New Market Research Reports
Auto Repair Business 2012
Grab our latest auto repair shop market research report for your business toolbox!
Brewery Business 2012
Drink in the microbrew market info, brewery business stats & craft beer trends!
Helpful Web Links, by Industry
Medical/ Health
Compiled by Haldun Unal, SBDCNet Researcher Click here to suggest a resource link to be added to this page Aging Administration on Aging contains statistics about older people and information about different programs for the elderly Assisted Living Federation of America contains several full-text articles, links, and information for owners of facilities, elderly, and their [...]
Social Media & Internet Marketing
Compiled by Shuchi Nagpal, SBDCNet Researcher Click here to suggest a resource link to be added to this page Internet Advertisement A form of promotion that uses the Internet and World Wide Web for the expressed purpose of delivering marketing messages to attract customers. Examples of online advertising include contextual ads on search engine results [...]
Success Tips
4 Tips on Starting a Janitorial Services Business
Want financial security and a growth path that might even take you overseas? Check out our tips on starting a janitorial services business.
4 Tips for Convenience Store Owners
Pointers for starting, growing, and optimizing your convenience store plus links to more “C-Store” industry resources.
5 Tips on How to Open a Bar
We serve up the latest industry trends and helpful links on the bar and nightclub business.
Market Research Archives
Collectibles
If you love beautiful things from the past, an antique dealership business may be a good business for you. As an antique dealer, you will find, appraise, purchase and sell antiques either from your home, through a warehouse, a catalog, or a small shop, and now even through the Internet.
Fast Food Business 2012
Feast your mind on this compilation of fast food business trends, stats and helpful links.
Fine Arts Industry
The Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector includes a wide range of establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their patrons.
Management Consulting
Thinking about expanding your business but having problems developing ideas for it? Do your expenditures total more than what the business is actually earning? Do you need something to improve employee production?
Entrepreneur News
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Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- 5 Things To Know About Small Business This Week: May 17NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Mobile cash registers, a sobering view of small business, Kabbage financing and more fun website from GoDaddy lead our list of small business happenings this week. 1. Is it the death of the cash register? PayPal announces "Cash for Registers." Starting next month, eBay's PayPal will start a new program called "Cash […]
- If Perception Is Reality, Then Obamacare Will Crush Small BusinessA recent Gallup poll illustrates increasing uncertainty and fear over the coming implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. […]
- Survey: Red Tape Hurts SMBsIn an effort to take a pulse of U.S. small businesses and entrepreneurs at the local level, over the last year Dell conducted a nine-city small business “Think Tank” tour. Here are the findings. […]
- Jerry Brown declares May is California Small Business MonthSACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued an official proclamation declaring the month of May as 'California Small Business Month.' […]
- Arresting Small Business FraudIt’s tough enough to grow a business without people ripping you off. Here are four simple ways to protect your business from fraud. Small business owners know that it takes lot of hard work to build a successful business. You most likely read this and other advice articles looking for ideas and inspiration to help push your business to even greater success. […]
- What Makes a Small Business? Depends Who You AskHow do you promote America's small businesses? First, you decide what a small business actually is. […]
- Minnesota small-business owners weigh health care optionsOrganizations representing small business have been among the sharpest critics of the federal health care overhaul. But the opposition is not universal. […]
"small business loans" – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Lending from Advantage Capital Business Loans Leads the Way Toward Economic StabilityLOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advantage Capital Business Loans provides loans that are tailor-made for small and medium-sized companies by creating an underwriting model that is drastically ... […]
- Greater Hudson Bank Signs Partnership with Newtek Business Services to Offer Small Business Loans Throughout the ...NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater Hudson Bank , with locations throughout the Hudson Valley, and over $300 million in assets, has agreed to partner with Newtek Business Services, Inc., NASDAQ: ... […]
- Funding Community, Inc. Launches Peer-to-Peer Lending Platform for Small Business LoansPeer-to-peer lending startup introduces online lending community to support small business growth in the United States. (PRWeb May 08, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10669430.htm […]
- Brazil cuts interest rates on small business loansSao Paulo, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced here a reduction in the interest rate on public loans for owners of small businesses from 8.0 percent to 5.0 percent. […]
- New Jobs Empower Families in Occupied Palestinian TerritoryAnother 8,000 families in the occupied Palestinian territory will get jobs and small business loans, the United Nations development agency today said, as part of a partnership implemented with the Palestinian Authority and funded through the Islamic Development ... […]
