Editor’s note: It’s time once again for another PowerBlog Review of a business weblog! This is the thirty-seventh in our popular weekly series.
Just what is a Microsoft MVP? That’s a question I needed to answer when I saw the E-Bitz blog.
The E-Bitz blog is one of a series of…
The vast majority of small business owners in Australia are optimistic that their country’s good economic conditions will remain through 2005. That’s according to a survey by Cashflow Manager, an accounting software firm in Adelaide, based on surveying 600 small firms.
A full 92% of…
Mergers of law firms in the United States are up compared to 2003.
Through the first three quarters of 2004 there have been 44 mergers completed. Last year there were only 35 mergers for the entire year. This information comes via Mergerwatch, a service of Hildebrandt International.
At the same…
A recent survey by Capital One and Consumer Action finds that 40% of Americans dream of starting their own business.
If 40% of Americans dream of starting a business, how does that percentage compare with other countries?
This post I did earlier this year suggests that America falls somewhere in…
Valdis Krebs (or as he is warmly known to his friends, “Valdis Who-needs-a-blog-when-everyone-blogs-about-me Krebs”) sent me this link to a downloadable Morgan Stanley report about the future potential of blogs and RSS.
Authored by analyst Mary Meeker (remember from the dotcom days?),…
Cyber extortion of small and midsize businesses has become the latest computer crime trend.
Computer hackers target small and midsize businesses, expecting that the companies will pay up in order to keep their businesses going and stay out of the newspapers. The hackers ask for a manageable sum…
Small Business Computing reports that IBM is going after the small and midsize business (SMB) market in China:
“The SMB market in China is red hot, which isn’t in line with a country known more for its super-size, government-sponsored companies. According to IBM researchers, 99 percent…
Editor’s note: Welcome to the thirty-sixth in our regular weekly series of PowerBlog Reviews of business weblogs.
You’ve seen the ads — maybe even gotten an email or two: “Free Cash Grants.” Ever wonder if those programs are worthwhile?
Well, Deborah’s Proposal…
A few weeks ago Instapundit asked the question:
“Is it just me, or are people making a bigger deal out of Halloween than they used to?”
No, it’s not just a law professor in Tennessee noticing Halloween. It’s happening all across America. Halloween has become a big deal in…
American Express this week came out with the fall edition of its Small Business Monitor survey. The results? They show small U.S. businesses are optimistic about the economy right now:
“According to the survey, nearly three quarters (74%) of business owners foresee growth opportunities for…
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