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Entrepreneurs With Poor Credit Face Crunch
Oct 2008
Entrepreneurs with poor credit have to pay so much more than entrepreneurs with good credit to borrow money from their peers right now, the former are probably unable to borrow money at rates that...
Provided by American Express
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For Small Businesses, We Ride It Out
Oct 2008
For many small businesses - the effects of the credit crisis playing out around us day by day, hour by hour, have not changed what we do. Many of us have felt no impact - at least not so far. Oh,...
Provided by American Express
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Relax - The New COBRA Rules Do Not Impact Many Small Businesses
Apr 2009
COBRA is an acronym for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, which requires that certain employers provide qualifying individuals the right to continue their health...
Provided by American Express
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More Reasons To Pay Attention To Consumer Review Sites
Apr 2009
Review sites can be very useful from the consumer's standpoint, because they give valuable input. There's no doubt they are more popular than ever. Taken to extremes, or when inaccurate, online...
Provided by American Express
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Are You Leading An Imbalanced Small Business?
Jun 2009
In a small business, where the owner usually sells, serves customers and does all the support work, it creates imbalance. You tend to focus more on some and little on others. This paper explains 3...
Provided by American Express
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Non-Profits (And Small Businesses) Should Focus More On Design
Oct 2009
We love great products and services even more when they are designed well. Among the many reasons for our appreciation of good design is that it helps us understand things better. Design can...
Provided by American Express
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Ready To Make That Deal? 5 Things To Keep In Mind
Sep 2009
As you navigate the world of small business, you'll be hit with challenges and opportunities you never anticipated. As you grow, you will increasingly encounter and interact with people who will...
Provided by American Express
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Contract Based On Deliverables, Not Hours
Jul 2009
In this economy, bigger isn't necessarily better. The fact of the matter is that small businesses with less overhead are well-positioned. Already used to being creative with limited resources,...
Provided by American Express
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SHOP: Small Business Health Care Reform
Jun 2009
The currently dismal system of health-care coverage is a small business issue. It skews prices and other things in a way that makes it easier for larger corporations to insure their employees,...
Provided by American Express
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Across The Nation, Taxing Issues For Small Business
May 2009
As Washington, D.C. prepare to unleash stimulus trillions across the country, U.S. small businesses should benefit from ramped up spending and investment. But in many corners of the country, they...
Provided by American Express
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Small Businesses Are Bartering Because That's What It's Come To
Apr 2009
There are actual barter companies, which provide membership networks that enable disparate businesses to find good matches for barter arrangements. Apparently, over $16 billion in services was...
Provided by American Express
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Empathy: The Small Business Advantage
Apr 2009
Even in the best of times, the deck seems stacked against small companies. So what's a small business to do when times are tough? Already outdone by large companies on margins, volume, and...
Provided by American Express
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Outrunning The Bear: Advice For Small Businesses In Dark Times
Dec 2008
Almost all markets have turned bearish of late. How should the small business react? Not panicking is a good start. However gloomy conditions may seem, they will be gloomy for competitors, too....
Provided by American Express
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Dealing With Delegation: Quick Tips
Mar 2008
Any small business reaches a point at which the inability to delegate will cripple a manager. Yes, delegation is a critical skill. You must always ask yourself if you are doing something that...
Provided by American Express
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Downloads
CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata
Oct 2009
Instead of focusing on recovery after disasters, midmarket businesses need solutions that enable business continuity before and during them. Listen to the recording, "CDPS Analyst Interview with...
Provided by IBM
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What Small Businesses Can Learn From ABC's "Shark Tank"
Oct 2009
Reality television, at its core, is typically about showcasing some type of conflict. Most often that conflict comes from relationships and unrealistic portrayals of "Real people" acting badly,...
Provided by American Express
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Small Businesses Are Atwitter
Jun 2009
If you're a small business owner without an Internet presence, then you are not even close to alone. You are also playing ball with one hand tied behind your back. And web advertising is much more...
