Investor’s Business Daily: Two studies suggest the “head winds” that President Obama says are holding back employers are of his own making. His policies have sidelined a key job creator: the entrepreneur. Historically, young startup firms have been a major job engine for the economy, particularly as the nation has emerged from recessions. But new […]
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Information Week: Virgin Mobile USA, which is owned and run by Sprint, threw its hat in the iPhone prepaid ring Thursday. The company will begin selling the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S to its customers starting June 29 with plans that cost as little as $30 per month. Virgin will offer the 8-GB iPhone 4
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It is every entrepreneur’s dream. First you create a new startup with a lot of promise, then Google comes in and buys it from you. According to The Washington Post, that is exactly what happened to Rajeev Malik and his startup, KikScore. Founded in 2010, the three-man firm developed a digital report card for small
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Washington Post: The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidelines Thursday for state workforce agencies to create programs that would allow their states’ unemployed to collect unemployment insurance while starting their own businesses. The so-called Self-Employment Assistance programs will be funded by a $35 million grant, divided among all 50 states and D.C., and disbursed to
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I don’t know how long this has been in effect, but it was news to me. You can no longer turn public domain books into Kindle books and publish them on Amazon: Public Domain and Other Non-Exclusive Content Some types of content, such as public domain content, may be free to use by anyone, or
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According to The Week, Paypal is preparing to bring their payment system into a store near you. How does the payment system work? Instead of swiping a credit card at the cash register, customers can enter their mobile phone number and a pin to access their PayPal account. In some stores, customers can use a
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There has been a lot of talk about how difficult it is to obtain a small business loan from big banks. However, The Street argues that it’s really the small business owners who are failing to try. What do you think? Earlier this month, Bank of America released its inaugural Small Business Owner Report, a
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BusinessWeek: The company’s Small Business Revenue Index shows that retail, professional services, construction and real estate businesses saw revenue increases in April. Revenue was flat for employers in food service, health care and social services. The Revenue Index is based on data from 170,000 small businesses. The Small Business Employment Index showed a 0.2 percent
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Worried about fraud within your company? The Washington Post has a few tips to help prevent it from happening to you. Confirm who’s handling fraud control. “Do a quick and dirty assessment of fraud control,†Edwards said. “One of the questions I always ask [clients] is, ‘What are your responsibilities for fraud and misconduct management?’
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Utah Pulse: Utah Valley University business student entrepreneurs Dallas Robinson and Mike Buonomo, who started their growing lip-balm company Kisstixx with a small business loan, shared their story in a video for the National Small Business Week Video Contest and were one of the four winners selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration. As featured
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