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Kerry, Harkin Secure Small Business Research Funding (Popularity:  )
In a victory for small business innovation, this week $85 million in additional funding for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was signed into law. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) pushed for this additional funding to be included in the final version of the Defense Department appropriations bill, which Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.) secured in the House bill. The funding will allow the military to increase ...
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GSA's National Capital Region Hosts Small Business Procurement Conference (Popularity: )
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The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA's) National Capital Region will hold a small business procurement conference to acquaint small business owners with Government contracting opportunities on November 13, 2007. The conference will provide sessions to raise attendees' awareness of the Federal procurement process. Participants will also learn how to develop relationships with small business advocates in Federal agencies and gain knowledge of techniques for marketing to the government. There will ...
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Anthem Introduces New Insurance Options for Small Business (Popularity: )
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Small employers in Maine now have the health insurance options of much larger businesses. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today a new portfolio of eleven insurance plans for small businesses (50 or fewer employees) under the name EmployeeElect. These new insurance products provide more health insurance choices than have ever been available for Maine's small businesses. "We listened to small business owners and employees and developed EmployeeElect to ...
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Connecticut Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding (Popularity: )
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Steve Preston, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that low-interest disaster loans will be made available to Connecticut residents affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred October 11, 2007. Administrator Preston took this action following an October 19 letter from Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers the county of Fairfield and the adjacent counties of Litchfield and ...
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Your First Online Business (Popularity: )
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Kerry Calls for Strengthening Small Business Innovation Program (Popularity: )
Today Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted a roundtable discussion about how to strengthen the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Participants discussed how to help businesses commercialize their research products and protect their intellectual property rights. "The SBIR program was the catalyst behind pioneering products from artificial lungs to navigation systems for unmanned airplanes that have helped keep America on ...
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Companies Selected for Invest Southwest Capital Conference (Popularity: )
http://www.investsouthwest.org
Fourteen companies have been selected to present their business plans to accredited investors and venture capitalists from around the country at the Invest Southwest Capital Conference. The early stage and emerging growth companies from Arizona, California, and New Mexico are seeking $250,000 to $5 million in capital. In addition, after the presentations, one of these companies will be selected to receive an investment of $200,000 from SCF Arizona. The conference, ...
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Study Examines Linkages Between Gender and New Venture Performance (Popularity: )
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Gender may be linked to new venture entrepreneurial outcomes, according to the authors of a new study released by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study empirically examines the influence demographic and psychographic variables have on new venture performance measures. The authors find that when controlling for factors typically influencing entrepreneurial performance, gender does not affect new venture performance. However, differing expectations, reasons for starting ...
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SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Vermont Businesses Economically Affected by Fire (Popularity: )
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Steven Preston, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that low-interest disaster loans are available in the county of Orange and the adjacent counties of Addison, Caledonia, Washington and Windsor in the State of Vermont and Grafton County in the State of New Hampshire for businesses affected by the fire on May 7, 2007. Administrator Preston took this action following an August 30, 2007 letter from Vermont Governor ...
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SBA Deadline to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans is September 24 (Popularity: )
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses in the counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, and Tioga in the state of New York and the contiguous counties of Susquehanna and Wayne in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are still available to small businesses economically impacted by the severe storms and flooding November 16 - 17, 2006. "Small businesses that suffered economic ...
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