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- Small business: Export markets – Greg Thompson
  June 20, 2013
  Exporting has always been a fundamental part of their business strategy and they use distributors in offshore markets. Thompson is currently travelling in Tennessee. What are your main export markets and how much of your business…
- Advice for small businesses that want to export
  June 19, 2013
  Many small business owners would like to export, but don't know much about selling overseas, or where to get help. Lack of knowledge is the biggest barrier to exporting, according to a survey by two trade …
- Government websites, programs, counselling services are resources for exporting
  June 19, 2013
  Here are some of the resources available to small business owners who want to learn about exporting:
- U.S. Bank Backs Small Businesses in Wisconsin by Sponsoring Small Business Development Center Online Training
  June 19, 2013
  U.S. Bank has stepped up its support of small businesses in Wisconsin by sponsoring online workshops from the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center Network.
- Small businesses skittish on borrowing
  June 20, 2013
  While the economy may be recovering, small business remains nervous of borrowing. But that's not stopped banks hiring staff, hopeful of a change of heart.
- Chase-Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Survey: Seattle Area Small Business Owners Significantly More Positive …
  June 19, 2013
  An overwhelming majority of Seattle area small business owners believe that the Seattle economy is stronger than the national economy, according to the 2013 Chase-Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Pulse of the Small Business Survey.
- Small Business Owners Say the Future Looks Bright
  June 19, 2013
  Small business owners are putting less on the line, but feel more optimistic about the future. Are they seeing through rose colored glasses? Small business owners say things are looking up, according to the latest Citibank Small Business Pulse survey. This year's query of 750 respondents revealed only 14 percent feel business conditions are poor–the lowest level since the survey launched in …
- Small-Business Health-Care Exchanges May Be Delayed
  June 19, 2013
  The health-insurance exchanges due out in October may not be ready on schedule, according to Congress's watchdog.
- Export revival underway for small businesses
  June 19, 2013
  When Lawrence Scheer began selling baby clothes in 2010, he didn't realize it then, but he was on the leading edge of a recovery in small business exports. Scheer's company, Magnificent Baby, manufactures …
- Obamacare Causing Nearly Half Of Small Businesses To Freeze Hiring: Poll
  June 19, 2013
  Small business owners' fear of the effect of the new health-care reform law on their bottom line is prompting many to hold off on hiring and even to shed jobs in some cases, a recent poll found.

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