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A look at recent small business headlines reveals both opportunities and challenges. From new options in healthcare plans and new sources of credit to a lull in confidence and costs that are curbing needed hiring, small businesses face an ever changing world. What are your small business’s greatest opportunities and challenges? Check our news and resources below then leave a comment to boost the conversation. Costs & CapitalCo-op buying offers less expensive healthcare options. This cooperative purchasing program put in place by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts could prove a prototype for others across the nation as healthcare costs rise creating ever bigger headaches for small business owners. The Boston Globe UPS partnership means more small biz funding. UPS and Kabbage Inc., a provider of funding for small business, are teaming up to increase availability of low interest capital for small business growth. One focus of the new program will be directed at providing funding for e-commerce business at a time when funding for most smaller business is hard to come by. MarketWatch PolicyWhy Washington’s small business plan won’t work. One group says only sweeping tax reform lowering costs for all individuals and businesses will help small business enough to boost job creation and allow the economy to rebound. Will anyone implement it? The Heritage Foundation The SBA is redefining U.S. small business. The definitions add more firms to the list of those that could initially take advantage of the administration’s services. But what exactly does the new definition mean and how does it affect your business? Government Executive Opinion & TrendsSmall business optimism still increasing. A monthly reading of small business outlook continues to show increasing optimism for the fifth straight month. However, experts say the index is still at recession levels and lags in year to year comparisons. The Washington Post NFIB sees lull in confidence. There’s a downside to the climb in small business optimism. The group that creates the index is worried it won’t last. As a small business owner or entrepreneur, how much are you impacted by these trends? Do you see your business growing in the next year? Accounting Today Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Perhaps it’s worth concluding this section on small business opinion and trend with this post from Small Business Trends founder Anita Campbell who looks at one quarterly poll that seems to the worst is behind us. What do you see for your business. Open Forum TechMobile technology helps small businesses thrive. If you want to boost your productivity and profitability and potentially reduce costs, consider mobile technology investments to be an indispensable part of your business. Check out what a recent survey suggests about the importance of mobile technology to small business everywhere. Wireless and Mobile News International PerspectiveGlobal opportunities abound. Of course, the opportunities for small business growth are global so entrepreneurs should take a global view when looking for the next venture or even for where to expand an existing business. A list of needed products and services in Dubai is only one example. Dubai Chronicle Could small business export funding be tapped out? An extension for funding of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a credit agency providing billions in financing and insurance guarantees for American small businesses annually, is up for renewal and supporters even more funding is needed to boost small business exports. Inc.com MORE NEWS FROM SMALL BUSINESS TRENDSBarnes & Noble Nook Tablet for Small Business Owners“Tablet computers are for kids and gamers” is the prevailing sentiment that I hear from small business owners. The logic is that a tiny handheld computer won’t really help you get your work done. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dissed the iPad by stating it is not a mobile device. But despite a myriad of less-than-positive commentary, tablets are a big part of the near-term business future. Small Businesses Pay More For Health Care CoverageIn a 2009 study by the White House, small businesses pay 18% more in premiums for health coverage than their big box competitors per employee. As a small business owner are you surprised by this statistic? Creating Google Alerts Directly in Google AnalyticsA few weeks back I wrote about the powerful new metrics that small business owners can glean from the new Social reports within Google Analytics. And since that post, even more neat features have been released to help business owners learn more about not only what’s happening on their site, but what’s happening off of it, as well. Nominations Are Open for the Small Business Influencer Awards!Does a special person or company come to mind when you think of someone or something important in the world of small business? Perhaps you think of a client of yours. Or maybe a favorite vendor or supplier, or a software app that has transformed your small business or made it more profitable. Or perhaps you think of a favorite journalist who covers issues important to small businesses. G8 Leaders Call for Growth: Six Things You Can DoLeaders the world over including those at this week’s G8 Summit are calling for economic growth, not just budget tightening, in an effort to combat world market instability and speed recovery. But for all the talk in policy circles, this growth will ultimately come from the private sector and especially here in the U.S., from small to medium sized businesses that create many of the jobs and employ many of the workers already in our economy. Here’s a look at the economic growth G8 leaders are calling for and six things you can do to promote growth in your business today. RELATED SMALL BUSINESS NEWSHow Low Can Facebook Stock Go? And What Route Will It Take to Get There?Facebook ended Tuesday, its third day of trading at $31 per share -- $7 less than where it launched on Friday.... Mayan Doom or Time to Buy?According to ancient Mayan prognosticators our world should be coming to an end sometime around Christmas. If you’re sitting in Greece or JP Morgan’s bond-lending group, the end might seem like it’s already here. And off the Peruvian coast, wildlife is literally dropping from the sky.&... When 'I'm Too Sexy' Lawsuit Settles, Will IRS Win Too?This is a great country, one of equal opportunity and more. Where else could you find the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) handling a complaint alleging religious and gender discrimination occurring in a lingerie warehouse?... Want to Hangout With the SBA Chief? Join UsAs part of National Small Business Week, we'll be moderating a live chat with SBA chief Karen Mills and winners of the SBA's video contest Wednesday in a Google+ hangout. ... Private Equity Investments: A Question Of Supply And DemandThe PE investment picture as 2012 began looked very much like the one that prevailed two years ago as the industry was clawing its way back from the depths of the downturn. But as we discuss in Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2012, conditions today are more favorable for PE deal ... |
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