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Entrepreneurs' Dreams Become Reality: Brother Small Business Grant Program Announces Winners
- Thursday, 29 March 2012
- News
- Written by Scott Koegler
Brother International Corporation, a leader in small business technology, today officially announced the five winning applicants for its first small business grant program, launched on January 10, 2012 in collaboration with entrepreneurial online resource, StartupNation. The grant program awarded a total of $25,000 to five small business owners, five $5,000 grants to each winner, who can use the grant money to launch their business or initiate a new project within their established small business.
Read more...Big Business Looks to Small Business Suppliers
IBM along with several other large multinational companies has formed the Supplier Connection, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The goal of Supplier Connection is to give small business a chance to do business with large companies.
Read more...Small Business Optimism Continues to Grow
A new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business shows that optimism among small business owners is up for the sixth month in a row, reports Philly.com
Read more...Social Media Can Help Small Businesses Grow
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, small businesses can use social media to build a customer base, but the key to success is finding the right social media for your business and keeping it updated.
Read more...Online Security Bootcamp for Small Business
AVG Technologies, specialists in web and mobile security, is offering an online security boot camp for Small Business, reports eWeek. The camp consists of eight online installments that feature a mix of web content and video clips.
Read more...Swipely Launches A Direct Marketing Machine for Small Businesses
Swipely, providing marketing tools to local merchants, today announced the launch of the Main Street Marketing Manager, a web-based platform for small businesses that turns the cash register into a direct marketing machine to grow sales.
Read more...CompTIA Advocates for Parity for Women-Owned Small Businesses
The House Small Business Committee plans to review HR 4203, the Women's Procurement Improvement Act of 2012. The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program sets aside five percent of federal prime and subcontracts for women-owned small businesses (WOSB).
Read more...Uplink Remote Services Launched
Uplink announced today the launch of "Uplink Remote," a new service that provides alarm systems using Uplink cellular communications the capability to remotely control an alarm system through the use of Uplink services and a free Uplink application from the iTunes App Store for iPhones or from Google Marketplace for Android smart phones or by using a computer connected to the internet.
Read more...The Postal Service Encouraging Business to Send Direct Mail
The postal service, reports CNN Money, is encouraging small business to use its online micro-target direct mail service. The postal service hopes a boost in direct mail business will help it increase its revenue stream, in addition to helping small businesses.
Read more...Small Business Using Cloud and Saving Money
A new survey shows that 86% of businesses surveyed are using at least one cloud application, reports Business Insider. In addition, the survey reveals that 76% of small business cloud users indicate moving services to the cloud has saved them money.
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