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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

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Many of the loans currently being made are going out to businesses of all sizes, including small businesses that are in a position to boost growth in the economy. Following a boost in holiday retail sales, the service industry has experienced a fast pace of growth in late 2011 and early 2012. Manufacturing.

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[US][Competition] U.S. Chamber of Commerce DREAM BIG Small Business Of The Year Award 2012

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These small business are each a shining example of the power of free enterprise and the opportunities it can create for America’s doers and dreamers. Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012. About America’s Small Business Summit.

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Four Key Lessons For Entrepreneurs And Small Businesses From The World’s Best Brands

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Over the past few years, I’ve shared lessons that entrepreneurs and small businesses can learn from the world’s best brands. In 2000, when Interbrand first started issuing its Best Global Brands report, Apple ranked #36 and had a brand value of $6.6 billion– a nearly 15 times increase over its value in 2000.

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Bottoms Up Everyone: A New Economic Revolution Is Upon Us

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It’s a massive shift in the way we think about commerce, one that is made possible thanks to platform businesses — the online marketplaces, small business cloud-based companies and crowdfunding sites out there. As a percentage of total US employment, proprietors have steadily increased every year since 2000.

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[Singapore] 80% Of Students In Country Interested In Entrepreneurship

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The results were revealed today by the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre , which participated in the international biennial research project initiated by the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at Switzerland’s University of St. percent, far lower than the OECD average of 2.5-percent.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. The 2011 Inc.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Small Business Success | Mondays and Thursdays. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Todays Small Business News | Daily. Running A Home-Based Business. Naming a Business. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. RUNNING A BUSINESS. The 2011 Inc.