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<title>BizSugar / Published News / News and Politics</title>
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<description>Your Source for Social News and Networking  votes</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:14:12 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consumers Flocking to Virtual Shopping More Than Ever [PIC]]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/consumers-flocking-to-virtual-shopping-more-than-ever-pic/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/consumers-flocking-to-virtual-shopping-more-than-ever-pic/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:14:12 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>WayneLiew</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[It's been the retailing story for years--and new research says it still is! Yes, online sales continue  to soar, recession be damned. We were all probably at least vaguely aware of this phenomenon but to see it in such stark numbers astounds anew. Perhaps the most eye-opening figure of all is the average amount that an Internet shopper spent last year: $1,006.50.<br/><br/>22 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It's the Conservatives, Silly - Why the Wall Street Journal Grows While Other Papers Shrink]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/its-the-conservatives-silly-why-the-wall-street-journal-grows-while-other-papers-shrink/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/its-the-conservatives-silly-why-the-wall-street-journal-grows-while-other-papers-shrink/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:55:52 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>smallbiztrends</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch became the owner of his first newspaper, the Adelaide News,  at the ripe old age of 22.  Today he owns 170 newspapers, including the crown jewel, the Wall Street Journal. He explains why the Wall Street Journal's circulation has grown since September 2007 (a month after Murdoch bought it), while the other ten largest newspapers in the U.S. have shrunk.  Why?  The answer may surprise<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Small Business Plan is Not Going to Work  | How to Get SBA Funding For Small Business Financing]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/obama-small-business-plan-is-not-going-to-work-%7C-how-to-get-sba-funding-for-small-business-financing/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/obama-small-business-plan-is-not-going-to-work-%7C-how-to-get-sba-funding-for-small-business-financing/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:09:39 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rwagner</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/obama-small-business-plan-is-not-going-to-work-%7C-how-to-get-sba-funding-for-small-business-financing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Campaigning for the Small Business Plan that he announced during the State of the Union, Obama has been stressing the need for<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Businesses Could Get $5,000 Tax Credit for Each New Hire]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-could-get-5000-tax-credit-for-each-new-hire/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-could-get-5000-tax-credit-for-each-new-hire/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:24 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-could-get-5000-tax-credit-for-each-new-hire/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Need some help around the office at your small business? Consider hiring an extra employee here in the US and the federal government may give you a $5,000 tax credit. It's all part of a job stimulation plan unveiled by President Barack Obama recently and reported on in this article from CNN Money.com.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small-Business Owners Lobby to Cut Credit Card Fees]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-owners-lobby-to-cut-credit-card-fees/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-owners-lobby-to-cut-credit-card-fees/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:17:40 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-owners-lobby-to-cut-credit-card-fees/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Small businesses often pay higher fees than their big business counterparts when it comes to credit card transactions. Read more about how small business owners are lobbying for reduced credit card transaction fees...<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Will Revamped Health Care Reform Affect Small Business?]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-will-revamped-health-care-reform-affect-small-business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-will-revamped-health-care-reform-affect-small-business/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:33:30 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-will-revamped-health-care-reform-affect-small-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With an unexpected Republican U.S. Senate upset in Massachusetts, how will a probable revamping of the proposed health care reform bill affect small business. This column by Kent Hoover at Portfolio.com suggests a possible &quot;Plan B&quot; exists which would likely help small businesses and their employees afford better health care if Congress has the willingness to consider it.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Small Business May Employ E-Commerce]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/medical-marijuana-small-business-may-employ-e-commerce/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/medical-marijuana-small-business-may-employ-e-commerce/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:26:14 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/medical-marijuana-small-business-may-employ-e-commerce/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With relaxing attitudes in many states on use of marijuana, specifically for medical purposes, a California tech startup is focusing on bringing a sophisticated suite of business management tools to the industry, comprised mostly of small business, to help them handle regulatory, tax, invoicing and supply chain management issues. CNN Money.com reports on changing attitudes and an evolving small b<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From Dec. 21-25, fully 44% of the news links in blogs were about health care]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/from-dec-21-25-fully-44-of-the-news-links-in-blogs-were-about-health-care/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/from-dec-21-25-fully-44-of-the-news-links-in-blogs-were-about-health-care/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:09:26 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShashiBellamkonda</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/from-dec-21-25-fully-44-of-the-news-links-in-blogs-were-about-health-care/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The continuing health care debate, and an insurgent campaign for the top of the British pop charts were at the center of social media commentary.Both bloggers and users of Twitter closely followed the ebb and flow of the Senate's debate over health care reform last week, commenting on each step of the way.From Dec. 21-25, fully 44% of the news links in blogs were about health care, accordin<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Business Called &quot;Backbone of