Provided by American Express
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How To Get Your Small Business Covered In The Media
Oct 2009
Local advertising can be effective to reach a regional audience, but when it comes to exposure, nothing beats having a profile piece done on you and your business in the local, regional or even...
Provided by American Express
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5 Pillars Of A Small Business Social Media System
Sep 2009
A business at its best is an integrated set of systems that come together to create value for an owner, employees, suppliers and customers of that business. There is no question that the emergence...
Provided by American Express
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What Small Business Needs From The Economic Stimulus Package
Mar 2009
There are some great opportunities for small business in the current bill and you should get with your accountant right now to talk about taking advantage of accelerated depreciation of equipment...
Provided by American Express
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5 Winning Post Ideas For Your Small Business Blog
Sep 2009
Keeping content fresh is one of the most important things you can do on your small business blog. Consistently putting out quality posts accomplishes two important goals: it turns visitors into...
Provided by American Express
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The Small Business Guide To Wikis
Aug 2009
Streamlined communication, collaboration, and information sharing are all vital aspects to building a successful small business. You need to build ideas as a team, record past successes and...
Provided by American Express
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6 Adobe AIR Apps For Small Business
Aug 2009
Adobe AIR, launched in 2007, is a unique platform (a "Runtime environment") that allows developers to transform Internet applications into desktop apps. Why should you, the businessperson or...
Provided by American Express
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5 Ways Your Small Business Can Go Green
Jun 2009
Going green is pretty trendy, but in this day and age, it's also a smart and efficient way to make your small business stand out from the rest. Thankfully, there are a myriad of online resources...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Optimism Grows
Sep 2009
More than half (55%) of entrepreneurs have an optimistic outlook on near-term business prospects, up from 45% in March 2009. One quarter (26%) report expanding opportunities for their business, up...
Provided by American Express
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How To Jump On The Webinar Trend
Sep 2009
Webinars' popularity is being driven in part by the high cost of travel, not to mention the hassles and time involved. Why not avoid travel if you can? Another reason webinars are getting more...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Owners Taking Control To Survive The Recession
Jul 2009
If you think you're on your own in helping your business survive during this recession, you're right. And several other small business owners agree with you. According to a recent survey, 94% of...
Provided by American Express
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The Small Business Manifesto: It's Always A Good Time To Be A Small Business
Jun 2009
As a small business owner, you're not relying on the entire economy. You're relying on your customers. If you offer something of value, you should be able to sell it to your customers, regardless...
Provided by American Express
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A Business Disaster Can Destroy Your Small Business
Jun 2009
One of the biggest threats to any small business is a disaster. And as fast as you can say business disaster, your business can go up in smoke. Most small business owners think a business disaster...
Provided by American Express
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When Big Business Giants Like GM Fail, Small Business Is Not Far Behind
Jun 2009
The recent announcement about GM's failing is horrible news. The headlines trumpet the truth about plant and dealer closings. They cite numbers of employees affected. This is all very sad. Not...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Health Insurance - System Hurts The Newest Businesses
Apr 2009
One of the most startling facts about health insurance in the United States is that almost all employees of large companies have it, but many employees at small companies do not. New small firms...
Provided by American Express
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Innovation In Tough Times
Mar 2009
Why should you be the company that people will always want to return to? If you can develop that area alone, you will have a much brighter future. Small businesses are in a very unique position...
Provided by American Express
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Create Your Own Small Business Economic Stimulus
Feb 2009
It's pretty obvious that those of you who are the backbone of the US economy aren't going to get an economic stimulus package anytime soon. As a matter of fact, you may even have a hard time...
Provided by American Express
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The Super Bowl For Small Business Owners
Feb 2009
For small business owners, having loyal, strong, supportive fans is a necessity. With them, your business will succeed. Without them, you'll struggle year after year to get your brand known and...
Provided by American Express
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Netbooks, Mobile Computing And Small Business
Dec 2008
Small businesses need to recognize the growing use of netbooks, smart phones and digital navigation systems. The use of mobile search and local review and information sites continues to increase....
