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Swla Economic Development Alliance Hosts Back To Business
on december 8th at 2:30 p.m., the southwest louisiana economic development alliance will host “back to business,” a disaster recovery and preparedness workshop tailored to small businesses at the willis noland resource center (120 west pujo street, lake charles, la).
www.sulphurdailynews.com

December No Time To Slackon Becoming A Better Business
the small business development center (sbdc) at san jacinto college will offer training workshops for small business owners and managers during the month of december.
www.hcnonline.com

Business Counselor To Be In Altus
lisa snider, business development specialist for the oklahoma small business development center (osbdc) located on weatherford campus of southwestern oklahoma state university will be at the altus chamber of commerce on tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.
www.altustimes.com

Small Business Closes; New Shopping Center On Its Way
a metro business owner is closing his doors because of the city's plan to clean up a blighted neighborhood.
www.nbcactionnews.com

Small Business, Smart Marketing, Big Results
headlines today state that consumers are more reluctant to spend their hard-earned dollars and that the number of people losing their jobs may be increasing. consumers will be spending money more wisely, and small business owners need to be prepared.
www.prairie-advocate-news.com

Enterprise Center Launches The Diversity Business Connection
philadelphia----the enterprise center , a philadelphia based non profit organization that provides business development, consulting services, and other resources to high-potential, minority entrepreneurs, announced today the launch of the diversity business connection.
biz.yahoo.com

Re2, Inc. Named 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award Winner
re2, inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it was named a 2008 army small business innovation research achievement award winner. re2 was selected based on the company's small robot toolkit phase ii small business innovation research program and innovation provided to the u.s.
biz.yahoo.com

Lone Star College System To Host 22nd Annual Small Business Awards Banquet
fifteen finalists have been selected for the lone star college system small business development center business of the year awards, including three from tomball.
hcnonline.com

Financial Ratio Analysis Will Help Small Business Manage Assets
i’m worried i won’t be able to get a small-business loan. how can i make sure my business has enough cash to operate?
www.kansascity.com

Local Businesses Honored At Lone Star Awards Banquet
lone star college system small business development center recently presented the 22nd annual small business advisory council awards during a banquet hosted at the woodlands waterway marriott. more than 300 guests were in attendance for the event.
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Oil Falls To 3-year Low On Bleak U.s. Economic News - Detroit News
oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $48 a barrel tuesday as more bleak u.s. economic news and plunging stock markets darkened investor expectations for energy demand. by midday in europe, light, sweet crude for january delivery was down 71 cents to ...
www.detnews.com

Cios Explore It Sourcing Options - Pc World
the economic downturn now affecting the uk is unlikely to have a major impact on overall it spending by enterprises, but cios are exploring a broader range of it sourcing options to help them better manage it costs and also deliver cost efficiencies ...
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Re2, Inc. Named 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research ... - Earthtimes
pittsburgh, pa -- 12/02/08 -- re2, inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it was named a 2008 army small business innovation research achievement award winner. re2 was selected based on the company ...
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Sfc Co., Ltd. And Universal Display Corporation Enter Into Strategic ... - Pr Inside
oled material systems. based on universal display"s proprietary universalpholed technology, universal display will support sfc"s development and marketing of phosphorescent hosts and other non-emitter materials that are matched to universal display"s ...
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Financial Dilemma: For Many Muslims, Conventional Loans Can Be A Sin - Minnpost.com
seven years ago, staff at the neighborhood development center made a realization. plenty of somalis and other muslim immigrants had attended the st. paul-based center's trainings for small-business entrepreneurs — but in more than a decade, not one ...
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Woodbridge Center Squeezed Between Two Retail Hubs - Hometownannapolis.com
top: the woodbridge center on route 2 looked like this before the owners invested nearly $1 million into facade improvements. bottom: on a recent evening, tenants of the newly renovated woodbridge center are aglow with light. the business are ...
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Small Towns With Big Money - Businessweek
residents of america's most expensive small town get by without a chain store or even a traffic light. the town has one gas station, an elementary school, a community center, a general store, dairy and vegetable farms, and some restaurants and inns ...
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Farmers & Merchants Bank Opens Green Customer Care Center - Earthtimes
seal beach, calif. - (business wire) farmers & merchants bank ( www.fmb.com ) today announced the opening of a 60,000 square-foot customer care center in seal beach that brings technological innovations coupled with an eco-friendly environment to the ...
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Business Technology Solutions Joins Net@work - Dbusinessnews.com
net@work , a leading provider of business and it solutions expands already extensive mas 90/200 expertise, while deepening its bench of abra hrms and hr automation specialists. raleigh, nc – november 18, 2008 – business technology solutions (bts ...
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Small Firms Face Burden - Amarillo Globe News
katrina kimble and her husband considered offering health insurance for their small canyon business a few years ago. but they were shocked at the cost. "we would not be able to carry it and keep the number of employees we have," said kimble, who owns ...
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