- Business Cash Advance Guru has New Options for Industry specific Small Business LoansSmall businesses across the nation are experiencing a countrywide credit crunch, imposed by the largest banks in the states; all while billions upon billions of dollars are being held in reserves, small companies are routinely denied lines of credit and other small business loan products. (PRWeb May 01, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/relea […]
- Sunovis Financial Points to Loosening Credit Markets for Small BusinessA lack of available credit has been plaguing the growth of small business since the Great Recession, but that appears to finally be changing. A number of recent surveys indicate that credit supply for small businesses is loosening slightly just as demand is also increasing for small business loans.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 A lack of available […]
SBDC Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Springfield business sued, citedDespite the often dark windows and the for sale sign in front of Infusions Dining and Spirits, the locally owned business is still open in its downtown location — now just two days a week. But in the last month, Infusions has been sued by the Small Business Development Center for an unpaid loan, and has been cited for fire code violations that include allega […]
- Once vacant - and city-owned - Sine building now small business centerJessi Pederson, economic development specialist for the city, stands in front of the historic Sine Building. Pederson and the city’s economic development department decided to use the once empty building to house a new small business development center for local businesses in Glendale. […]
- Creston man earns national awardAMES — Dave McLaren, regional director of the Iowa Small Business Development Center at Southwestern Community College, was named the 2013 Iowa “State Star” by the national Association of Small Business Development Centers (America’s SBDC). […]
- SBDC kicks off celebration of National Small Business WeekSouthwest Florida can celebrate National Small Business Week Wednesday with a free networking and mini tradeshow hosted by the Small Business... […]
- SBDC Hosts Web Enhancement SeminarIf you own a business and are not effectively using the Internet, you're losing money. […]
- New website launched for Colorado small businessThe Colorado Small Business Development Center Network has launched a new website for Coloradans interested in starting a small business or enhancing their existing business. […]
- Up Front With Gita Runkle: SMC Small Business Development Center DirectorGita Runkle serves at the Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted by Santa Monica College. She recently moved back to Southern California from Miami, Florida. She started working with the SBDC in August 2012 and has made it her goal to develop more strategic partnerships in the community, including with private industry, governmental, […]
SBIR – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Innovative and Outstanding High-Tech Small Businesses Receive Tibbetts AwardsWASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today honored eighteen high-tech small businesses and three individuals in Washington, D.C., for the critical role they play in research and development for the government and for their success in driving innovation and creating new jobs.(Logo: http://photos.prne […]
- Woodridge’s Navitas receives $150K award from Energy DepartmentWoodridge-based Navitas Systems LLC has received a Small Business Innovation Research award of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy. It marks the first SBIR award competed for and received by Navitas, a small, woman-owned business, which provides energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agen […]
- Navitas Systems Receives Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research AwardWOODRIDGE, Ill. -- Navitas Systems LLC (www.navitassys.com), a leading provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers, ... […]
- nanoRETE, Inc. Receives Air Force SBIR Contract for Development of Pathogen BiosensornanoRETE has been awarded an Air Force SBIR contract for the development of a field-ready, real-time biosensor for the detection of tuberculosis, and has received a matching grant from the State of Michigan. nanoRETE is developing cost-effective nanoparticle biosensors that can detect multiple pathogens and toxins while generating screening results in less t […]
- SBIR/STTR Accepts GDT TEK, Inc., as a New MemberLARGO, Fla., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxine Pierson EVP of GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK), announced today that GDT TEK, Inc., is now a member of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business ... […]
- TechConnect and National SBIR Conference Announce Keynote Speakers for Next Month's Joint Conferences in D.C.WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organized by TechConnect and in support of the White House and Congressional call for innovation commercialization initiatives, the National Innovation Summit ... […]
- Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) Selected as a Success Story by the Navy SBIR ProgramInnovative Defense Technologies announces its recognition as a "small business success story" by the Small Business Innovation Research program of the Navy. IDT was selected for its contributions ... […]
STTR – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announces its approach to developing human antibody therapeutics against MRSA receives ...SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: SRNE; or STI) announced today that its Fast-Track Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant ... […]
