Small Business Resources

Plight of small businesses big worry

Plight of small businesses big worry
Small business owners in the central business district have been flooding the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce with inquires for help and advice.

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State grant aimed at helping small business in Medina

State grant aimed at helping small business in Medina
Medina was awarded a $40,000 state grant that will aid small businesses in the city by training entrepreneurs in business basics as well as enabling companies to pay for unforeseen expenses.

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Bidder for Moosehead plant has plans for green condos

Bidder for Moosehead plant has plans for green condos
A Kansas City architectural company is moving forward with plans to convert an empty 85,000-square-foot factory into an esthetically attractive building to serve as a green …

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Small Business Technology Summit 2008

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Media Advisory/REMINDER: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Media Advisory/REMINDER: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Aug. 24, 2010) – The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, will announce Government of Canada support for a project that will help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Edmonton.

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FEMA aid requires propertyowners to ‘do homework’

FEMA aid requires propertyowners to ‘do homework’
As Story County’s disaster declaration becomes official today with a vote by the Board of Supervisors, federal resources will soon be available to owners of homes and businesses damaged by last week’s flood.

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LETTER FROM HONG KONG

LETTER FROM HONG KONG
The morning after was grim. This city of seven million went to bed the previous night in horror and in tears. Local TV carried the bus siege live to the very end. On Tuesday, flags flew at half-mast at all government offices. At my neighborhood coffee shop, staffed by Filipinos, the small black board normally carrying uplifting messages simply said: “May they rest in peace.” (Heda Bayron has …

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Oil Spill: Is the Claims Process Fair?

Oil Spill: Is the Claims Process Fair?
Twice over the past month and a half I’ve sat with groups in Louisiana and Florida while Kenneth Feinberg — the booming Boston lawyer who is running the multi-billion dollar oil spill compensation fund — made his pitch

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