‘Small Business’ Archives
What Mobile Platform is Right For Your Business?
By Ramon Ray, Smallbiztechnology.com When I talk with small businesses about technology buying decisions, the question of mobile platforms always comes up – with good reason. Companies of all sizes are investing significant resources in deploying mobile applications [Read More]
5 Site Metrics Every Small Business Should Track
By Glen Stansberry, Wise Bread, American Express Open Forum Many small business owners’ eyes glaze over when people start talking about analytics, click through rates, and abandonment funnels. Really, there’s a lot of jargon that goes with measuring a site with [Read More]
The Bush tax cuts and small business
Harry Reid says the Senate will consider the Bush tax cuts in September. What will they do about them? Hard to say. The options seem to be to extend most of them or all of them. Few seem to be thinking of substantially changing them, scrapping them or embedding them in a [Read More]
Senate Clears Way for $30 Billion Small Business Fund
Washington is poised to launch its most direct attempt to revive small business lending since the financial crisis with a plan to invest up to $30 billion of federal money in small banks and give them incentives to re-lend that money to Main Street companies. The Small [Read More]
HIRE Act of 2010
Small business job creation is an important engine in driving the continued recovery and growth of the U.S. economy. Small businesses hiring new employees in 2010 can benefit from the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010. The HIRE Act provides [Read More]
New Legislation Introduced to Establish HUBZone ‘Rebuilding Status’
Bill Would Create Temporary HUBZones Senators Merkley (D-Oregon), Bond (R-Missouri), and Bayh (D-Indiana) recently introduced legislation to help local businesses stay afloat during times of recession and high unemployment. The Rebuilding Local Business Act of 2010 (PDF) (S [Read More]
Free Small Biz Expo
Join us at the 2010 Chicago Small Business Expo, sponsored by the Office of the Chicago City Treasurer. The City Treasurer’s FREE 9th Annual Small Business Expo will be held on Friday, July 16th at the UIC Forum. This Expo offers an amazing day of FREE Expert Small [Read More]
SBA: Oil Spill Loans Available
SBA has approved 63 economic injury assistance loans to date, totaling more than $3.8 million for small businesses in the Gulf Coast impacted by the BP oil spill. Additionally, the agency has granted deferments on 377 existing SBA disaster loans in the region, totaling more [Read More]
Reaction to the BP Oil Slick Spills On
The BP oil slick is close to spilling into its’ third month — that’s right, the explosion that sunk the Deepwater Horizon rig and triggered the oil leak happened April 20. Reaction to the initial disaster and ongoing disastrous attempts to plug the leak [Read More]
Important Change To HUBZone Regulations
On May 3, 2010, an important change to the HUBZone regulations will go into effect concerning the definition of an employee. The new definition clarifies when a person working for a small business concern (SBC) is considered an employee of that SBC for HUBZone eligibility [Read More]
