Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – December 23, 2010) – Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced that is has exceeded its goal of providing $10 billion of credit to American small businesses in 2010. The loans were extended to more than 250,000 small businesses with annual sales of less than $20 million by…
“Back in the day” (late 1999) I was a part of an investor group that contributed $1 million for a 35 percent ownership stake in a startup technology venture that held a lot of promise (don’t they all?). You can probably guess the next chapter in this story. The tech bubble burst,…
How are entrepreneurs feeling about the economy as we head into the new year? I’m happy to have some good news to report on that front. Recently my company, GrowBiz Media, collaborated with Zoomerang, the world’s first Web-based survey tool, to survey small business owners about their business…
Detroit (PRESS RELEASE – December 23, 2010) – Southeast Michigan’s small businesses are now engaged in the region’s airports more than ever as a result of the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, twenty percent of the…
How important is social media to your small business? Social media is no longer a little subject. It may be one of the most important forms of marketing and networking today. It’s time for an update of what you are doing with social media…and what social media can do for…
New York (PRESS RELEASE – December 22, 2010) -Citibank introduced enhanced CitiBusiness Preferred Banking, offering small business owners more flexibility, convenience and value. With the enhancements, Citibank small business customers receive an array of additional services and upgrades,…
In the past, dealing with the U.S. government often meant dealing with paperwork, paper trails and a system of constituent outreach that might not have been the most customer-centric in its approach.
That was then; this is now. From the campaign trail to Capitol Hill, the government has upped the…
It’s that time of year. The time where you start looking at your website and tilt your head wondering if it’s starting to sound a little stale to readers. If it’s been a few years since you’ve updated your content, your site could probably use a good scrub. A lot changes in a year –…
California has been the number-one state for venture investing for more than 30 years. It doesn’t matter whether you measure VC activity in dollars, deals done, or capital under management. Actually, based on certain measures, California today accounts for a larger slice of the venture…
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – December 22, 2010) - In a move that is expected to help businesses grow — especially small businesses who currently don’t use the mail because they can’t afford it — and garner millions of dollars in new revenue for the U.S. Postal Service, the agency…
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