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.
- Even in Recession, Some Smell Businesses Grow: Several entrepreneurs have found ways to increase revenue by tailoring strategies to their unique strengths.
- Obama not small business-friendly: Congressman Parker Griffith said the Obama administration is not small business-friendly because it attempts to raise revenue by taxing small business owners.
- Stimulus cash runs out for loans: The stimulus cash that helped boost small business lending this year just ran out.
- The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes: Move over restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts. A new fantasy seems to have taken hold for people who long to own their own business: the cupcakery.
- Business owners increasingly upset over credit card transaction fees: Card issuers contend their swipe charges don’t hurt and should remain the same.
- Emerson names expert panel for franchising and unconscionable conduct inquiry: The seemingly never-ending stream of inquires in the franchising sector is set to continue, with Small Business Minister Craig Emerson naming an expert panel to examine whether unconscionable conduct…
- No relief fro small business in new climate change deal – power bills tipped to jump $1,500: The Rudd Government’s new climate change deal, which has been endorsed by Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, does not contain any assistance for small businesses, despite increased…
- SMEs carrying losses forward targeted by ATO: SMEs intending to carry forward losses are being targeted by the Australian Taxation Office as part of its compliance program, fearing businesses could incorrectly calculate their tax liabilities.
- Courting new business: It’s often said that an entrepreneur is always on the lookout for an opportunity – and sometimes those opportunities emerge in the strangest ways
- Small businesses changing hands despite recession: Even in recession, entrepreneurs buy and sell local small businesses. Plenty of Indianapolis-area companies are for sale.
- Lessons from recession will help SMEs’ future roadmap courage and…: Learning lessons from recession important for future upswing SMEs should graduate from growth by default. … Addressing the need gap of SMEs’ needing small funding, R. Ganesh, Deputy General Manager of ICICI Bank, underlined the bank’s commitment to SMEs, which gets addressed by a separate dedicated SME unit, which addresses the needs of SMEs, which are not big enough to attract the attention of venture capital funds or angel …
- British airways launch business opportunity grants in India: British Airways today announced the launch of British Airways Business Opportunity Grants across India as part of the airline’s commitment to help the country’s more than 13 million Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to help stimulate local business.
- Many India SMBs are turning to SaaS CIOL News Reports: KOLKATA, INDIA: India SMBs (Small and medium business or companies with up to 999 employees) are on track to spend US$30 million on accounting software in 2009, showing a 5 per cent growth over 2008. Small businesses (SBs or companies …
- RBS makes loan pledge to SMEs: Royal Bank of Scotland is setting up a small business charter, as it seeks to counter accusations that firms are getting a raw deal on loans
- Small businesses divided over environmental measures, according to FPB survey ahead of climate change meeting: More than one in five small firms are delaying embracing environmentally-friendly measures because of the recession but almost as many are being encouraged to implement them, a survey carried out by the FPB suggests.
- Give small firms as well as consumers protection from unfair bank charges says FPB: Ahead of the expected decision of the newly-formed Supreme Court to allow unfair bank charges to be investigated, the FPB is calling for protection for all small businesses as well as consumers.
- Small businesses look overseas for cash as UK lending remains scarce: AMERICAN financial giants and foreign-owned banks with a base in the City are to be targeted by a leading small business organisation which sees them as potential sources of funding as Britain moves out of recession.
- Marketing Tips For Your Small Business: David Paget, owner of UKSMF Ltd – a free sales and marketing advice site, has put together 5 top tips to consider with your business marketing
- And the £10,000 Finalists are….: Thursday the 26th November sees the finalists from WinWeb’s Business ‘09 campaign compete for the winning prize at the Business Startup Show in London. Each finalist will have 5 minutes to present their idea to our panel of judges for a chance to win £10,000 to invest in their business.
- Career Path: WinWeb Local Partner: During this recession many more people start a new business with WinWeb OnlineOffice or OnlineOffice ProEdition. Supporting these businesses with local services is in itself a great way to earn a living and help entrepreneurs in your local area to succeed.
- And The Winner Is….: The five finalists for WinWeb’s Business ‘09 gave their presentations at Olympia in London last Thursday to try and win the first prize of £10,000.
As always this list is not exhaustive, but I hope it will give you a little overview. — ST.