Provided by American Express
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Creative Real Estate Options To Help Small Businesses Weather The Recession
Oct 2009
A lot of small business owners have started to think about alternative locations for their companies, and new business models that will help them survive through the recovery. This paper provides...
Provided by American Express
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Hunkering Down While Pondering Bias Against Small Business
Oct 2008
The current crisis for small business is not yet at a critical juncture. The most immediate concern is access to short-term credit to meet cash flow shortages. But so far SMBs have been mostly...
Provided by American Express
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What A Small Business Can Learn From Tobasco Sauce
Dec 2008
Focus on what you can do right now to build your business in a reasonable manner. Don't over-invest in risky ventures where the outcomes are dependent on others. Instead, invest wisely in...
Provided by American Express
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The New Reality Of Your Banking Relationship
May 2009
As banks, auto giants and Wall Street have money thrown at them, the small business owner has been asking, 'What about me?' Someone in Washington has heard the cry: $730 million from the Obama...
Provided by American Express
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Wringing More Cash From Your Small Business
Jul 2009
Sometimes it pays to leave no stone unturned when you are trying to find ways to preserve cash - especially with the stiff challenges facing so many small and mid-sized businesses in the current...
Provided by American Express
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Innovation And Productivity In SMEs: Empirical Evidence For Italy
Dec 2008
Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not capture. Therefore, in this paper, the authors develop a structural model of...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Dell and VMware Put Reliable Disaster Recovery within Reach
Jul 2009
Lack of disaster recovery planning can be catastrophic for your small-to-medium-sized business (SMB). Many SMBs find themselves out of business within 24 months of a major disaster. But,...
Provided by VMware
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Research
Gartner Report: "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup Recovery"
Mar 2011
While backup is among the oldest, most performed tasks in the data center, the industry is undergoing significant change as organizations accelerate new technology adoption and show a propensity...
Provided by CommVault Systems
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Are Good Or Bad Borrowers Discouraged From Applying For Loans? Evidence From US Small Business Credit Markets
Mar 2008
This paper conducts an empirical analysis on a U.S small business finance data-set to investigate which factors affect the likelihood of being a discouraged borrower. The authors find that riskier...
Provided by University of Warwick
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Is There Ethnic Discrimination In The UK Market For Small Business Credit?
Apr 2008
A large scale survey of UK small business finances is analyzed for evidence of ethnic discrimination in the credit market. A summary analysis of credit outcomes (loan denials, loan interest rates...
Provided by University of Warwick
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Broader Or Deeper? Exploring The Most Effective Intervention Profile For Public Small Business Support
Aug 2009
In the UK as in most other advanced economies significant advisory support is offered for start-up firms and SMEs. UK services for SMEs are provided by Business Links which structures its support...
Provided by University of Warwick
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Whitepapers
Sageza Group Whitepaper "Application Server Choices: Important Considerations in Selecting an Application Server."
Mar 2011
Few organizations can claim a homogeneous IT environment. For most, the reality is heterogeneous, and the ability of future IT investments to not only coexist, but even thrive in this environment...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack: Helping provide seamless data protection and recovery for critical Windows applications
Mar 2011
IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager FastBack® reduces data loss and eliminates error-prone manual operations from the data protection process. It alleviates the need for traditional backup windows by...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Meeting the unique needs of small and medium size businesses
Mar 2011
With collaborative solutions from IBM, small and midsize businesses can: Stay within budget while delivering best-in-class, collaborative solutions Provide mobile and remote workers with access...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Extending open source tools for more effective software delivery
Mar 2011
IBM Rational® software provides an integrated and modular software development ecosystem that supports a broad range of open source tools. The ecosystem helps enable timely and efficient software...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
IBM WAS vs Jboss - TCO Analysis
Mar 2011
You have a choice in application servers and this whitepaper will provide the valuable information you need to choose the right application server to deliver your business objectives.
