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Biotech Startups Not Getting SBIR Grants
Biotech industry organizations are lobbying the U.S. Small Business Administration to loosen up its interpretation of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant rules.
The rules say grants can only be awarded to businesses that are 51 percent or more owned by one individual or individuals…
Picture Phones — Part Two
Yesterday I posted an entry pointing out the growing use of camera phones by small business. Here is another article illustrating innovative uses of camera phones by businesses: The Year in Picturephones.
The article, citing sources at Picturephoning.com, provides the following examples:
People…
Small Businesses Adopting Picture Phones
Camera phones are one of the fastest-growing segments of the overall mobile phone market, a trend that is expected to accelerate. And small businesses — usually slower to adopt new technologies — are part of the picture phone growth trend.
An article in Small Business Computing reports…
A Change in U.S. Patent Direction?
The Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, James Rogan, is stepping down. This news was greeted positively in many quarters, including by some folks over at Marketing Wonk who had this to say:
His two-year tenure marked a high-point in patent office whimsy, allowing for many process…
Lawyers Using More PDF Files
Lawyers are increasingly using PDF files. Lawyers are finding PDFs useful when negotiating and finalizng contracts, because the documents are less susceptible to tampering than other file formats. Courts are also jumping on the trend, with some now requiring lawyers to file pleadings in PDF…
Perquest Payroll — Perfect for Small Business
Perquest Inc. recently launched a new payroll processing system designed specifically (yes, really!) for small business.
Unlike large-company applications that have been repackaged to go downmarket, Perquest was built from the ground up for small businesses with up to 250 employees. And therein…
Microsoft says Linux No Good for Small Business
At a recent conference in Australia, a Microsoft executive charged that Linux software does not address the needs of small business as well as Microsoft’s products, due to the inherent lack of integration.
While addressing a small and mid-market solutions team at a conference on November…
Microsoft Investing Billions in Small Business Software
According to the Reuters news agency, Microsoft is planning to invest $10 Billion (US) over the next five years to develop software for the small and medium-sized business market. That includes $2 Billion (US) invested in this market space this year.
Microsoft’s SMB strategy chief said that…
Sellathon to Help eBay Sellers With Visitor Stats
Small businesses selling on eBay now have a promising new tool to track visitor behavior on their auctions.
SmallBusinessComputing.com had the following report about this latest breakthrough for eBay merchants:
A company called Sellathon recently launched a product called ViewTracker, and they…
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