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New Awards, Contests and Competitions for Entrepreneurs

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by News Trends.

Here’s an updated list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses, brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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America’s Best Young EntrepreneursEnter by July 26, 2010

Bloomberg Businessweek wants your help finding Americas best young entrepreneurs. In each of the last five years, theyve profiled 25 companies run by men andRead More

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Great New Events for Growing Companies

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by News Trends.

Who says summer is a slow time? Not for small business events – Don’t miss these great events, conferences and webinars for growing companies this summer and fall.

This list of small business webinars, events and conferences is brought to you every two weeks as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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MarketingSherpa’s Email Marketing Essentials Workshop Training Multi-City Tour

Using Case Studies and research as a basis, every tactic discussed during the course has . . . read more

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New Contests and Awards for Small Biz

Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by News Trends.

Here’s an updated list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses, brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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Intuit Green Grants for Small Businesses Enter by July 18, 2010

Enter at Love a Local Business. Follow the instructions to complete the Local Hero Challenge registration form and 10-question survey. Limit one nomination per business. One person may nominate multiple businesses usingseperate Local Hero . . . read more

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New Act Introduced in Senate to Help Women Business Owners Get More Federal Contracts

Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by News Trends.

Women business owners access to federal contracts has long been a bone of contention. I blogged here earlier about the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) rule, proposed in March of this year, and how it would affect womens access to federal contracts.

Now, further change is afoot. U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have introduced the Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2010, bipartisan legislation to address deficiencies in the Small Business Administrations (SBA) . . . read more

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Small Business News: New Strategies For Tough Times

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

In tough economic times, the best solution for economic recovery continues to be the efforts and ideas of small business entrepreneurs who spend their effort and creativity to chart their own way. We hope this edition of the Small Business Trends small business news roundup will give you ideas for your venture and the inspiration to lead with fellow small business owners in tough times both now and in the future.

Thinking about a new product or service? Here’s a brief . . . read more

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New Contests and Competitions for Growing Companies

Posted on 27. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

Here’s an updated list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses, brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

Note some deadlines this week!

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Show Us Your Seat Contest Enter by June 28, 2010

Take a good look at the seat you consistently sit in to tackle your daily work. Is it old, uncomfortable, broken, ugly or not even a chair? Lucky for you weve got a . . . read more

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Small Business News: Invest-igation

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

Investigating investment, we call it “invest-igation,” can be one of the most important activities for a startup small business owner or an entrepreneur looking to expand a small business into new markets. Always remember, however, to have a look at the changing economic and policy climate as well in order to figure out how available money will be when you approach investors or lenders with your big idea:

Big money for small business. In a sense, even some of the largest . . . read more

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New Events for Entrepreneurs and Growing Companies

Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

June offers some excellent small business events and webinars – check out this week’s list.

This list of small business webinars, events and conferences is brought to you every two weeks as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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Enterprise Council on Small Business Summit June 7-9, 2010

The annual Executive Council on Small Business Summit (formerly the Warrillow Summit) will take place in Las Vegas over 3 days. You’ll have the opportunity to network . . . read more

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Small Business News: Capital Considerations

Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

New regulation out of Washington D.C., or any government around the world for that matter, is usually bad news for small business. That’s not because small business owners prefer to be unaccountable for the decisions they make each day regarding their customers. In fact, small businesses unlike their massive “too big to fail” corporate cousins are often more dependent on fewer customers for their very survival thus the need to treat each one with courtesy and respect. This said, perhapsRead . . . read more

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Small Business News: News From The New Economy

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by News Trends.

The new economy is here and with it a different way of thinking about business. Some of the basics of using existing tools to increase productivity and harnessing the power of the Internet including social media have been part of the tool kit of small business for quite some time. However, seemingly permanent changes in the way business is being conducted seem to have pushed many of these techniques into the main stream. Here now, is the new face ofRead . . . read more

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