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Clabby Analytics advisory: IBM offers clear advantages over EMC for small and medium enterprises
Mar 2011
If you're researching storage solutions for a small or medium enterprise (SME) you need to look at features, cost, reliability, service and support. Read why IBM's breadth of offerings, ability to...
Provided by IBM
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In Search Of The Drivers Of High Growth In Manufacturing SMEs
Nov 2007
Though considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to growth and performance of firms, there is a dearth of research on high growth firms. Furthermore, the majority of...
Provided by Middlesex University
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Electronica Finance Limited: Designing The Future Of Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises
Sep 2010
Electronica Finance Limited (EFL), an Asset Finance Company (AFC), has been financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) since its inception. Initially, it was offering leasing and hire...
Provided by Vikalpa
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Peripherality And The Impact Of SME Takeovers
Apr 2008
If large companies buy small dynamic enterprises, and move them to the headquarters' location or elsewhere, the process could suppress regional, or dependent, economy income and productivity. The...
Provided by Cardiff Business School
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The Internationalization Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Regional And Global Value Chains
Jul 2010
Production networks and the regional division of labor have been established in East Asia resulting in massive vertical intra-industry trade in parts and components within the region. This...
Provided by Asian Development Bank Institute
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Risky Earnings, Taxation And Entrepreneurial Choice: A Microeconometric Model For Germany
Jul 2007
Which role do individual income prospects play in the decision to be an entrepreneur rather than an employee? In a model of occupational choice, higher expected after-tax earnings attract people...
Provided by German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V.)
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Latin America's Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Organisational Challenge
Jul 2008
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Latin America face major organisational challenges stemming from globalisation and shifting corporate paradigms. In a world of change,...
Provided by Economist Intelligence Unit
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Surviving The Drought: Access To Finance Among Small And Mediumsized Enterprises
Oct 2009
SMEs continue to grow in spite of the downturn. Despite the current gloomy environment, many SMEs continue to grow revenue - albeit at a slower pace than in 2007 or 2008. In all, 54% of executives...
Provided by Economist Intelligence Unit
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Relational Capital: Strategic Advantage For Small And Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) Negotiation And Collaboration
Oct 2008
Collaborative entrepreneurship research suggests that organizations will soon pursue more collaborative relationships throughout a worldwide network of firms, driving a strategy of continuous...
Provided by University of Southern California
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Acquisition, Insolvency And Managers In UK Small Companies
Sep 2008
This paper investigates the determinants of involuntary insolvency and acquisition in UK small and medium-sized companies. Using a competing risks model and data from the survey database of the...
Provided by University of Cambridge
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How SMEs Exploit Their Intellectual Property Assets: Evidence From Survey Data
Dec 2010
This paper seeks to understand how motives to patent affect the use of the patent portfolio with a particular focus on motives aimed at the monetization of Intellectual Property (IP). The analysis...
Provided by University of Melbourne
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Small Business Mobility: Enabling Your Team To Work Anywhere, Anytime
Jan 2010
Mobile technology is becoming increasingly vital to your small business as the number of employees working from home or away from the office is growing significantly. More than 50 million US...
Provided by Abussi
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For Small Business Owners, Branding Is Personal
Sep 2008
As a small - business owner, you have a lot of details to manage. And one of the biggest "Details" is your brand. Branding isn't just for big, established companies. Small?]business owners can -...
Provided by MindFire Communications
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The Benefits Of Small Business Branding
Nov 2007
Whether you've consciously developed it or not, your company has a brand. Many small-business owners think branding is just for big companies. Actually, small businesses have a lot to gain from...
Provided by MindFire Communications
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5 Technical Blunders That Concern Every Small Business Manager
Apr 2009
The paper is for business decision makers who are concerned about protecting critical business data and the overall health of corporate technology assets. Its purpose is to educate small business...
Provided by K-micro
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Understanding Top Quality Employees
May 2008
Understanding the traits of top-quality employee's benefits everyone involved with small-business activities, from owners and managers responsible for hiring, to applicants seeking a position, and...
