing to further healing in the nation's battered jobs market.
- Worn-out machines can be a leading economic indicator | Reuters
- Four years after the downturn began, the business machine and vehicle replacement cycle shows signs of kicking into a higher gear in the US even among small businesses, and it could give an unexpected boost to growth and employment this year.
- U.S. jobless claims drop near four-year low | Reuters
- New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report on Thursday showed, pointing to continued improvement in the labor market.
- Small business optimism edged up in December | Reuters
- Small businesses grew more confident in the economy's future in December, marking a fourth straight month of improvement on a more optimistic outlook for business conditions and real estate gains, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
- U.S. growth solid in fourth quarter | Reuters
- The U.S. economy appears to have shaken off the gloom from Europe's debt crisis in the fourth quarter, pushing ahead at what was likely its fastest pace in nearly two years
Policy
- Opening Remarks at Today's Cabinet Meeting | The White House
- One of the top priorities that I mentioned during the State of the Union was the need for us to promote small business.
- The State of the Union: Small Firms Weigh In | WSJ.com
- Some entrepreneurs and small-business groups said that they believe the speech didn't go far enough in citing specific solutions that can help spur growth and hiring, among other things.
- Inside the Fight Against SOPA | Inc.com
- How do you fight Hollywood? In the heated debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act, tech start-ups and giants are leveraging their Web dominance to get their message to the masses.
- Among Small-Business Advocates, Reaction to President's Plan Is Mixed | NYTimes.com
- Advocates for small business ? including those in Congress ? had near uniformly mixed reactions to President Obama?s proposal Friday to temporarily elevate the Small Business Administration to a cabinet agency but then fold the S.B.A. into a super trade and commerce department.
- Business Owner's Bankruptcy May Impact Healthcare Supreme Court Case | WSJ.com
- Because she no longer can claim the insurance requirement would interfere with her business, some legal scholars believe one of the small business owners challenging the Obama-backed healthcare plan could have her "standing" in the case jeopardized
HR
- Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing | Reuters
- New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected last week, pointing to further healing in the nation's battered jobs market.
- U.S. jobless claims drop near four-year low | Reuters
- New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report on Thursday showed, pointing to continued improvement in the labor market.
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- Jobless Claims in U.S. Fall to Lowest in Almost Four Years | BusinessWeek
- Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time applications for unemployment benefits last week, easing concern that post-holiday firings were on the rise.
- Helping the average employee | Reuters
- Companies need to have strategies for managing each tier of talent, including making sure average employees are put in roles that maximize their strengths, says Harvard Business Review.
Technology
- Google Makes Business Photos Self-Service | Small Business Trends
- Google Business Photos is an effort by Google to pair small business owners up with professional photographers to take high-quality images of their business for their Google Places profile. The program now offers a self-service means to connect with local photographers.
- Target Seeks Allies in Battle Against 'Showrooming' | RIS News
- Target is seeking help from suppliers to combat customers who shop in their stores, but order online with their mobile devices.
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- Flaws in Videoconferencing Systems Make Businesses Vulnerable | NYTimes.com
- With videoconferencing, companies have seemingly gone out of their way to make themselves vulnerable. In many cases, they are not only putting their systems on the Internet, but setting them up in a way that allows anyone to listen in unnoticed.
- Inside the Fight Against SOPA | Inc.com
- How do you fight Hollywood? In the heated debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act, tech start-ups and giants are leveraging their Web dominance to get their message to the masses.
Startup
- Angel Investors Play Big Role For Start-Ups, Think Tank Says | WSJ.com
- Angel investors?wealthy individuals who provide capital to start-ups with the potential for fast growth?are an increasingly important source of capital to early stage companies, including in Europe, one recent report says.
- Coding Start-Ups Compete for Booming Market | NYTimes.com
- With target audiences ranging from neophytes living under rocks ? ?What?s a browser?? ? to tech-savvy kids, entrepreneurs and mid-level developers, new web companies are using game mechanics and narrative techniques to hold users? attention and are part of the ongoing boom in online education.
