Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world.
- Small business tax hacks: Two bills introduced on Capitol Hill in July aim to revise the tax code and get more money flowing into small business coffers.
- Insurance Rx: With Democrats and Republicans fighting a death match over health care reform, some small business owners fear that their priorities will get lost in the fray.
- Finding the Path to Success by Changing Directions: The entrepreneurs of Scale Computing failed at their original venture but switched gears to take advantage of real opportunities.
- What’s the Deal: Small business owners aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch in this recession. Their clients are too. Meet one entrepreneur who’s wheeling and dealing with his customers so they don’t have to “sweat” the small stuff. (MSNBC
- Bush Offers Safety Net to Entrepreneurs: The Bush Administration today said it would begin a direct infusion of $250 billion into the American banking system in order to get credit lines flowing again. As part of the plan, “unlimited insurance coverage for non-interest-bearing deposit transaction accounts” will be instituted by the federal government, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation statement. The move is seen as direct relief for entrepreneurs using bank-based accounts to cover payroll.
- It’s OK Not to Be An Entrepreneur: A lot of people promote the idea that you have to be an entrepreneur to run a successful small business.
- TSX gains after Bank of Canada assessment: The Toronto Stock Exchange rose Thursday as additional signs of an improving economy rolled in.
- Entrepreneur Serves up Innovative Lunch Program in Schools: As the kids head back to school next week, over a quarter million elementary students can look forward to nutritious hot and cold lunches in their schools thanks to the vision and perseverance of Canada’s most successful entrepreneur in this sector.
- New Canadians want to deal with businesses that contribute to ethnic communities: Ethnic and new Canadians are more likely to deal with a company if it contributes to their community, according to a recent IPSOS study.
- Aussie start-up execs hit Silicon Valley: The global financial crisis might have tarnished some of Silicon Valley’s lustre, but for many Australian technology entrepreneurs, it hasn’t lost its bright, shiny status. And looking back across the Pacific, Australia’s much-vaunted lifestyle offers little incentive for them to come back
- South Australian MP considers bill to weed out franchising rouges: South Australian Labor MP Tony Piccolo says he will consider introducing a private members’ bill into South Australian Parliament if Federal Labor Small Business Minister fails to reform the…
- SME defence companies get access to $20,000 grant: Around 150 small and medium companies in the defence sector will be able to claim a Federal Government grant of up to $20,000 to improve their competitiveness and access new…
- South Australian MP considers bill to weed out franchising rouges: South Australian Labor MP Tony Piccolo says he will consider introducing a private members’ bill into South Australian Parliament if Federal Labor Small Business Minister fails to reform the Franchising Code.
- Small business hit as states ignore federal pay freeze: THOUSANDS of small businesses will be forced to pay wages of up to $25 a week higher than the federal minimum wage as a result of state tribunals ignoring a federal pay freeze and awarding rises that employers warn could cost jobs.
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- Network 18 launches ‘Entrepreneur’ magazine in India:“Entrepreneur is a magazine for India’s small businesses, start-ups, venture funds and financial instititutions. The magazine will offer an in-depth understanding of what an entrepreneur wants and needs : information, …
- Indian economy growth to taper to 5 percent: India’s economy will grow by at least 5 percent in 2009-10, a Planning Commission member said here Wednesday. ‘We should see at least a 5 percent growth in GDP (gross domestic product) in 2009-10.…. Donald Trump is starting a new business venture check it out… http://bit.ly/1BxoqG; NoraWilliams Basic Online Chat For Website: I am looking for a basic online chat I can integrate into my small business
- Life returns to normal in Xinjiang capital : Affected by the public unrest, small businesses in Urumqi were still in doldrums. A shoe shop owner said although there were some customers, the shop’s revenue fell to 1000 yuan a day from over 7000 yuan before the riot. …
- New banks won’t rescue small firms: Former blue-chip bank chief Sir Peter Burt has poured cold water on hopes that any new banks could be launched to serve the struggling small business sector
- Cautious optimism returns to East Midlands Small Firms: OWNERS of small businesses in the East Midlands believe the economy is showing signs of recovery.Two out of five firms in the region …
- FPB surveys local authority payments to SMEs: The new research based on Freedom of Information Act requests has been designed to discover how many local authorities and health trusts are paying their suppliers – which are often small businesses – in a reasonable amount of time.
- Small Businesses at Risk, Says ABFA: According to the new research by the Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA), 56 per cent of SMEs aren’t aware of the amount of financial support available from the Government.
- Business group finds steep cost of lending is leaving viable businesses in the cold: The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has learned that banks are imposing a raft of charges, increasing interest rates and demanding personal guarantees as pre-conditions for lending to small businesses, including under the Government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme.
- Equity essential to finance new ventures: Equity rather than debt holds the key to financing the future of the UK’s small business sector, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The association’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) committee claims that economic recovery could be the shining moment for wealthy individuals who put money into early-stage ventures.
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- As always this list is not exhaustive, but I hope it will give you a little overview. — ST.
