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<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:41:54 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[bizSugar now provides forum feeds from EvanCarmichael.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/bizSugar_now_provides_forum_feeds_from_EvanCarmichael-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/bizSugar_now_provides_forum_feeds_from_EvanCarmichael-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:41:31 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that at the bottom of each of bizSugar's story pages, we now have a &quot;Related Forum Posts&quot; area. Based on keywords from each article, those links will take you to related forum posts from EvanCarmichael.com.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women business founders rising, but slowly]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:07:57 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suzyQ</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Where are the Starbucks, Nikes, Amazons, Home Depots and Genentechs founded by women?This is a question that puzzles those who track fast-growing companies. Few fledgling businesses founded by men or women ever grow into giant corporations, but with women launching twice as many businesses as men, some meaningful percentage of the new giants m<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Customers to Spend Their Tax Rebates With You | Small Business Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Get_Customers_to_Spend_Their_Tax_Rebates_With_You__Small_Business_Solutions/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Get_Customers_to_Spend_Their_Tax_Rebates_With_You__Small_Business_Solutions/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:50:29 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grumpygorilla</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[With tax season behind us, a recession looming and gas at an all-time high, is there anything that business can look forward to?You bet there is: It is tax rebate time!And if you're smart, your small business will have a plan in place before those checks are ever cut to help consumers spend their stimulus payment with you.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NFIB Contest - Win $5,000 and Summit Invite | Small Business Trends]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/NFIB_Contest_-_Win_5000_and_Summit_Invite__Small_Business_Trends/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/NFIB_Contest_-_Win_5000_and_Summit_Invite__Small_Business_Trends/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:57:06 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grumpygorilla</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is sponsoring a contest. The Grand Prize Winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to attend the June 8-11, 2008 National Small Business Summit.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small businesses get shot at makeover]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_businesses_get_shot_at_makeover/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_businesses_get_shot_at_makeover/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:13:13 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grumpygorilla</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Federation of Independent Business along with SBTV.com and Sam's Club will give away a $100,000 business makeover as part of National Small Business Week beginning Monday through April 25. The makeover would include $25,000 in cash, merchandise, supplies and equipment from Sam's Club or samsclub.com, mentoring from SBTV.com experts <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey reveals optimism from small business operators]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Survey_reveals_optimism_from_small_business_operators/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Survey_reveals_optimism_from_small_business_operators/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:23:21 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grumpygorilla</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Small-business owners are an optimistic lot, even when they're pessimistic.That apparently contradictory result leaped from the National Small Business Association's 2008 Survey of Small and Mid-Size Business, released Wednesday.&quot;This year, a whopping 71 percent have a negative outlook on the economy - clearly small business is feeling the<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Entrepreneuer Gives Back]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Entrepreneuer_Gives_Back/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Entrepreneuer_Gives_Back/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:09:31 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Entrepreneuer_Gives_Back/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the tagline &quot;Change the world...one business at a time,&quot; Kivab4b.org offers entrepreneurs and small businesses an easy way to participate in cause-related marketing.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small business wields power in U.S. health debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_wields_power_in_U-S-_health_debate/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_wields_power_in_U-S-_health_debate/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:58:18 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suzyQ</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_wields_power_in_U-S-_health_debate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Small businesses say years of crushing health care costs have them backing major changes this time around. The NFIB helped derail President Bill Clinton's effort to overhaul the health insurance system during the 1990s. Now, small companies with an average of 10 workers are bearing the greatest burden of insurance premium increases, which have gr<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advocate for small firms has rule reform in mind]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Advocate_for_small_firms_has_rule_reform_in_mind/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Advocate_for_small_firms_has_rule_reform_in_mind/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:06:47 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>morecowbell</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Thomas M. Sullivan, head of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, aims to make sure U.S. regulations treat entrepreneurs fairly. As the fifth chief counsel to head the office created in 1976 as an independent voice for small business within the federal government, Sullivan would like to see the day that all 90-plus federal agenc<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senate Boosts Small Business Budget]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Senate_Boosts_Small_Business_Budget/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Senate_Boosts_Small_Business_Budget/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:08:06 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Senate lawmakers have approved an extra $100 million in funding for federal lending and assistance programs for small businesses. The funds, which would boost the Bush Administration's proposed budget for the Small Business Administration for 2009, provide additional resources for the agency's lending and oversight efforts, along with business d<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small business owners sacrificing family life says report]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_owners_sacrificing_family_life_says_report/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_owners_sacrificing_family_life_says_report/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:56:41 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wontonu</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_business_owners_sacrificing_family_life_says_report/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Small business owners are sacrificing time with their family to ensure their businesses stay afloat, a report has found.