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Business Development...
Planning and startup information to help you establish or expand your Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)...



BEGINNERS ESSENTIALS
Beginners Essentials Access to Capital, Money, Capital...no matter how you name it, Cash can be your business's lifeblood.


PLANNING - PUT IT ON PAPER
Planning - Put It On Paper Got a great idea? How do you really expect to run your business if you haven't taken the time to write your plan and really think about your design?


E-COMMERCE
E-Commerce Are you ready to perform transactions electronically? Do you know what's involved?
Definition:  Electronic Commerce refers to the general exchange of goods and services via the Internet.  


TECHNOLOGY
Technology You'll find information about technical standards and help with your Internet-based business.


RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk Management Here, you'll learn how to reduce risk for your business.
Definition:  Risk Management is the total process to identify, control, and minimize the impact of uncertain events.


STRATEGIC PLANNING
Strategic Planning Learn how to build commitments among key stakeholders.
Definition:  Strategic planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities.  


BUSINESS FORMATION
Business Formation S vs. C Corporations, LLC and more, deal structuring, intellectual property licensing and protection.


EMPLOYEES
Employees Employees add another layer of complexity to your business that requires careful consideration and planning.


MARKETING
Marketing Marketing 101: Learn how to get start marketing your business, ideas and services.
Definition:  The process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of goods, services, and ideas to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organisation objectives.  


E-COMMERCE SYNDICATED NEWS HEADLINES
E-Commerce articles Read articles on E-Commerce business strategies, news headlines, commentary and issues from syndicated sources all around the world. Please note all content is linked offsite and provided as an informational service only within MBDA.gov.

  • All times are GMT (due to global distribution)
  • All headlines originate via Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds
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  E-Commerce Times: the E-Business and Technology Super Site
 RSS newsfeed item... Google and Yahoo Set Back Clock on Ad Deal
Odd couple Google and Yahoo late on Friday reportedly opted to delay their proposed partnership, under which Google would essentially devour part of Yahoo's advertising business and create an online ad behemoth that critics say no rival could possibly compete against.
 RSS newsfeed item... Jobs Rumor Monger May Have to Answer to SEC
A report posted on the citizen journalism section of CNN's Web site Friday morning claimed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had been rushed to the hospital with a heart attack. The reporter cited an anonymous but "quite reliable" source who supposedly said paramedics were summoned after Jobs complained of severe pain and shortness of breath.
 RSS newsfeed item... Senator Raises Red Flag Over Google-Yahoo Ad Deal
Of all the protests mounted against the pending ad partnership between Google and Yahoo, the one lodged by Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., is bound to be among the most worrisome. Kohl, who oversees the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, has asked the Justice Department to continue to monitor the competitive landscape of the online advertising industry even if it initially approves the deal.
 RSS newsfeed item... Is Sprint Looking to Disconnect From Nextel?
Sprint may be a step closer to selling off its Nextel business. Latin American carrier NII holdings has expressed interest in a purchase, according to The Wall Street Journal -- which cites "people familiar with the matter" as revealing the news. Several private-equity firms such as Cerberus Capital Management have also come forward as potential buyers, the Journal says.
 RSS newsfeed item... Signposts on the US Government's Trail of IT Failures
Railhead, a massive government IT project, is failing -- and it's not an isolated case. Large IT projects in agencies from the FBI to the Census Bureau spectacularly -- and, it seems, regularly -- crash and burn, much to taxpayers' disgust. It seems there are certain aspects of government culture that make IT failure more likely. It just may be that failure is built into the system.

 Courtesy of E-Commerce Times © 2006 -Content links go offsite



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