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Beware Bankers Bearing Gifts

14 hours ago ago from Market Talk

Merry Christmas! Ben Bernanke wasn't kidding yesterday. We do still have some way to go before we know the recovery's going to stick. What we're seeing today is the same thing we saw when Dubai World blew up the front pages over Thanksgiving; that the global economy is still feeling the after-effects of the credit crisis, and the ugly fallout can be seen across the globe, from small businesses in America to the Middle East to the ...

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Kim Castle Joins HBB

13 hours ago ago from PowerPlay

Listen closely… Small business education just got a lot easier. With so many facets to running a business, many just don’t know where to start much less everything else that comes long with running a successful biz! Hellooooo? That’s why I’m honored to be part of a new community that finally GETS IT! It’s called Home Business Brains , and it’s exciting and ground-breaking in the world of small business . We’re talking ...

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Obama Pushes Small Business Aid for Job Recovery – BusinessWeek

3 hours ago ago from The Innovation Funnel

Obama Pushes Small Business Aid for Job Recovery Posted by: John Tozzi on December 08 The president pledged to extend loan aid and tax breaks to small businesses and to create a new tax credit for hiring new workers in a speech at the Brookings Institution today. He also suggested the Treasury will use some of the TARP money originally intended to bail out banks to aid small businesses. Following the White House jobs summit last ...

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President Barack Obama Outlines Job Creation and Economic Growth Plan

11 hours ago ago from W.E.E. See You...

(Hattip: Myth, WSY poster) Excerpt: Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Job Creation and Economic Growth, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Today, I want to outline some of the broader steps that I believe should be at the heart of our efforts to accelerate job growth – those areas that will generate the greatest number of jobs while generating the greatest value for our economy. First, we’re proposing a series ...

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OFFICIAL: Appointed as BizSugar Moderator

22 hours ago ago from Wayne Liew Dot Com

This is a short announcement post on my recent appointment to become a BizSugar moderator . Also, I would like to introduce BizSugar to you and explain why every entrepreneur and small business owner should be part of the community. First of all, I would like to give a shout-out to the moderating team behind BizSugar. They are: Shawn Hessinger of PostRanger.com Martin Lindeskog of EGO Mary Grace Ignacio of Internet Business Dreams! ...

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**In Case You Missed It** Louisiana Small Business Owners Need Health Care Reform

11 hours ago ago from Good News Now

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following Letters to the Editor from Louisiana small business owners were published in papers throughout the state, including: The Time Picayune , The News Star , The Shreveport Times and The Advocate . In the letters, the small business owners highlight the need for health care reform to lower the cost burden for their businesses and increase stability. Newspapers and online news sites are ...

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Job Creation And Economic Growth

17 hours ago ago from Forbes.com

Almost exactly one year ago, on a cold winter's day, I met with my new economic team at the headquarters of my presidential transition offices in Chicago. Over the course of four hours, my advisors presented an analysis of where the economy stood, accompanied by a chilling set of charts and graphs, predicting where we might end up. It was an unforgettable series of presentations. Christy Romer, tapped to head the Council of Economic ...

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BBC News - President Barack Obama announces job creation plan

11 hours ago ago from BBC

Obama outlines proposals for small businesses US President Barack Obama has outlined a number of proposals aimed at boosting employment, including winding up the $700bn ( 425bn) US bank bail-out fund. Mr Obama said the remaining money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp) could be used to facilitate lending to small businesses. Speaking at the Brookings Institution think tank, he also called for tax cuts for small businesses. ...

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Small Business Workshop in Houston, TX

8 hours ago ago from FanHouse

HOUSTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- HP/SCORE focus on stimulus opportunities, marketing techniques and disaster planning for small business with emphasis on women, minority and veteran owned companies. When: Thursday, Dec. 10th 2009, 9:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Where: Sheraton North Houston, 15700 JFK Blvd. (Intercontinental Airport) Who: Houston area entrepreneurs SBA and Harris County officials SCORE counselors/HP specialists Speaker: Business book ...

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Sarbanes-Oxley for Small Businesses

5 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal

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