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[bizSugar feed added to Alltop]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/bizSugar_feed_added_to_Alltop/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/bizSugar_feed_added_to_Alltop/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:22:06 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Guy Kawasaki's new website, Alltop, adds bizSugar to its small business news feeds.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Small in business is beautiful]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Poll_Small_in_business_is_beautiful/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Poll_Small_in_business_is_beautiful/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:13:23 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>luckycharmer</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Poll_Small_in_business_is_beautiful/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An October survey found only 11 percent of small-business owners say they want to retire at all. Nine in 10 say they are happy with what they do -- with 58 percent saying they are very or extremely satisfied with their work. &quot;In other words, small-business owners overwhelmingly like what they do,&quot; Gallup said.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SBA Launches Inner-City Initiative]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/SBA_Launches_Inner-City_Initiative/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/SBA_Launches_Inner-City_Initiative/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:39:56 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>GPorter</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Small Business Administration on Tuesday announced that it has chosen 11 cities to participate in an initiative designed to stimulate jobs and growth while targeting inner-city small businesses.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small businesses create more jobs than larger ones]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_businesses_create_more_jobs_than_larger_ones/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_businesses_create_more_jobs_than_larger_ones/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:00:58 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small_businesses_create_more_jobs_than_larger_ones/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a new working paper called &quot;Do Small Businesses Create Jobs? New Evidence from the National Establishment Time Series,&quot; the economists David Neumark, Brandon Wall, and Junfu Zhang examine the National Establishment Time Series and conclude that small businesses create more jobs, on net, than larger ones. The earlier literature on this subject h<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Grand Up for Grabs for Women Media Entrepreneurs]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/10_Grand_Up_for_Grabs_for_Women_Media_Entrepreneurs/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/10_Grand_Up_for_Grabs_for_Women_Media_Entrepreneurs/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:46:20 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/10_Grand_Up_for_Grabs_for_Women_Media_Entrepreneurs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Media Women Entrepreneurs is looking out for the female journalist species, with plans to award $10,000 to fund three women-led start-ups involved in news and information that &quot;will rock the world of journalism.&quot;<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vishing: The Latest, and Greatest, Security Concern]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Vishing_The_Latest_and_Greatest_Security_Concern/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Vishing_The_Latest_and_Greatest_Security_Concern/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:44:57 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blueenergy</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Vishing_The_Latest_and_Greatest_Security_Concern/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cybercriminials' latest effort involves a combination of VoIP and phishing and is aimed squarely at small and midsize businesses. Cybercriminals have become quite adept at taking advantage of the latest technology. Their latest foray centers on leveraging the significant acceptance of Voice over IP (VoIP) to steal personal information. Th<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Obama Good for Business?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:52:32 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>luckycharmer</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[So what would an Obama Presidency look like for business? &quot;It would be a pragmatic, center-left administration,&quot; says Democratic political strategist Steve McMahon, who is unaligned with a Presidential candidate this year. &quot;He's been pretty clear that business would have a seat at the table, but business wouldn't be able to buy all the chairs<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Veteran Small-Business Bill Enacted]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Veteran_Small-Business_Bill_Enacted/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Veteran_Small-Business_Bill_Enacted/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:50:29 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jnelson</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[President Bush this week signed new legislation expanding small-business opportunities for veterans and helping reservists run their businesses after they've been deployed.The Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, introduced by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), will <br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Small-Business Optimism Falls to 17-Year Low]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/U-S-_Small-Business_Optimism_Falls_to_17-Year_Low/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/U-S-_Small-Business_Optimism_Falls_to_17-Year_Low/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:27:37 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>GPorter</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/U-S-_Small-Business_Optimism_Falls_to_17-Year_Low/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Optimism among small-business owners fell last month to a 17-year low as companies said they expect business conditions to worsen in the next six months. The National Federation of Independent Business confidence index declined 2.8 percentage points to 91.8, according to the Washington-based group. Eight of the 10 components making up the meas<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Deeper Roots Of Economic Anxiety]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:27:31 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aaronontheweb</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[From the page: &quot;The U.S. economy is in better shape than the pundits, polls and press say it is. I don't believe America is in a recession now. I don't think one is coming. After eight months of anxiety and stock market turbulence, if the bad event hasn't happened by now, I doubt it will happen at all.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Group Seeks To Put Small Biz in Prez Spotlight]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Group_Seeks_To_Put_Small_Biz_in_Prez_Spotlight/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:12:59 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dobbie</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Group_Seeks_To_Put_Small_Biz_in_Prez_Spotlight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hey Obama! Hey Clinton! Hey McCain! Psst, over here. Some members of the small business community are ticked off that small firms, which create the greatest number of new jobs in the nation and comprise 99 percent of all employers, are getting little attention during this presidential campaign season.