News tagged with small businesses
Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire
After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma -- a cash-strapped entrepreneur -- convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com.
May 21, 2012 |
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Google Maps taking viewers inside shops
Google's free online map service is letting shops, gyms, restaurants and other small businesses provide viewers glimpses of what lies behind facades seen on Street View.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Office 365 goes into public beta
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has released its latest product for business, Office 365, into public beta. The program, which is limited in its participants, allows users to try out the new software in exchange ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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The downside -- and surprising upside - of microcredit
Microcredit, which involves giving small loans to very small businesses in an effort to promote entrepreneurship, has been widely touted as a way to reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth. A multitude of both non- and ...
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Counties with thriving small businesses have healthier residents, researchers find
Counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obesity and diabetes — than do those that rely on large companies ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 07, 2012 |
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How does the global financial crisis affect consumer decision making?
Consumers who feel financially deprived are more likely to seek scarce products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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Groupon launching appointment scheduling tool
Groupon is launching an online scheduling tool so small businesses can let customers book appointments more easily.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Amazon slammed for price reporting deal
Online retailing giant Amazon was criticized as "anti-competitive" Saturday for its latest promotion that encourages consumers to enter stores and leave empty-handed, after reporting back the prices they find there.
Dec 10, 2011 |
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Poorly targeted aid and lack of capital leaves small businesses struggling following natural disasters
New research from the University of Warwick suggests the way foreign aid is distributed following a natural disaster in developing countries does little to help small firms recover.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Social media fuel small businesses from startup stage
Laid off after 23 years in the mortgage lending business, Dede Parise couldn't find a job. So she took a marketing class to reinvent her career, and before long she turned an assignment into a company.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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'Osy' debuts as an educational mobile app
Having successfully navigated her way through select high school classrooms in North Georgia for more than two years while capturing the attention of hundreds of students, “Osy Osmosis” has now entered the competitive ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 02, 2011 |
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Facebook launches deals program, rivals Groupon
(AP) -- What happens when you cross the world's largest social network with one of the hottest business models in e-commerce? Facebook wants to find out.
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Challenge to Groupon's model with trio of deals
(AP) -- Groupon's online coupons save people cash, but they're not always great deals for merchants. Some businesses complain that bargain hunters rarely return after scoring a cheap meal or massage.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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New Internet domain suffixes seen as benefit
Small businesses trying to find new ways to market themselves online may soon tap new branding opportunities, if the organization that regulates Internet domain names expands its offering beyond the traditional dot-com suffix.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Locally owned small businesses pack powerful economic punch
Thinking small and local, not big and global, may help communities ignite long-term economic growth, according to Penn State economists.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 04, 2011 |
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