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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Employee engagement is a force.

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Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Have focus groups; consider an employee survey. Let’s face it; the more positive employee engagement, the more positive customer service, and the more company success. Great thoughts!

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Business cuts back on training and hours in bid to hang onto staff : A new survey by the Australian Industry Group has revealed that a third of companies are planning to cut their training budgets in the next 12 months, as entrepreneurs fight… India Inc’s business confidence surges, says CII : The business confidence of India Inc.

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UK/Ireland small Business News Round-up – 11/04/2008 | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

FPB warns that removing ‘green’ fuel tax incentive will further alienate small firms : The FPB is questioning the Government’s commitment to helping small firms switch to environmentally friendly fuels, following an announcement in the 2008 Budget that it is to remove a tax incentive for investing in ‘green’ biofuels.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

Rewriting bank regulations will hurt small businesses : In the typical fashion, Congress is now attempting to solve a “crisis&# by creating a new government agency with an unlimited budget and almost unlimited regulatory powers. 2010 may be no better. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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SaaS for Very Small Businesses – Show Me the Money | THE SMALL.

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Small Business Trends published a survey on “ Selling to Small Businesses ”, which supports the increasing importance of SEM: “ A full 73% of vendors attract small business customers through search engine results” Joe has another excellent article worth reading ; especially the last two bulletpoints are relevant to our discussion here.

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Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08

The Small Business Blog

Senate bill won’t change small biz premiums: The Congressional Budget Office predicts the Senate health care reform bill would provide better, but more expensive, coverage in the individual insurance market, while having little impact on premiums for employer-based coverage. .
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