Provided by National Federation of Independent Business
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Servicing Micro Businesses: What Financial Institutions Need To Know
Aug 2010
When it comes to satisfaction with financial institutions, Micro Businesses tend to have a lower satisfaction rating than the total population. Critically, dissatisfaction is greatest for the...
Provided by Telstra
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The Future Of Small Business Overview Of The Brookings - Small Business Administration's Working Group Session
Mar 2010
The paper focused on establishing a framework for the design of public policy decisions to support job creation through small businesses with high growth potential. It was intended as the first...
Provided by Brookings Institution
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The Political Economy Of Entrepreneurship
Oct 2007
The authors outline a politico-economic growth system centered on the entrepreneur. By defining entrepreneurs in relation to economic rents they are able to develop a more general theory...
Provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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Taxation And Entrepreneurship In A Welfare State
Jun 2009
Does tax policy affect the rate of self-employment in a modern welfare state? This question is analyzed empirically based on Swedish data for the entire post-war period. Available tax data...
Provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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Entrepreneurship, Wage Employment And Control In An Occupational Choice Framework
Mar 2009
They authors combine two empirical observations in a general equilibrium occupational choice model. The first is that entrepreneurs have more control than employees over the employment of and...
Provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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Hybrid Entrepreneurship
Mar 2010
In contrast to previous efforts to model the individual's movement from wage work into entrepreneurship, the authors consider that individuals might transition incrementally by retaining their...
Provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics
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The Repercussions On Small Banks And Small Businesses Of Bank Capital And Loan Guarantees
Aug 2007
Small businesses rely on banks for credit more than do large businesses. As a result, small businesses may be more adversely affected when adverse shocks, such as reduced bank capital or higher...
Provided by University of Kentucky
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Is Your CRM Solution Keeping Up with the Times?
Jan 2011
Many companies have significant existing investments in on-premises CRM software. Unfortunately, the robust CRM applications of just a few years ago lack the key capabilities businesses now need...
Provided by Oracle
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A Small Business Leader~s Perception Of Corporate Responsibility And Business Ethical Concepts
Nov 2007
Recent academic articles point to an increased vagueness and overlapping of the concepts around business ethics and corporate responsibility. However, the perception of these notions in the...
Provided by Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
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Health Care Reform Introduces Simple Cafeteria Plans For Small Businesses In 2011
Sep 2010
Health care reform recently introduced a new concept that will start next year: "Simple Cafeteria Plans" for small businesses with generally no more than 100 employees. This new cafeteria plan...
Provided by Schenck
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CEO Training For Small And Mid-Sized Business Owners
Jun 2009
It is a commonly observed truth that nothing remains exactly the same. Things either grow or they shrink and organizations are unfortunately affected by the same principle. When something seeks to...
Provided by Accelerated Training Solutions
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How to Turn Mobility Momentum into Real Business Value
Feb 2011
By developing, communicating, and implementing an actionable yet flexible enterprise mobility strategy, an organization can unlock new business value from its existing and future SAP investments....
Provided by SAP
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Becoming a Mobile Enterprise
Feb 2011
By developing, communicating, and implementing an actionable yet flexible enterprise mobility strategy, an organization can unlock new business value from its existing and future SAP investments....
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Creative Real Estate Options To Help Small Businesses Weather The Recession
Oct 2009
A lot of small business owners have started to think about alternative locations for their companies, and new business models that will help them survive through the recovery. This paper provides...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Hunkering Down While Pondering Bias Against Small Business
Oct 2008
The current crisis for small business is not yet at a critical juncture. The most immediate concern is access to short-term credit to meet cash flow shortages. But so far SMBs have been mostly...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
What A Small Business Can Learn From Tobasco Sauce
Dec 2008
Focus on what you can do right now to build your business in a reasonable manner. Don't over-invest in risky ventures where the outcomes are dependent on others. Instead, invest wisely in...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The New Reality Of Your Banking Relationship
May 2009
As banks, auto giants and Wall Street have money thrown at them, the small business owner has been asking, 'What about me?' Someone in Washington has heard the cry: $730 million from the Obama...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Wringing More Cash From Your Small Business
Jul 2009
Sometimes it pays to leave no stone unturned when you are trying to find ways to preserve cash - especially with the stiff challenges facing so many small and mid-sized businesses in the current...
