It was great to have an opportunity to participate in the 2010 National Small Business Week events here in Washington, DC, this week. My role was to coordinate on-site interviews with the event’s videographer, so I was lucky enough to get a bird’s-eye view of some of the exceptional award winners and sponsors of this [...]
Entries from May 2010
2010 National Small Business Leaders: Lifting America’s Spirits and the Economy
May 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
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Regulatory Update- Labor and State Departments Release Final Rules
May 27th, 2010 · Comments Off
Both the Department of Labor and Department of State have recently released rules which may have an impact on small business.
The first from the Department of Labor requires federal contractors to post notices on federal labor laws. The Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws implements Executive Order 13496, signed by President Barack Obama [...]
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Location Matters
May 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments
If you’ve bought a home, condo, or any type of real estate, you’ve encountered those magic words describing the desirability of a piece of property: “Location, location, location.” Simply put, location matters.
The importance and impact of location on economic development and business growth was recently brought into focus in a new study from the Office [...]
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Join Us at National Small Business Week Forums on Innovation, Exporting, and Social Media, May 23-25
May 14th, 2010 · Comments Off
For more than 45 years, the annual celebration of our dynamic small business sector, National Small Business Week, has given our nation a great opportunity to celebrate the powerful energy, passion, and strength of America’s entrepreneurial spirit. National Small Business Week 2010 takes place May 23 through May 25, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and [...]
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Take Your Business Global
May 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Many small businesses think they aren’t large enough to compete in the world marketplace. In fact, 97 percent of all exporters are small businesses. To grow your business, you need to think outside the box and outside the borders.
Today, nearly 96 percent of the world’s population lives outside the U.S. Two-thirds of the world’s purchasing [...]
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Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of May 10
May 11th, 2010 · Comments Off
Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community. For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
HEARING AND MARKUP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 11
10:00 [...]
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First Attempts at Measuring the “Green” Economy
May 6th, 2010 · Comments Off
When I look up at the night sky, I marvel that the starlight I’m seeing is actually thousands, millions, or even billions of years old. Similarly (in a small way), the news we get down here on Earth usually reflects what happened in the immediate to more distant past.
Over the past several months, as I’ve [...]
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Capitol Hill Connection Week of May 3
May 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community. Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites. For further information on the hearings in question please contact [...]
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