- Give entrepreneurs room and they will grow the economy | Op-ed by Steve Case
- America?s best chance to achieve robust, sustainable growth and prosperity is by ensuring that the United States increases its entrepreneurial competitiveness relative to the rest of the world.
- Starting a Business in a Tough Economy | WNCF TV
- Trying to compete in an arena where price is the only factor in your clients? purchasing decisions is a train wreck waiting to happen,
- Sold! More Small Businesses Exchanged Hands Last Year | WSJ.com
- The small-business-for-sale marketplace picked up again last year, for the second year in a row, thanks in part to better business performance.
Marketing
- Google Makes Business Photos Self-Service | Small Business Trends
- Google Business Photos is an effort by Google to pair small business owners up with professional photographers to take high-quality images of their business for their Google Places profile. The program now offers a self-service means to connect with local photographers.
- Target Seeks Allies in Battle Against 'Showrooming' | RIS News
- Target is seeking help from suppliers to combat customers who shop in their stores, but order online with their mobile devices.
- Survey: Less than half of daily deal merchants will repeat this year | TIME.com
- More than half (52%) said they wouldn?t offer a daily deal in the next six months, while 24% said they?d run just one deal in the half-year ahead.
- Google's Small Business-focused Chrome Campaign Using Tactics it Fights | Search Engline Land
- Google, the company that has been fighting against paid links and ?thin? content, seems to be behind a campaign that?s generating both on behalf of its Chrome browser.
- How to Give Online Shoppers Confidence in Your Website | Small Business Trends
- There is really a culture of fear that shoppers need to get over prior to either buying online or trusting information about service providers enough to call them.
Management
- Business scams going social - watch out | USA.gov Blog
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged a man with trying to sell $500 billion worth of fake securities on the online social network LinkedIn. It?s a reminder that crime goes where the people go, and the people are on social media websites like LinkedIn and Facebook.
- Sold! More Small Businesses Exchanged Hands Last Year | WSJ.com
- The small-business-for-sale marketplace picked up again last year, for the second year in a row, thanks in part to better business performance.
- How Google is Trying to Rediscover its Startup Roots | Think Quarterly by Google
- ?There are no companies that make good slow decisions.?
- Tip of the Day: Use buddy checks for your project | Reuters
- There is a clear value to having a second set of eyes help monitor the progress of your project, says Harvard Business Review.
- Key to Success? Being Mocked and Misunderstood | AVC.com
- When asked, "How do you know which companies and services are going to be the biggest successes?", VC Fred Wilson answers, "Look for the companies and services that are mocked and misunderstood. For some reason, that correlates highly with the biggest breakout successes."
Finance and Accounting
- Angel Investors Play Big Role For Start-Ups, Think Tank Says | WSJ.com
- Angel investors?wealthy individuals who provide capital to start-ups with the potential for fast growth?are an increasingly important source of capital to early stage companies, including in Europe, one recent report says.
- Starting a Business in a Tough Economy | WNCF TV
- Trying to compete in an arena where price is the only factor in your clients? purchasing decisions is a train wreck waiting to happen,
- Crowd-funding is gathering support from all sides | Reuters
- It seems in Washington, almost everyone is a fan, from conservative Republicans to grassroots liberals; a recent House bill to ease crowdfunding restrictions passed 407-to-17.
- Why Business Owners Bet the House, and Why It?s Getting Harder to Do | NYTimes.com
- The collapse of the housing market has highlighted how entrepreneurs are routinely compelled to bet the house on their businesses. For many, taking the risk is tempting because their home may be their largest asset and loans against home equity are easier to find than business loans.
- No End-of-Year Cheer for Small-Business Employees | WSJ.com
- Only 29% of small-business owners are planning to give bonuses this holiday season, according to a survey expected to be released Thursday by American Express OPEN. That is up slightly from last year, but still a big decrease from the 54% of small businesses that planned bonuses for the 2005 holidays.
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