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11, Feb 2012

Esha to get engaged on 12 Feb

Bollywood actress Esha Deol will get engaged to her businessman boyfriend, Bharat Takhtani this Sunday.

Ijaz to record testimony via video link from London

The Memo Gate commission has decided that Pakistan-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz's statement will be recorded via video link from Pakistan High Commission in London.

PUCO ‘addressing’ AEP rate hike

State regulators did an about-face on electricity rates for American Electric Power small-business customers yesterday, vowing to change a system that has led to soaring bills for that group of ...

Manufacturing jobs start year with strong gains

Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing -- an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this ...

San Francisco airport opens a yoga room for stressed fliers

The room, open to all ticketed passengers, contains a few chairs and yoga mats but no instructors or televisions. No shoes, food, drinks or cellphones are ...

Netflix, Hulu original shows challenge...

New York mobster relocated to Norway. On Tuesday, Hulu will premiere "Battleground," a faux-documentary sitcom about the young operatives of a middling political campaign in ...

Ten best small business stories of the week

Check out the best stories of the week of Feb. 6 from Report on Small Business, the Globe's home for entrepreneurs. Read our columnists, view archives of discussions, and connect through social ...

Will your company back your new business idea

"Intrapreneurship" can keep your job and your company interesting and competitive, but it comes with its fair share of obstacles. How to pitch your idea to the powers that be. ...

The New Solar Middlemen

Branden Barber got his first taste of solar energy a decade ago while living in rural Australia, off the power grid. Although he was eager to tap the sun for power when he returned to California in ...

U.S. Visa Policy May Hurt Luxury Retailers

Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Henry Juszkiewicz, chief executive officer of Gibson Guitar Corp., talks with Bloomberg Businessweek's Ben Austen about U.S. agents' raids of the company's ...

Growing a small business

Updated Feb 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM CST CENTRAL Ill. -- Earlier this week, Caterpillar officials criticized the business climate in Illinois when they elected not to relocate one of their plants here. ...

Making My Small Business Look a Little Bit Bigger

Yahoo! Contributor Network to start publishing your own finance articles. My small business is one of many and of the many out there I would technically be considered a little fish in a big ...

Why 401 Fee Disclosure is a Big Win for Small Business Owners

Many small business owners that offer a 401(k) plan often believe they have a fair priced plan and let it run on cruise control. But due to the increasing complexity of many 401(k) providers' ...

PDC sponsored classes will help minority small-business owners develop plan

The Portland Development Commission is trying to make the challenge of starting and running a small business a little more manageable for entrepreneurs by offering classes and one-on-one ...

VA republican proposes 20% tax break for small business

Barack Obama 's plan to tax the rich.Cantor says more needs to be done to help small business. He claims the numbers of small businesses has fallen 23% in the last three years. "The simple ...

Banks miss targets on small business lending

High street banks have missed government-imposed targets for lending to small businesses, sparking a row over last year's Project Merlin deal and raising concerns about the health of the ...

‘Atlas Shrugged’ producer/businessman John Aglialoro

my first article about 'Atlas Shrugged Part 2' this week, but did catch up with him later, so I thought I'd write up what he had to say. The Haddonfield, N.J., businessman put up all ...

SBA increases some small business size standards

Small businesses in 34 industries now can earn more money and still be considered small by the government, according to new standards released by the Small Business ...

Tips to Help the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

U.S. public schools may serve up a lot of lessons to the 49 million students who roam their halls, but most don't offer entrepreneurially minded kids much help in pursuing their passions. On a ...

What 'Project Runway' Can Teach You About Business

Entrepreneurs often start a business so they can work at what they love. But here's the rub: Business success usually comes from a focus on pleasing the customer, not pursuing your own bliss. ...

Moshi Monsters and the Mistake That Launched the Multimillion-Dollar Business

games for kids in the U.K. and is poised to hit it big in the U.S., too. Moshi Monsters is the brainchild of Michael Acton Smith, the 37-year-old founder of Shoreditch, England-based entertainment ...

Loan rejection rate revealed

applied for a loan in the past year , according to the latest study from business software and services provider Sage UK. The findings, which draw on more than 1,000 responses, also reveal that ...

Amazing Excuses For Sick Days

Dogs in the workplace are cartoon gold. There are so many possibilities it’s almost criminal. Dogs’ competition? Cats. Dog paperwork? Eaten like homework. Dog VP? He’s your beta ...

Kildare businessman jailed for €1.6m tax fraud

A prominent campaigner for reform of the security industry who defrauded over EUR1.6m from the Revenue has been jailed for two years.Gary Wynne (aged 38) avoided paying tax on over EUR4m in income ...

U.S. median household income up 4% at end...

After falling steadily since the recession began four years ago, household income appeared to turn the corner by rising sharply the last four months of ...

Greece deal uncertain as ministers quit,...

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's future in the euro grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens during a general strike. Five politicians resigned from the ...

Heart-shaped pizzas hot for Valentine's Day

As Google searches for heart-shaped pizzas soar this year, Chicago pizzeria chain Lou Malnati's is helping strike love connections nationwide on Valentine's Day with its special ...

Why companies hide their eco-friendly bona fides

While one product's carbon footprint may inspire a complete lack of interest among consumers, another product's green credentials may trigger associations with inferior quality, he says. ...

Looking for Success In Franchises

Looking for the best small business opportunity for you can be a challenge. Franchises are one, but certainly not the only, option. Here are some ideas no matter what small business you are ...

Should Bumbo baby seat be recalled again

The Bumbo Baby Seat is linked to 33 skull fractures, including two while used on the floor, as recommended. Four million of the seats have been sold in the ...

Home builders and investors both see signs...

Barb Jandric, the head of Minnesota's biggest real estate broker, hasn't seen the Minneapolis market boost sales without government aid in six years -- until a narrow gain in 2011. Ryland ...

Vancouver businessman given green light to sue U.S. website for defamation

The province has jurisdiction to try a defamation suit filed by Vancouver businessman Altaf Nazerali against Patrick Byrne and Mark Mitchell over material published on Utah-based website ...

Evan Lowenstein's Stageit, a Live Music Site

Photograph by Sam Comen for Bloomberg Businessweek A dozen years ago, Evan Lowenstein had a brief flirtation with fame when he and his twin brother landed the ...

SMEs feel neglected, says state's first commissioner

Photo: Supplied New South Wales' first small business commissioner, Yasmin King, says smaller operators in the state have struggled to have their voices heard and are suffering under excessive ...

ANZ Bank Hikes Variable Home Loan, Small Business Interest Rates by 0.06%

ANZ Bank announced on Friday that it will increase its variable home loan and small business interest rates by 0.06 per cent. The announcement establishes ANZ's independence for the Reserve ...

Tasks to keep off your to-do list

Every entrepreneur I know makes a regular to-do list, delineating all they need to accomplish in a day or a week: the phone calls they need to return, customers they need to see, meetings they must ...

Entrepreneurs, here's a lesson in innovation

Q: We were wondering if you had any suggestions regarding how we could promote more innovation in our business. We own a small manufacturing plant and have down time that could be put to use -- if ...

Questions and answers on the mortgage...

After nearly a year of negotiations, federal and state officials and five major mortgage servicers have announced a $25 billion settlement over alleged past foreclosure and mortgage loan-servicing ...
 
 
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