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The prospect of war with Iran is headline news. But how prepared are we for cyber threats? Or worse, the prospect of cyber space turning into a nuke? Read More
Commercial contracting is your route towards more business success. As an aspiring successful business owner, you surely would love to take a step higher. Now, as you aim for the contract of your life, try to partner up with government agencies and other corporations to reach that dream contract. Read More
Government contracting as well as commercial contracting needs to be a partnership of the readers and the publishers. Head Exposed, in this regard, surveys its readers on their most preferred content topics, styles, etc. to be in the know. Read More
Have we abandoned the American Dream? It certainly feels like we are selling ourselves shorter than ever before. Perhaps it is time to reassess our position, redefine our priorities, and re-discover what we stand for… Read More
The past week in monetary policy saw 2 central banks cutting interest rates (Israel -25bps to 2.50%, and Thailand -25bps to 3.00%), and 1 bank cutting its reserve ratio (India cut CRR 50bps to 5.50%). Meanwhile 7 central banks held rates unchanged (Japan 0.10%, India 8.50%, Hungary 7.00%, Turkey 5 Read More
This year, everyone is interested in what the presidential candidates are offering in terms of a new tax structure. So far Romney’s tax plan looks a lot like what we have now — but with lower taxes for some. Read More
If you were online last week, chances are you saw something about the Internet Blackout Protest. With the participation of major sites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Google, It even made prime time TV news across the world. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) are the bills being con Read More
President Obama is trying to consolidate some US government agencies. But, should the President mix the SBA- a powerhouse in it's own right, with other agencies that are not really as focused on small businesses? Read More
Wondering how SOPA and PIPA, two anti-piracy bills, will affect small businesses and start-ups if ratified? Eric Lyons takes us through these proposed bills and how you can take action against them being ratified. Read More
The recent shelving of HR. 3261, better known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is undoubtedly the best news for US-based small businesses since the beginning of 2012. It would be hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the effect SOPA’s implementation would have been on not just on online commerce, Read More