Provided by American Express
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20 Tips To Save Time & Money In Your Small Business And At Home
Sep 2009
These are difficult times and every small business (and large ones) needs to find ways to save money and time without delivering less value to their customers. Service to customers must be...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Stimulus Plan Lands With A Loud Thud
Mar 2009
Until you start looking at the small business size standards set by the government and discover that in some industries a business that has as many as 1500 employees is considered small. The small...
Provided by American Express
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Is President Obama's New Small Business Plan Relevant?
Mar 2009
On Monday, March 16, 2009, President Obama announced a new plan to help small businesses. The plan is mainly centered around easing SBA loans. The plan calls for the government to buy up SBA loan...
Provided by American Express
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Recession Can Be An Opportunity For Small Business
Nov 2008
They say "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." The same philosophy should be applied creatively by small business owners to take advantage of the financial conditions and possible slow down...
Provided by American Express
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Are Loans Available, Or Do Small Businesses Just Not Want Them?
Feb 2009
Thanks in part to the collapse of the housing market and, in greater part, to the collapse of the financial services market, underwriting standards of all kinds have tightened, making it more...
Provided by American Express
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Don't Call Me "Small"
May 2009
Small business jump-started the modern economy, from the farmer working his small plot of land, to the proprietor of the local corner-store. And entrepreneurs have been at the very crux of many...
Provided by American Express
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101 Tips From 50 Small Business Bloggers
Aug 2009
It's quite easy for small business owners to become distracted by their day-to-day responsibilities. But in this competitive economy you can't afford to miss out on the newest business...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Just How Financially Healthy Is Your Small Business Anyway?
Jun 2009
Monitoring and managing your business's financial health involves more than simply maintaining a cushion in your bank balance. It's more than just keeping accurate books. It is more than staying...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses, Big Opportunities: How Economic Uncertainty Has Set The Stage For New Growth
Jul 2009
The credit markets are tight, that's true, but the employment base is excellent. There are many highly skilled, hard-working people who can help you start or build a business. Commercial rents are...
Provided by American Express
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The 10 Natural Marketing Advantages Of Small Business
Dec 2008
Are you leveraging your natural advantages? Large organizations are beginning to wrestle with the reality that their markets want something more personal, more honest and real, from the companies...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
New Energy For Small Business
Oct 2008
States that perform poorly have policies that discourage homeowners and businesses from investing in renewable energy systems, for example, by requiring well-established, proven technologies to...
