Small Biz News

Learn and Grow Your Biz with These Events and Awards

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the latest small biz events, contests and awards list. If you own, manage or work in a small business or startup, or if you are an entrepreneur, we’ve got an awesome list of resources for you.

Below you will find educational events to attend — and opportunities to network

Cyber Criminals Have Small Businesses In Crosshairs, Says Report

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT

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Cyber attacks on small businesses continue to rise. And small businesses are vulnerable targets. That’s because small businesses are the path of least resistance for cyber criminals, according to a recent report by Internet security

Scenes From An Arraignment: Billionaire Art Scion Helly Nahmad And Pals In $100 Mil Russian Mob Gambling Case

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:56:00 GMT

When you’re sitting at an arraignment– squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder with alleged Russian mafia members and associates in a 34-defendant gambling case it’s hard not to fantasize how fun it would

Best and Worst U.S. Cities for Business 2013

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:34:00 GMT

Here are the 10 best and 8 worst U.S. cities in which to do business, according to the Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack's Small Business Friendliness survey of more than 8,000 business owners....

Foreign Business, Meet Cincinnati

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:34:00 GMT

Denyse Ferguson is a busy woman. As director of the Cincinnati USA Partnership, she’s tasked with convincing foreign business that her home city is a good place to land....

Ron Johnson, Marissa Mayer, and the Risks of Hiring a Celebrity CEO

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:50:00 GMT

American public companies have long relied on recruiting top executives in hopes they'll replicate the success they've achieved in the past. Such "celebrity CEOs" have been fun for the media to cover, stock analysts to value,

On National Weed or Cannabis Day, Time to Go to the Mattresses

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:26:00 GMT

National Weed Day isn’t an official holiday. Not yet. Federal law still outlaws marijuana even in states that have legalized it. Forget even medical use. And while that may make you think of federal charges and

In Photos: Google Glass

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:26:00 GMT

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Provo, Utah's Response to Google Fiber: +1

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:26:00 GMT

If reactions to the first public meeting following the Provo and Google's announcement that Provo will be the third U.S. city to receive Google Fiber are an indication, the proposal will have no trouble achieving City Council approval on April 23....

How Russian Are The Chechen Brothers Tsarnaev?

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:43:00 GMT

All day on Friday, while the police launched a massive manhunt in the Boston suburbs for one of the bombing suspects, the media tried to put together pieces of information about alleged bombers. Who are the brothers

10 Questions Startups Use to Make Change Happen

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:11:00 GMT

Change is hard. I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. In

Google Drive, Gmail Experienced Service Disruptions Wednesday

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Many of Google’s most popular and used Apps including Google Drive and Gmail experienced service disruptions on Wednesday morning, causing some panic among faithful users.

According to the Google Apps Status Dashboard, its Mail and Drive services, primarily, began experiencing interruptions

How To Spark A Movement

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:38:00 GMT

I am speaking at the TEDX Mill River, in Stamford, CT tomorrow. I was asked to speak by the organizer Jeremey Donovan. The theme of the event is Movement Mania. My talk? How to spark a movement? something I have been rather passionate about the past 25 years. MillRiver If we want

Upstarts: Hardware, Gun Control, Quantified Pets

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:59:00 GMT

This is your weekly roundup of the venture capital and startup world, as I see it. It includes policy in the form of gun control and immigration bills, as well as the standard mix of fundings and exits. And a pet story....

Comes The Revolution

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:22:00 GMT

Those cheap, lethal technology tools I wrote about a few weeks back in "The Ankle Biter Economy"? The ones that are unleashing the creative/destructive power of millions of new entrepreneurs and "mini-preneurs" worldwide? They're already cutting like a scythe through the technology business itself....

Some Good News: Nice Guys CAN Finish First

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:46:00 GMT

A colleague of mine sent me an article from Fast Company recently that really made my day. I've long observed that companies that treat their employees well seem to have lots of advantages as a result: higher retention, better employee

Microsoft Shakes Off PC Slump As Office And Servers Sales Swell

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:04:00 GMT

Microsoft announced its earnings for Q3 FY13 and posted encouraging growth in Microsoft Office division. The quarter was a solid one on most fronts as total revenues increased to $18.8 billion during the quarter, 8% higher than

Can Netflix's Subscriber Growth Support The Stock?

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMT

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Jay Walker and TEDMED: A View From Center Stage

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:41:00 GMT

TEDMED is here! And the talk and tweets confirm that that this year's event is a great success....

20 Brands That Help You Start a Business

jacobberen@ca.rr.com (Administrator) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:35:00 GMT

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