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus bill: Tax breaks for small biz]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Stimulus_bill_Tax_breaks_for_small_biz/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Stimulus_bill_Tax_breaks_for_small_biz/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:35:09 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ArmadaIG</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Stimulus_bill_Tax_breaks_for_small_biz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The economic stimulus bill signed into law included one tax break for small businesses added by the Senate, but lost another as Congressional leaders bowed to White House pressure to move quickly without adding too many amendments.The key addition affecting small businesses is an expansion of &quot;bonus depreciation,&quot; which allows investments in<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New York governor wants online sales tax]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/New_York_governor_wants_online_sales_tax/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/New_York_governor_wants_online_sales_tax/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:20:08 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/New_York_governor_wants_online_sales_tax/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com is fighting Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to require out-of-state online companies to collect New York state sales tax on goods they send to addresses in New York - the most recent cash-strapped state to propose the tax. Spitzer estimates in his budget that the state would gain $47 million by requiring Internet giants such as Amazon.com t<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eBay Seller Revolt Gaining Traction]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/eBay_Seller_Revolt_Gaining_Traction/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/eBay_Seller_Revolt_Gaining_Traction/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:34:38 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>entrepreneur</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/eBay_Seller_Revolt_Gaining_Traction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[eBay sellers are beginning to revolt against the site for drastically raising fees once again. The article includes predictions about eBay's long-term chances for success and alternatives to selling on eBay.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With the Stimulus Package, the Big Winner Could Be Small Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/With_the_Stimulus_Package_the_Big_Winner_Could_Be_Small_Business/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/With_the_Stimulus_Package_the_Big_Winner_Could_Be_Small_Business/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:29:33 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ksmith</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Businesses, large and small, will be directly helped by the new economic stimulus legislation passed by Congress last week. But small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly - from consumers spending their tax rebates.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Presidential Candidates Weak On Small Business Policy]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Presidential_Candidates_Weak_On_Small_Business_Policy/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Presidential_Candidates_Weak_On_Small_Business_Policy/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:49:07 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JohnH</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Presidential_Candidates_Weak_On_Small_Business_Policy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like to know which candidate will best represent the interests of small business? You're not the only one wondering. A poll at SBTV.com found most people believe Barack Obama would be the most responsive to the small business owner. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee followed, each grabbing 20 percent of the votes in the informal survey.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Experts differ on how stimulus plan would benefit small-business owners]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Experts_differ_on_how_stimulus_plan_would_benefit_small-business_owners/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Experts_differ_on_how_stimulus_plan_would_benefit_small-business_owners/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:23:00 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ksmith</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The package proposed by Congress and the White House to try to stimulate the economy has drawn mixed reactions from experts on small-business. &quot;When you look at the package, it's about everything but small businesses,&quot; said George Cloutier, small-business spokesman for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.The package is worth about $150 bil<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Groups Attack Stimulus Plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Business_Groups_Attack_Stimulus_Plan/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Business_Groups_Attack_Stimulus_Plan/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:56:46 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jnelson</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Business_Groups_Attack_Stimulus_Plan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A White House plan to boost the nation's sagging economy will do little to help small businesses over the long haul, critics say. The proposed plan, which includes up to $145 billion in temporary tax cuts, is aimed at encouraging business owners to &quot;expand their operations, create new jobs and inject new energy into our economy,&quot; President Bush<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Half of U.S. Consumers Reduce Spending to Combat High Gas Prices]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Half_of_U-S-_Consumers_Reduce_Spending_to_Combat_High_Gas_Prices/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Half_of_U-S-_Consumers_Reduce_Spending_to_Combat_High_Gas_Prices/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:48:58 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Half_of_U-S-_Consumers_Reduce_Spending_to_Combat_High_Gas_Prices/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New research from The Nielsen Company finds that half (49 percent) of U.S. consumers are reducing their spending to compensate for rising gas prices, up four points from June 2007. Consumers are also battling high gas prices by combining shopping trips and errands (70 percent), eating out less (41 percent) and staying home more often (39 percent).