Provided by American Express
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For Microbusinesses, 4 Priorities On The Tax Wish
May 2009
A small business taxpayer will spend nearly 60 hours to complete a Federal business tax return that includes a Form 1040 with corresponding Schedule C. Sixty hours! That's a week and a half of...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses Starting To See Impact Of The Stimulus Package
Aug 2009
The controversy continues around whether or not the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is more commonly referred to as the stimulus package, helps small businesses. While the political...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Four Common Mistakes To Avoid In Running Your Small Business
May 2009
You are the master of your domain. And as a small business owner, your domain is nothing to sneeze at. This paper explains about four of the most common mistakes made by small business owners. You...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
10 Fatal Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Make
Apr 2009
Many of us who become small business owners - either intentionally or quite by accident due to a lay off or downsizing - don't have any formal marketing training. But to have a successful...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Putting Social Media In Real Life Context For SMBs
Oct 2009
It's hard not to be skeptical about the social media craze, especially if you're a small business that's struggling to find a way to bring business context to platforms like Facebook and Twitter....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
New York Wants To Lay A Tax Burden On Out-Of-State Small Businesses
Feb 2008
New York's tax system - and some in other states as well-is particularly cumbersome for small businesses because of the requirement to collect and remit taxes at the rate in effect in the taxing...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Creating A Customer Loyalty Strategy Will Benefit Your Future Bottom Line
Jul 2009
Over 90% of small business owners are letting money walk out the door of their business each day. Small businesses work hard to acquire new customers, yet many are missing an untapped source of...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Search Engine Door Slowly Closing On Small Business
Feb 2009
It's difficult not to be bombarded these days with the glowing internet trends and statistics...the bottom line is that people (read: potential customers) have and continue to flock to the...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Answer To Less Stress? More Structure
Sep 2009
As small business owners, we all know the feeling of being 5 hours into the day and not having accomplished anything on our to-do list. Or looking up at the clock and realizing that you've just...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How Will The Financial Crisis Impact The Wider Economy
Oct 2008
The basic problem is the fear that the credit markets will simply dry up. If no one will lend money (or it simply becomes ridiculously expensive to borrow money), then some very basic economic...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Some Quick Tips For Small Businesses In This Financial Crisis
Oct 2008
Make sure you to take the right professional advice for each type of issue you are tackling. Your accountant can be your best friend, so consider allowing him electronic access to your books and...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Finding What's Cheap
Nov 2008
However, in tough economic times, when the money dries up, some people get worried and assume that if money is scarce, so are most other business opportunities. Nothing could be further from the...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Hey, Where Is The Silver Lining On My Economic Storm Cloud?
Mar 2009
This paper provides few reasons you should be optimistic about your small business future, and use that optimism to seize the new opportunities that great challenges always bring. The sun always...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses In The U.S.: Show Them The Money
Mar 2009
Will banks that received TARP bailout funds be forced to lend money to small, struggling businesses? Will the Small Business Administration ride to the rescue and help out small companies with...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How Badly (Or Not) Are Banks Really Doing?
Apr 2009
Many banks, including small ones, that did elect to take TARP money now want to return it so that they do not have to comply with the conditions - especially feared future limits on foreclosures...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Business And Community Lending Initiative
Apr 2009
"Few aspects of our current financial crisis have created more justifiable resentment than the specter of hard-working entrepreneurs and small business owners seeing their companies hurt and even...
Provided by American Express
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How The Government Can Lend Directly To Small Businesses
Apr 2009
Unemployment is skyrocketing. Credit seems more scarce than gold (whose price, by the way - an historical indicator of investor pessimism - is currently near its all-time highpoint). Bankruptcies...
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Year-Round Small Business Tax Tips - Part 3
Apr 2009
It's never too late for small business owners to start developing good tax habits. In fact, one of the best times to revise the way you plan for taxes is tax season, when opportunities for...
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Year-Round Small Business Tax Tips - Part 2
Apr 2009
Updates to the tax code are a way of life. This year, with so much economic turmoil, the changes are even more important to small business owners. If a business has experienced losses, what tax...
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Year-Round Small Business Tax Tips - Part 1
Apr 2009
While tax day comes once a year, successful business owners know that tax planning is a year-round activity. To minimize taxes, you must plan your financial transactions carefully, and create and...
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Stimulus For Small Business
Apr 2009
It's easy to get lost in acronyms and Washington-speak as American small businesses continue being used by pundits on both sides of the aisle as symbols of the financial crisis' impact on Main...
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How Your Small Business Can Survive The Recession
May 2009
By most accounts, this is going to be a long recession, and we're still on the downward slope. As a small business owner, you will be forced to make drastic moves to survive. Don't count on a...
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Dreading The Cost Of Software For Your Business?
May 2009
Several years ago, one of the biggest costs for small businesses was software. Accounting software? Expensive; Word processing and spreadsheets? Expensive; Contact management software? Expensive;...
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When Did Hiring Independent Contractors Become Illegal?
May 2009
This paper defines underground economy quite specifically: 'There is a bustling and shadowy world where jobs, services, and business transactions are conducted by word of mouth and paid for in...
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