On March 26, 2010
UK Budget Receives “Meh” From Small Businesses
As expected, the UK's proposed 2010 budget hasn't exactly sent small business owners over the moon. A sentiment somewhere between "unhappy" and "unimpressed" seems to be the typical response, judging from survey results posted by the Forum of Private Business.<br…
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On March 26, 2010
Behaviorally Targeted Ads Twice as Effective?
An interesting report was released by the National Advertising Initiative (NAI) this week, which concluded that behaviorally-targeted ads are more than twice as valuable, and twice as effective as non-targeted online ads.
Last year, behaviorally targeted…
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On March 26, 2010
3 Ways to Reduce Desktop Cable Clutter
Nothing messes up a desk like a snake's nest of power and sync cords. These three options -- two of which cost just a few dollars -- will make things neat and tidy.
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On March 26, 2010
Fred’s: A Discounter at the Back of the Pack
Fred's, though not a terrible performer, still has a lot of work to do to keep up with competitors in dollar and discount retail.
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On March 26, 2010
Price War: Honda and Toyota Get Down and Dirty
You can't say Honda and Toyota never offer any discounts, but they're usually less generous than Chrysler, Ford and GM, because they could afford to be less generous. That is beginning to change.
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Kroger’s New Food Scoring System Spells Trouble for Food Manufacturers
In what might first look like economic suicide, Kroger (KR), the nation's largest supermarket chain, has decided to rate nearly all of the products it sells according to how nutritious they are. For Kroger, it's actually a smart marketing move.
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On March 26, 2010
Help for HAMP: Feds Finally Try to Patch Up Troubled Foreclosure Program
The federal government is finally trying to fix its flagship anti-foreclosure program, HAMP. But will it work?
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On March 26, 2010
New Ruling Makes Set-Aside Contracts Even More Complicated
The Government favors disadvantaged business such as Native American, veteran or minority owned in contracting. Now a lawsuit filed by a small business located in a HUBZone which also is favored made clear that not all of these companies are
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On March 26, 2010
Growth Industry for Lobbyists: You, the Taxpayer
Government to government lobbying has been increasing steadily over the last few years. Is the practice of using taxpayers money to get money from other government entities a good us of funds at time when state budgets especially are under
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On March 26, 2010
Wave Energy Companies Will Sink or Swim Off Scotland
In the world of renewable energy, wave power is still one of the most speculative contenders. A number of startups want to generate energy from the up-and-down bobbing of the waves, or the waves of the tide, but there's not
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