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U.S. REP. GREGORY W. MEEKS, KEYNOTES THE UNVEILI....
JAMAICA, N.Y.-- Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, (NY-06) a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs, and Financial Service Committees, delivered the keynote at the unveiling of the new Western Union Clearing House kiosk at the Jamaica Business Resource Center (JBRC). Congressman Gregory W. Meeks was joined by Timothy Marshall, Executive Director of Jamaica Business Resource; Timothy Daly, Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy, Western Union; Mario Hernandez, Director of Public Affairs, We....
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Aflac Survey Finds 77 Percent of Workers Would L....
As summer comes to an end and the Labor Day holiday approaches, there is no question that our nation's focus on the American workforce will continue to take center stage. Even with the current national unemployment rate hovering at just over nine percent, more than one-third (35 percent) of U.S. adults reported that the spirit of the U.S. workforce is broken, according to a new survey released today by Aflac, the No. 1 provider of supplemental and guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United ....
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El Gobierno ayuda a las pequeñas empresas
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No importa si el negocio es apenas una idea, si ya está abierto o si se planea una expansión. La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA, por su sigla en inglés) siempre está lista para dar una mano.
La SBA (en inglés) es la agencia del Gobierno federal que tiene como tarea ayudar a los pequeños empresarios del país a crecer y tener éxito. Para lograrlo ofrece adiestramiento y asistencia técnica empresarial así como una variedad de programas de financiamiento como prés....
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The Failure of the DREAM Act and its Effect on B....
The Failure of the DREAM Act and its Effect on Business
The failure of the Senate to pass the DREAM Act in late December of 2010 was a great loss not just for the immigrant youth in this country, but also for the U.S. business community, especially small businesses.
The DREAM Act would have allowed thousands of capable immigrant youth who were brought to this country as children to start down a pathway to earned U.S. citizenship by either attending college or serving two years in the U.S....
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De vuelta a clases en Macy’s
NUEVA YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--En un esfuerzo por ayudar a fomentar empresas nuevas, Macy’s (NYSE:M) hoy anunció la creación de un tipo de programa que cubre el negocio de la moda: El Taller en Macy’s. Al plantear el escenario para la innovación comercial minorista, El Taller en Macy’s tiene como objetivo nutrir y desarrollar la próxima generación de talentos minoristas propiedad de mujeres y minorías. El Taller es la última evolución del compromiso que durante muchos años asumió Macy’s con la d....
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Small & Medium Business Smart Phone Wars
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The small and medium business (SMB) market is fertile ground for breaking Research in Motion’s (RIM) corporate smart phone hegemony, new research by AMI-Partners indicates. Apple’s iPhone, in particular, is making headway, especially with smaller businesses (SBs). “The wealth of applications available for the iPhone makes it an attractive option for SBs,” notes Karen Nielsen, Senior Telecom Analyst with AMI. “Small businesses are less apt to have in-house IT support,....
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Budget reduction idea:
Let’s cut Congress in h....
The United States Congress, with 100 senators and 435 congressmen, is the most exclusive and expensive club in the world. And for decades it has proven be the inept.
It is a club that costs taxpayers nearly $5 billion a year to maintain, or about $100 million per member of Congress. Each do-nothing congressman and senator draws a salary of $174,000 a year for working about three days a week, in a busy week. Not too shabby for a part-time job. But the salary is inconsequential in the overall....
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SmallBIZLatino and Natacha de los Angeles Forms ....
The first workshop included two parts: “Showing your Expertise Via In-person and Digital Connections” by SmallBIZLatino’s founder, Anllelic Lozada, and the second part: Professional Image and Wardrobe Guidance by personal shopper and wardrobe consultant, Natacha de los Angeles. The workshop also included special guest, Dr. Ivette Ortiz, who involved the attendees in a fifteen-minute group dynamic that helped introduced the concept of “The 30-Second Elevator Pitch.” The workshop included a grou....
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Risky Business Part 1: Credit Risk
Risky business, its not just an 80's movie with a great title, its the nature of business itself. This week in major financial news sources the BP oil crisis continues and allegations of BP using "risky" or sub-par equipment highlighted. Other articles highlight the unnerving decline of the EU economy and its effect on Asian export businesses. Risk is undeniably the ever-present shadow of success in the markets and in business. Everyday businesses assume various risks in exchange for poten....
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Obama Small Business Conference Draws Criticism,....
The following is a statement by the American Small Business League:
“end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.”
On Monday, June 14, the Obama Administration suddenly announced that it will hold a small business forum in Washington D.C. on June 28. Obama Administration officials claim the purpose of the forum is to collect public input on the administration’s recently established Interagency Task Force on Small Business. (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/p....
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The Key Word of Success in Business
There are many reasons, steps and guidelines for employers on the subject of business success. But is there perhaps a key word to guide us in achieving this goal?
Many authors have established means to practice this attitude.
Dr. Steven Covey in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" sums up his advice this way:
• The habit of proactivity gives us the freedom to choose our response to environmental stimuli.
• Beginning with the goal in mind allows our life to....
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SmallBIZLatino Forms Marketing Partnership with ....
SmallBIZLatino (www.smallbizlatino.com) announced today strategic partnership with Fundación Empresarias Hispanas (www.empresariashispanasus.org), providing pro bono services to increase publicity for the Flor de Papel social awareness campaigned. The initiative, officially launched on Thursday, May 13 in the Met Life building in New York City, aims to be the voice self-imposed violence against the body and emotions and non-acceptance of their reality that compromises the health of all individ....
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TEAM-Building: The TARGET Way
Recognition is one of the most cost-effective approaches of showing appreciation to employees without a raise or promotion; when an individual is recognized for a job well done in front of an entire team, it means a lot to other team members. At Target, rewards are motivational to ensure talent is allowed to develop and competition among staff by acknowledging individuals achievement and giving appropriate recognition to highfliers.
Target believes that teams can alter the individual’s mot....
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Coming Soon: A More Twitter.com Business-Friendly
According to Mashable.com (which as always, has the premier full scoop) and SmallBizTrends.com, Twitter.com has "silently" and gradually started sending invitations to selected business Twitter accounts to test their new Business Tab (appearing in the account's "settings"). There's still no word on whether Twitter Business Center will be a paid add-on or when it would be available to all businesses, but here's the scoop on what it can potentially do for small, mid and big-sized companies:
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Working Capital: Getting it to work for you
In this economy, small to mid-size businesses are forced to work harder and smarter to survive. Companies have undergone cost-cutting measures and have found ways to streamline their processes, but the ever present capital shortfall looms clear as day in the numbers on the balance sheet and as a storm cloud in the lofty visions of the entrepreneur looking to expand the business. It is April of 2010 and with all the pollen and market potential in the air, let's take a closer look at the real....
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