- Innovative and Outstanding High-Tech Small Businesses Receive Tibbetts AwardsWASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today honored eighteen high-tech small businesses and three individuals in Washington, D.C., for the critical role they play in research and development for the government and for their success in driving innovation and creating new jobs.(Logo: http://photos.prne […]
- Upcoming business events in the Lehigh ValleyFRIDAYMAY 17 […]
- Ottawa County to host seminar on federal grants for businessesThe Ottawa County Planning Commission is sponsoring seminars June 12 to inform entrepreneurs, farmers, and small business owners about the availability of grant programs. […]
- NASA Giving $9.8M to SMBs for Trip to MarsNASA announces 14 winning proposals from U.S. small businesses and teams at research institutions for contracts totaling $9.8 million—funding aimed at promoting innovative, high-tech projects needed for future space missions. […]
- Carnegie Mellon Engineering Professor Develops New High-Stress Steel for Industry, Aerospace SectorsPITTSBURGH, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Warren M. Garrison Jr., a professor of materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, has developed a new ultra-strength steel of high fracture ... […]
- NASA Selects U.S. Small Business Technology Transfer Projects For Further DevelopmentWASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected 14 proposals from small business and research institution teams to continue development of innovative technologies that are needed for future NASA missions and could become viable commercial products and services.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)The Phase II selec […]
Veterans Small Business – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Wineries want to help raise a glass to veteransIf you're looking to raise a glass to veterans this Memorial Day you might consider filling it with wine that will raise funds for them, too. A number of wineries are making the veterans-and-vines connection. ... […]
- Feds Forcing Small Business Owner Out In Favor Of StarbucksAs a small-business owner, Ken Gilmore loves serving veterans coffee and donuts at the V.A. Medical Center on Mather Field. As he continues to recover from two heart attacks, he faces another major setback: After 15 years, the V.A. is pushing his coffee business out and bringing in a Starbucks instead. […]
- Workshop offers free advice on sequestration, contractingSIERRA VISTA — Join the Cochise College Small Business Development Center for a free workshop to discuss surviving sequestration, the Small Business Association’s Veterans Initiatives and the Arizona Procurement Technical Assistance Center ( AZPTAC ) from 1 to 4 p.m. June 11 in room 900 of the Sierra Vista Campus. Rob Noone, counselor for AZPTAC , will discu […]
- Amendment adopted to increase minority-owned small business contractsHouston City Council has approved enhancements to the City's 30-year old goal-oriented Minority/Women-owned/Small Business Enterprise contracting program. […]
- Garage Door Installation in Stuart, FL Made More Affordable to Veterans by Veteran Owned Small Business Customer's ...Garage door installation in Stuart, Fl is offered at a discounted rate to all veterans, police officers, and firefighters starting in May by Customer's Choice Garage Doors & Openers Inc. (PRWeb May 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/garage-door-installation/stuart-fl/prweb10705085.htm […]
- Florence Small Business Legion Logistics Named Finalist for National Award Recognizing Veteran-Friendly Small BusinessesLegion Logistics of Florence, Kentucky has the honor of being one of eight national finalists in the Small Business Tournament of Veteran Champions sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and SpikeTV. The contest is now open to the public to narrow the field to four finalists through online voting at http://www.VetChampsTourney.com . (PRWeb May 09, 2013) R […]
- BMO Harris Bank's Lydia Duron-Kari Named "Women in Business Champion" by the Arizona SBABMO Harris Vice President and Tucson branch manager Lydia Duron-Kari has been named by the Arizona Small Business Association as the 2013 Women in Business Champion of the Year. The award is presented ... […]
Small Business Sustainability – Yahoo! News Search Results
- SmartWatt Energy to Exhibit at the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Annual Small Business ExpoSmartWatt Energy, a leader in turnkey energy-efficiency solutions for businesses, will be exhibiting at the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Annual Small Business Expo at the Oswego Y Armory in Oswego, NY on May 17, 2013. (PRWeb May 17, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10744970.htm […]
- Are paper invoices bogging down your business? Ricoh Americas unveils solutionMALVERN, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to paying the bills, small and medium-sized businesses can have outsized paperwork burdens, leading to overwhelmed staff, missed discounts, late-payment ... […]
- Mall, office developer Copaken Brooks gets chamber’s top awardThe Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce recognized the real estate company as its 2013 Small Business of the Year and winner of the Mr. K Award, named after the late Ewing Kauffman, founder of Marion Laboratories and original owner of the Kansas City Royals. […]
- Emphasizing Your Company's Personality to Create a Unique Marketing CampaignNEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Developing a unique small business marketing campaign in a traditional industry shouldn't have to be boring, nor should it break the bank. Identifying certain aspects ... […]
