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 owners face credit squeeze: Entrepreneurs who drive small companies complain that access to credit two years into the recession remains scarce.
- SBA’s Hulit: State’s Small Businesses Will Be Priority: Jeanne A. Hulit, the newly appointed New England regional administrator for the Small Business Administration, says she’s ready to rattle the cages in Washington, D.C. in order to help small businesses in Connecticut thrive.
- Small businesses have big leverage with landlords: While small businesses are still struggling in this weak economy, many are catching a break when it comes to negotiating with landlords.
- Entrepreneurs turn to small business centres for free help: On a rainy October morning, Miyoko Yamakawa sits across from a pair of business counselors at the local Small Business Development Center here. She’s trying to update her business plan and get advice about how to raise money for her flavored-vodka venture.
- Senate finance health reform bill holds best measures: spears small business, rejects public option: Now that the Senate Finance Committee has completed its package of health care reforms, the tougher battles begin before the full House and Senate in the coming weeks.
- Canadian small businesses to rebound from recession: A major study released by BMO today says the great majority of Canada’s small businesses will survive the recession and many will in fact be stronger than ever.
- Ottawa urged to tame WIld West credit-card market: Small businesses are calling on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to stop “procrastinating” and reveal whether the government will impose firm rules on Visa and MasterCard as the credit-card giants enter the debit-card market.
- Is incorporation Right for You?: I get a lot of questions about whether or not people should incorporate their small businesses. When all is said and done, the main reason to incorporate is limited liability
- Unique entrepreneurship program launched in Calgary: Canada’s first private entrepreneurship education program was launched in Calgary on Wednesday.
- Small Business Loan Sources: Getting a small business loan can be a tough job for a small business. Canadian banks are traditionally conservative and see small businesses as risky. But traditional banks aren’t the only places to get small business loans. If your small business is looking for money, here are ten other Canadian small business loan sources where you may be able to get the funding you need.
- ACCC warns about business directory scams: Businesses should be aware of emails offering free business directory listings which in reality are scams designed to cheat SMEs out of thousands of dollars, the corporate watchdog has warned.
- SME’s warned to be on the lookout for new spam virus: Businesses must be on the lookout for new spam messages that contain .zip files filled with malicious software designed to control and exploit weaknesses in computers that could reveal private…
- New Credit reporting laws could help SMEs: New privacy laws to be introduced by the Federal Government next year will make it easier for SMEs to analyse the credit history of a potential trading partner, an industry…
- Firms warned not to rush into the cloud: Not enough attention on governance and security.Security experts are warning that companies are rushing into cloud adoption without first understanding the risks and challenges involved.
- New EMC Investment in India highlights the balance between…: Customers vary from small businesses and sole proprietors seeking project help to large businesses that don’t have internal skills for a certain type of job. The common thread is that, generally speaking, individuals are the contractors …
- SEBI norms on SME exchange soon: Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would come up with guidelines for setting up stock exchanges exclusively for small and medium firms soon.
- Web Extras: E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS: `E-com, still the next big thing in India’ Small or big, enterprises are taking to it: E-Billing Solutions.. One good thing about successful entrepreneurs is the resilience with which they cope with their problems.
- Packers and Movers in Mumbai, India / Small Business Solution: Mumbai formerly known as Bombay is the important city located in the state of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in the world. Mumbai is well known as the commercial and entertainment centre of India, generating 5% of …
- An entrepreneur who eyes India’s best sportsman: Prashant Pitti loved sports since his school days and wished to be one of the best basketball players in India. He used to spend hours playing the game with great passion. But there was lot of pressure on him to quit what he loved the most to be more academically oriented. So he was forced to sideline sports and concentrate on studies.
- Postal strike hits small businesses: Growing businesses face bearing the brunt of further postal strikes with delays potentially costing small firms hundreds and even thousands of pounds
- Lloyds launches bad-debt protection: Small businesses struggling to protect themselves against bad debts are the target of a debtor insurance service launched by Lloyds TSB
- Job cuts more severe in small businesses: Small businesses have made bigger staff cuts over the last year than their larger corporate counterparts and are most likely to downsize in 2010.
- SMEs will ditch Royal Mail: Fed-up small businesses are considering dropping the Royal Mail as their postal services supplier.
- SMEs encourage staff input: Churcillian declarations and David Brent-style motivational speeches are the least favoured way to inspire employees, with SMEs preferring to motivate staff by involving them in decision-making.
- Running a Small Business From Home: Running your business from home has many advantages over renting an office or workspace. Today’s online technology allows you to run a professional business without the overheads, another way to continue the bootstrapping mentality.
- Small Business Start-Up: The thought of starting a business can be a daunting prospect for anyone, regardless of experience and financial situation. Breaking down the early stages into manageable steps will help you see it’s not as complicated as you might think. This brief overview will cover a few things you should consider if you are looking to become…
- Managing Your Small Business Day-to-Day: Keeping your business running smoothly requires discipline and efficient time management. It’s easy to get bogged down with tasks that seem urgent and postpone activities that might not seem to require an immediate response. The following tasks should be scheduled into your working week and stuck to! Postponing something by half a day can make
- Working from 5 -9: Working 5 to 9 has become a popular term for people who run their small businesses out of hours or after they have finished their day job. It assumes the business is part-time and is a good way to test the credentials of a business idea you may have had. As you don’t have a full…
- Business Process Outsourcing WinWeb Style A World First.: Focusing on what is important in your business is easier said than done. WinWeb OnlineOffice helps you to achieve the perfect balance of business process outsourcing for your small business needs. When you start your business you have less need for this type of service. You can save money by doing most of the admin
As always this list is not exhaustive, but I hope it will give you a little overview. — ST.
