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Small businesses showing support for protests
Vanessa Romo Oct 24, 2011
Some small businesses are providing food and services for local Occupy Wall Street protests. But is it fully for the cause, or just good marketing?
Small biz lending fund is a bust
John Dimsdale Oct 20, 2011
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner went to Capitol Hill today to defend a $30 billion program to give community banks money to lend to small business. Only $4 billion made it out the door.
Google launches YouTube Politics
John Moe Oct 6, 2011
It's a special channel dedicated to the 2012 election. This isn't all that innovative, it's the kind of thing YouTube has been doing for years at...
Knife maker hires amid U.S. economic woes
Mitchell Hartman Sep 22, 2011
Oregon firm's workforce has grown 32% since 2008, showing that demand for products -- including overseas buyers -- is what creates jobs.
Small business owners on front lines in tough economy
Sep 22, 2011
Why exactly do companies not want to hire these days, even if given some incentives? We talk to one small business owner who has been struggling to stay afloat in the fragile economy.
Google and Fox News team up for a GOP debate later this month.
John Moe Sep 2, 2011
It will be streamed live to YouTube. Interactive features might include online voting for which questions should be asked. This isn't an especially...
Gambling on political domain names
John Moe Aug 29, 2011
I guess this is Vegas 3.0. Niels Jeffreys has purchased the domain names Romney-Perry2012.com and Perry-Romney2012.com....
For some businesses, Hurricane Irene a blessing
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 22, 2011
Many businesses on the East Coast closed down for Hurricane Irene this weekend. But for some that stayed open, the weather may have provided a boost.
Small businesses are hiring: survey
Paddy Hirsch Nov 1, 2011
A survey from Intuit reports today that small businesses have created 35,000 jobs so far this month....
Insurance companies will feel the hurt from Hurricane Irene
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 22, 2011
When Hurricane Irene hits the East Coast this weekend, it will have broad economic impacts. Businesses from insurance companies to movie theaters will feel the sting of the storm.
