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Is Your Business Prepared for a Disaster?
Wall Street Journal Blogs

SBA offers disaster loans to some Florida nonprofits
Bizjournals

Telecommuting means change in management style
San Francisco Chronicle

How to Make a Splash for Your Small Business
Small Business Mole

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Steps to Protect your Assets if a Hurricane Aproaches
Small Business Today

SBA Disaster Services

Small business owners excited about health program, but some left out
The Herald-Mail (MD)

McCain or Obama: Who Deserves the Small Business Vote?
Wall Street Journal Blogs

Small Business: Pricing business’ products and services
Newsday.com

Tips for managing a small business’ books
Los Angeles Times

10 Ways to Use LinkedIn That You Never Thought Of
Biz.edu

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Democratic Platform Dodges Key Small Business Issues
PRNewswire (Via Yahoo News)

Small Business Economic Confidence Increases for Second Consecutive Month
PRNewswire (via Yahoo News)

Joe Biden: Friend of Small Business?
US News & World Report Blogs

Credit crunch hurting entrepreneurs
The Dallas Morning News

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Fortune Small Business 100
CNNMoney.com

Fortune Small Business Showcases Fastest Growing Public Firms
Washington Post Blogs

Small, Midsized Firms To Spend $280 Billion On Technology By 2012
InformationWeek

The Business of Politics
Wall Street Journal

WVU Prof says Wal-mart doesn’t hurt, help small business
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Small business owners are salespeople in disguise
Fort Worth Business Press

10 Lessons Learned Starting a Small Business
American Chronicle

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Blackwater May Have Fudged Numbers to Get $100M in Contracts
ABC News

Minimum Wage Rises 70 Cents
CBS News

Small-Business Optimism Up
Inc.com

Making use of social networking sites
Newsday

Making Cents: Growing your small business
Norwich (CT) Bulletin

After a two week break … here’s this week’s Small Business Recommended Reading, from Startup BizCast!

Small – Business Funding Boost
New York Times

Poll: Business Owners Unhappy With Washington
Wall Street Journal Blogs

Lenovo announces new small-biz laptops, updates ThinkPads
Crave

Setting Strategy: Blogs can give small-business Web sites a personal touch
Kansas City Star

Should small businesses whine?
Seth Godin’s Blog

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Survey: Health insurance, fuel costs among top small biz owners burdens
BizJournals

More Than 1 Million Entrepreneurs Have Made Microsoft Office Live Small Business One of the Fastest Growing Web Services
Microsoft (Press Release)

Congress Considering Tax Breaks for Small Business Investors
NuWire Investor

Employee Training for Small Business Owners
American Small Business News

Why do I need a small business website?
Bytestart (UK)

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Small, Older Firms Are Biggest Economic Drivers
Washington Post

Visa Joins Facebook
FaceReviews

Small Talk: Too much skin? Create a dress code
Salt Lake Tribune

Before You Buy That Small Business
MSNBC.com

To Increase Website Traffic and Sales, Answer Customer Questions
Ayo’s Website Design

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Small business optimism index hits 28-year low
Reuters

Small Business Owners Are Stirred, Not Shaken, by Economic Conditions
MarketWire (press release)

McCain says Obama policies are bad for business
Associated Press

Who is “Small Business Owners?”
Small Business Trends

5 Ways to Start Your Business With No Money!
Bankaholic

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Canada small business group rejects carbon tax
Reuters UK

SME workers pose top security risk
vnunet.com

Auctions on eBay: A Dying Breed
BusinessWeek

Top 5 Small Business Ideas For 2008
Gather

Press Releases Are Not Just for Press Anymore
new influencer

Why Macs still aren’t right for most businesses
Fortune Small Business (via CNNMoney.com)

Small Talk: Some small businesses forced to move back home
The Salt Lake Tribune