Recovery&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-called-backbone-of-recovery/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-called-backbone-of-recovery/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:48:12 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-called-backbone-of-recovery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This report by CNN Money.com Small Business examines the role played by small business as the &quot;backbone&quot; of the economic recovery. Though over half of all workers in the U.S. are employed by small businesses loans to this sector by banks in recent months since the economic downturn has fallen noticeably...despite economic assistance poured into <br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Small Business Feels About Health-Care Reform (Share Your Thoughts)]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-small-business-feels-about-health-care-reform-share-your-thoughts/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-small-business-feels-about-health-care-reform-share-your-thoughts/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:56:53 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-small-business-feels-about-health-care-reform-share-your-thoughts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another article, this one from BusinessWeek, on the health-care reform issue and how small businesses (or at least the lobbyists representing them) seem to be weighing in. The issue is an important one for small business certainly and, of course, much has already been posted on the subject, but in addition to sharing this article, I thought the fo<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Questions Raised Over Small Business Funding]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/questions-raised-over-small-business-funding/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/questions-raised-over-small-business-funding/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:04:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/questions-raised-over-small-business-funding/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This article from CNN Money Small Business again raises questions over small business funding. While the U.S. Small Business Administration claims it's given plenty of money to the small business sector, a tally of the numbers and where money is being awarded may not bear out those claims. Criticism of the SBA and the degree to which it truly hel<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Failure to Lend]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/failure-to-lend/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/failure-to-lend/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:46:47 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/failure-to-lend/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BizBox's Anonymous Banker explains how the federal government's small-business lending program has utterly failed, and which banks are to blame.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small business under attack?]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-under-attack/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-under-attack/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:24:41 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-business-under-attack/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff Cornwall of The Entrepreneurial Mind, a tireless defender of the free enterprise system raises the alarm on his blog about a study he says uses biased information to question the importrance of small business to the U.S. economy. If politics and its impact on the economy in general and small business and entrepreneurship specifically is a top<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Starting a business during an economic downturn]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/starting-a-business-during-an-economic-downturn-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/starting-a-business-during-an-economic-downturn-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:08:18 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/starting-a-business-during-an-economic-downturn-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Think starting a business during an economic downturn is a bad idea? Maybe not, according to this story from The Economist. Though it focuses largely on IHOP's initial startup during tough economic times, there is also an interview with an expert and a survey of successful businesses that started during lean years.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Companies avoid layoffs with work-sharing program]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/companies-avoid-layoffs-with-work-sharing-program/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/companies-avoid-layoffs-with-work-sharing-program/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:51:42 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ShawnHessinger</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/companies-avoid-layoffs-with-work-sharing-program/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Too few companies know and too few states participate in this program that helps avoid layoffs while reducing hours.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Businesses and Health-Care Reform]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-and-health-care-reform/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-and-health-care-reform/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:49:51 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/small-businesses-and-health-care-reform/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BizBox lays out what health-care reform would mean for small businesses--namely, hundreds of billions of saved dollars.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's eBook Business Will Create Standards War]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/googles-ebook-business-will-create-standards-war/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/googles-ebook-business-will-create-standards-war/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:06:57 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>luzspielberg</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/googles-ebook-business-will-create-standards-war/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Healthy competition is the bread and butter of capitalism, and Google is no stranger to stirring the money pot in its favor. But Google's latest decision to try its hand selling eBooks threatens to create a standards war that may prove destructive to many consumers.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How GM's bankruptcy could become a cautionary tale for small business]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-gms-bankruptcy-could-become-a-cautionary-tale-for-small-business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-gms-bankruptcy-could-become-a-cautionary-tale-for-small-business/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:15:01 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>roseanderson</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/how-gms-bankruptcy-could-become-a-cautionary-tale-for-small-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So what sets the two auto industry groups apart? Primarily two things unique to the Big Three: 1) Bad management; and 2) United Auto Workers Union (UAW).Bad management can be replaced with good management. Indeed, this has happened with the foreign companies from time to time, and could have happened in Detroit. But the one thing the Big Three co<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Credit-Card Reform and Small Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/credit-card-reform-and-small-business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/credit-card-reform-and-small-business/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 19:09:53 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/credit-card-reform-and-small-business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Does the new credit-card law affect you and your business? Find out here; and if it doesn't, find out why it ought to.