<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Female Business Owners Fault New Rules on U.S. Contracts]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Female_Business_Owners_Fault_New_Rules_on_U-S-_Contracts/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Female_Business_Owners_Fault_New_Rules_on_U-S-_Contracts/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:44:00 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Female_Business_Owners_Fault_New_Rules_on_U-S-_Contracts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Women who own small businesses - about a third of all small businesses in the United States, in fact - have been pushing for years for a bigger piece of government contracts, which now total $400 billion a year. But few were happy when the Small Business Administration finally announced new rules in December to ensure that 5 percent of the cont<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Care's Champions Of Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Health_Cares_Champions_Of_Change-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Health_Cares_Champions_Of_Change-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:24:49 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jnelson</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Health_Cares_Champions_Of_Change-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Small-business lobbyists on both sides of the aisle will do their best to keep health care reform near the top of the next president's agenda. The difference, it seems, in this election: They are looking to compromise.Both sides have come a long way since 1993, when the United States' largest small-business lobbying group, the National Feder<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Employer concerns for 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Employer_concerns_for_2008-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Employer_concerns_for_2008-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:34:31 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ureach</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Employer_concerns_for_2008-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can expect a changing workplace in 2008, centered around three themes: rising health-insurance premiums, expanding workers' rights and reforming immigration.Although not increasing as fast as in previous years, health-care premium costs are expected to swell. Mercer Health &amp; Benefits, a part of the global consulting company, projects that<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small-Business Hiring Up]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small-Business_Hiring_Up/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small-Business_Hiring_Up/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:40:01 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alphalife</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Small-Business_Hiring_Up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Following declines in 2006, small-business hiring rose by 4.3 percent last year, even as labor costs went up, according to SurePayroll. Based on payroll data from more than 18,000 small businesses, salaries rose by 4.2 percent to an average $32,609, the Chicago-based payroll services firm reported.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerry, Snowe Call on Administration to Fund Small Business Programs]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Kerry_Snowe_Call_on_Administration_to_Fund_Small_Business_Programs/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Kerry_Snowe_Call_on_Administration_to_Fund_Small_Business_Programs/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:23:38 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alphalife</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Kerry_Snowe_Call_on_Administration_to_Fund_Small_Business_Programs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One month before the President submits his 2009 budget request to Congress, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on SmallBusiness and Entrepreneurship, urged the Bush Administration to support America's small businesses by increasing funding for the Small Business Administration<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA Announced for November 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Global_Entrepreneurship_WeekUSA_Announced_for_November_2008/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Global_Entrepreneurship_WeekUSA_Announced_for_November_2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:57:35 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Becky</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Global_Entrepreneurship_WeekUSA_Announced_for_November_2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Plans for the first Global Entrepreneurship Week were unveiled last week in London by Carl Schramm, president of the Kauffman Foundation, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. From November 17-23, 2008, the Week will engage young people everywhere in a variety of activities to learn about the possibilities of entrepreneurship. More than 30 coun<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Economic Slowdown? Small Businesses Grow Stronger]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Economic_Slowdown_Small_Businesses_Grow_Stronger-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Economic_Slowdown_Small_Businesses_Grow_Stronger-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:02:57 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ArmadaIG</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_Economic_Slowdown_Small_Businesses_Grow_Stronger-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Even as oil prices surge, the housing market contracts, Wall Street reels and multibillion-dollar deals falter, small businesses are flourishing and, in fact, are helping to buoy the economy, experts say. Last week, for example, a monthly report showed an increase in private sector employment in October of 106,000. That included a surge of 63,000 <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What CEOs Will Admit Out of the Office]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_CEOs_Will_Admit_Out_of_the_Office/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_CEOs_Will_Admit_Out_of_the_Office/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:42:40 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dobbie</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/What_CEOs_Will_Admit_Out_of_the_Office/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 26th Inc. 500 Conference, held in Chicago in September, attracted a record crowd of founders and CEOs of America's fastest-growing companies. In between speeches, we asked a random sampling of 30 CEOs to describe their businesses back home, their love lives, and their political sensibilities. Here are the results of our completely unscientifi<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill extending Internet tax ban goes to Bush]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bill_extending_Internet_tax_ban_goes_to_Bush/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bill_extending_Internet_tax_ban_goes_to_Bush/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:46:58 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LeeAdams</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Bill_extending_Internet_tax_ban_goes_to_Bush/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives approved legislation on Tuesday extending a moratorium on state Internet access taxes for seven years, sending the bill to the president to sign into law. Internet service providers say the price of Internet access could rise by as much as 17 percent if the moratorium on state taxes was allowed to expire.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash Flow Improves, Confidence Falls For Small Business Owners]]></title>
<link>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Cash_Flow_Improves_Confidence_Falls_For_Small_Business_Owners/</link>
<comments>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Cash_Flow_Improves_Confidence_Falls_For_Small_Business_Owners/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:01:00 CST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LeeAdams</dc:creator>
<category>News and Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.bizsugar.com/NewsandPolitics/Cash_Flow_Improves_Confidence_Falls_For_Small_Business_Owners/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[According to the Discover Small Business Watch, reports the DMA, economic confidence among small business owners continued to fall in October as many expressed increased pessimism about both the future of their own businesses and the US economy in general. The monthly survey of 1,000 small businesses with five or fewer employees shows that at 96.8<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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