- Manchester Small Business Week starts May 20Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas in conjunction with the Manchester Economic Development Office will host the 3rd Annual Manchester Small Business Week beginning May 20. […]
- Really Simple Systems is Named as a Online CRM, Web CRM and Small Business CRM Supplier of Choice for G-Cloud iiiLONDON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Online CRM, web CRM and small business CRM provider will offer its services within the selected and approved suppliers list for the government initiative - Really ... […]
- Up Front With Gita Runkle: SMC Small Business Development Center DirectorGita Runkle serves at the Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) hosted by Santa Monica College. She recently moved back to Southern California from Miami, Florida. She started working with the SBDC in August 2012 and has made it her goal to develop more strategic partnerships in the community, including with private industry, governmental, […]
Small Business Government Contracting – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Gov't Owes Small Businesses More than $3MAfter a year-long investigation, a House committee says the General Services Administration needs to pay up on past-due IOU’s to more than 1,000 small business contractors. […]
- Session explains government contractsQuad-City area companies interested in getting involved government contracting can learn about the process at a symposium next week sponsored by the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce. […]
- Rowe Contracting Service Awarded 5-Year Marine Base ContractNEW ORLEANS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowe Contracting Service, Inc., ( ROWE ), a full service Facility Operations company, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a 5-year contract to provide ... […]
- Workshop offers free advice on sequestration, contractingSIERRA VISTA — Join the Cochise College Small Business Development Center for a free workshop to discuss surviving sequestration, the Small Business Association’s Veterans Initiatives and the Arizona Procurement Technical Assistance Center ( AZPTAC ) from 1 to 4 p.m. June 11 in room 900 of the Sierra Vista Campus. Rob Noone, counselor for AZPTAC , will discu […]
- Registration Now Open for Pennsylvania Small Businesses Expo on City, State, Federal Contracting OpportunitiesHARRISBURG, Pa., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Small Business Expo – an event to help business owners navigate the process for government contracting, the state Department of General Services announced today.The expo, slated for May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm Show Complex, 2301 N. Cameron St., […]
- Local man fights for small business contractsLloyd Chapman, founder of American Small Business League, displays one of the many media articles about him at the organization's Petaluma headquarters. […]
- NETS receives 8(a) certification from the Small Business Administration (SBA)ARLINGTON, Va., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nelson Enterprise Technology Services (NETS), a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has received 8(a) certification from the Small Business ... […]
Small Business International Trade – Yahoo! News Search Results
- Calley says Brazil key for MichiganBrazil and its booming middle class present a key international opportunity for small- to medium-sized Michigan companies looking for more export business, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley said Friday. […]
- Marte Multimedia Unveiled Its New Marketing Line at Small Business Expo’s New York Trade ShowMarte Multimedia announced its dynamic marketing solutions, promotions, and products with graffiti writer Sen2 on March 16, 2013 at the Small Business Expo, the largest networking event, trade show and conference for business owners. (PRWeb May 17, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Marte-Multimedia-attends/Small-Business-Expo/prweb10 […]
- Jerry Brown declares May is California Small Business MonthSACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. issued an official proclamation declaring the month of May as 'California Small Business Month.' […]
- Harper Government Continues to Deepen Canada-India PartnershipThe Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), met today in Brampton, Ontario, with members of the Indo-Canadian business community to highlight the benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of an ambitious Canada-India comprehensive econ […]
- SBA Announces Winners of Export Video ContestWASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With its entry "Scooping Up International Sales," Bassetts Ice Cream, a fifth-generation family business and a Philadelphia tradition since 1861, won first prize at the annual export video contest co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration and Visa, Inc. SBA Associate Administrator for the […]
- Pennsylvania Firm Wins SBA Exporter of the Year AwardWASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zeigler Bros., Inc. (ZBI), a leader in the research, development and production of nutritional solutions for the aquaculture, pet/zoo and lab/biomedical industries from Gardners, Penn., today was recognized as Exporter of the Year 2013 by the Small Business Administration. SBA Associate Administrator for th […]
- Tim Hortons goes indie with new, darker coffeeWould you like your medium double-double to have subtle notes of international small business development on the tongue? A smooth mouthfeel of morality and a robust finish with strong hints of fair sourcing? Continue reading → […]