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Tax-Deferral Plan For Small Businesses]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/new-tax-deferral-plan-for-small-businesses/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/new-tax-deferral-plan-for-small-businesses/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:13:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/new-tax-deferral-plan-for-small-businesses/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BizBox explains Patrick Kennedy's new bill, which would allow small businesses to defer their income tax payments in order to invest that money back into their businesses, and why it's a (really) good thing.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SHOP: Small Business Health Care Reform]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/SHOP_Small_Business_Health_Care_Reform/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/SHOP_Small_Business_Health_Care_Reform/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:49:58 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/SHOP_Small_Business_Health_Care_Reform/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What's SHOP? It's a bill in the Senate, supported by Democrats and Republicans, unions and businesses, that would make it easier for small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees. Read more about it here.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The First Tweet From Outer Space]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_First_Tweet_From_Outer_Space/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_First_Tweet_From_Outer_Space/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:49:51 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>smallbiztrends</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_First_Tweet_From_Outer_Space/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Astronaut Mike Massimino, who blasted off for space from Cape Canaveral on Monday, sent out the first tweet from outer space.  He's known on Twitter as @Astro_Mike.  This example shows how Twitter is trafficking off of celebrity and newsworthy events.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's Taxes and Small Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Taxes_and_Small_Business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Taxes_and_Small_Business/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:20:49 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Taxes_and_Small_Business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some small-business critics have argued that Obama's proposed tax plan is unfair to small businesses. Are they right?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bogus Estate Tax Rhetoric]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bogus_Estate_Tax_Rhetoric/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bogus_Estate_Tax_Rhetoric/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:48:50 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bogus_Estate_Tax_Rhetoric/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BizBox goes after ten Democratic senators plus the National Federation of Independent Business, who are misleadingly casting the estate tax debate as a small-business issue.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Great Rearranging and the Age of the Entrepreneur]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_Great_Rearranging_and_the_Age_of_the_Entrepreneur/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_Great_Rearranging_and_the_Age_of_the_Entrepreneur/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:12:37 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_Great_Rearranging_and_the_Age_of_the_Entrepreneur/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reports that many top bankers are leaving Goldman et al to start financial small businesses. BizBox analyzes the implications of this trend.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's Lending Plan: D.O.A.]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Lending_Plan_D-O-A-/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Lending_Plan_D-O-A-/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:02:27 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Lending_Plan_D-O-A-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Obama and Geithner proposed a plan last week to use $15 billion from the TARP fund to purchase small-business loans on the secondary market in order to encourage banks to make more of them. This week, that plan blew up in their face. Here's the how and why.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The End Is Nigh For Facebook]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_End_Is_Nigh_For_Facebook-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_End_Is_Nigh_For_Facebook-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:09:20 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Empica</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/The_End_Is_Nigh_For_Facebook-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Will it be over for Facebook soon? Successful entrepreneur and podcast presenter, Guy Kingston thinks so if it doesn't sharpen up its act.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How I Got Hit By The Great Recession]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_I_Got_Hit_By_The_Great_Recession/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_I_Got_Hit_By_The_Great_Recession/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:27:46 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_I_Got_Hit_By_The_Great_Recession/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Taylor, author at Slate's BizBox and owner of Cedarcrest Capital, tells a recent story about how he himself has gotten hurt by the downturn.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is The American Dream Still Alive? Snoopy Sez: Yes!]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Is_The_American_Dream_Still_Alive_Snoopy_Sez_Yes/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Is_The_American_Dream_Still_Alive_Snoopy_Sez_Yes/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:15:45 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Is_The_American_Dream_Still_Alive_Snoopy_Sez_Yes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jerry Kalish reports on a new MetLife study that shows a vibrant, if altered, American Dream even now.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama And Small Business; Does The President Get It?]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_And_Small_Business_Does_The_President_Get_It/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_And_Small_Business_Does_The_President_Get_It/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:27:41 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>franpro</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_And_Small_Business_Does_The_President_Get_It/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama is injecting some $$ into small biz. Will this work?? Does he get it? I hope so.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For A Payroll Tax Holiday]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/For_A_Payroll_Tax_Holiday/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/For_A_Payroll_Tax_Holiday/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:33:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/For_A_Payroll_Tax_Holiday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The notion of a payroll tax holiday has received support from the left and the right. And it might prove a particular boon to small businesses. Find out why.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Troubled Economic Times, Be Smart &amp; Be Bold]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/In_Troubled_Economic_Times_Be_Smart__Be_Bold/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/In_Troubled_Economic_Times_Be_Smart__Be_Bold/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:00:34 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stillwagon428</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/In_Troubled_Economic_Times_Be_Smart__Be_Bold/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's face it, our economy here in the U.S. is in trouble. As a nation, and as individuals, we've out-spent our means and overextended our lives while saving less than ever before in history. And after decades of being inflated, it appears our economy is entering a readjustment period. This isn't, necessarily, a bad thing. Yes, people will lose jo<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No small differences over Obama's treatment of small business]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/No_small_differences_over_Obamarsquos_treatment_of_small_business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/No_small_differences_over_Obamarsquos_treatment_of_small_business/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:50:05 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shelly</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/No_small_differences_over_Obamarsquos_treatment_of_small_business/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. budgets can really bring out the passion in people. So much so that it's no wonder it's hard for anyone to agree on how Washington should tax and spend.When it was released on Thursday, the budget President Barack Obama unveiled sparked a war of words all over the capital. The disagreements were so profound, it's almost as if people were <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small Business Stimulus Package Round Up]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_Business_Stimulus_Package_Round_Up/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_Business_Stimulus_Package_Round_Up/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:54:15 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suzyQ</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_Business_Stimulus_Package_Round_Up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The dust has settled a bit on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - the official name of the recently passed $787 billion economic stimulus package.  There are a number of good articles on the package and how it impacts small business:<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama and Jindal: What Did They Say About You?]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_and_Jindal_What_Did_They_Say_About_You/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_and_Jindal_What_Did_They_Say_About_You/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:27:24 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obama_and_Jindal_What_Did_They_Say_About_You/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Slate's BizBox looks at President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address and Gov. Bobby Jindal's response for clues as to how the two parties intend to help small business.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How The Stimulus Affects Employee Benefits]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_The_Stimulus_Affects_Employee_Benefits/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_The_Stimulus_Affects_Employee_Benefits/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:08:32 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/How_The_Stimulus_Affects_Employee_Benefits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jerry Kalish of Slate's BizBox explains two provisions in the new stimulus package that affect employee benefits. One buttresses COBRA, which provides health insurance to recently terminated workers; the other extends transportation benefits, which can help employers and employees alike.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why March Will Be the Recession's Tipping Point]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Why_March_Will_Be_the_Recessions_Tipping_Point/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Why_March_Will_Be_the_Recessions_Tipping_Point/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:28:58 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ArmadaIG</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Why_March_Will_Be_the_Recessions_Tipping_Point/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Does the economy get worse from here or do the government programs recently signed into law increase confidence and start to put capital to work to create jobs and build businesses? In March, a number of actions will occur that will be critical to demonstrating whether the economic disaster will get much worse.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's Changes to the SBA]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Changes_to_the_SBA/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Changes_to_the_SBA/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:52:00 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Obamas_Changes_to_the_SBA/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Slate's BizBox reports on brand-new changes the Obama administration has proposed in an attempt to strengthen the Small Business Administration's faltering 7(a) lending program.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Problems Spring Up in Small-Business Loans]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Problems_Spring_Up_in_Small-Business_Loans/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Problems_Spring_Up_in_Small-Business_Loans/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:38:04 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ArmadaIG</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Problems_Spring_Up_in_Small-Business_Loans/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The crumbling condition of small business loans is threatening to hamstring the recovery of the U.S. economy, and tag banks with rising losses over the coming year.The U.S. government's Small Business Administration said losses from loans made through its lending programs more than doubled in 2008, reaching nearly $1.3 billion. In 2007, the S<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Will The Stimulus Do For You?]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Will_The_Stimulus_Do_For_You/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Will_The_Stimulus_Do_For_You/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:37:23 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BizBox</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Will_The_Stimulus_Do_For_You/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Carry back, no SBA fees...BizBox runs down what the proposed stimulus will do for small businesses, and whether it will be enough.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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