Microsoft Office Live Small Business National Survey Reveals Women Entrepreneurs Are Seeking Financial Opportunity and Better Work-Life Balance.
Free webcast now available featuring leading small-business experts offering advice for women entrepreneurs. REDMOND, Wash., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- What: Women are starting small businesses to have more financial opportunity and flexibility in their lives, according to the results of a

Publication: PR Newswire

SBA office helps disabled vets in Federal Contracts: the SBA has created a special office to help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses navigate the federal procurement system and gain better access to government contracting opportunities.(Small Business Administration)
Small businesses owned by service-connected disabled veterans are supposed to have an advantage when it comes to winning government contracts. In 2004 President Bush even signed air executive order that requires federal agencies to implement a strategy designed to reach the government wide 3% goal

Publication: DAV Magazine

SBA Creates Unit to Help Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Gain Better Access to Federal Contracting Opportunities.
WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- An office created by the U.S. Small Business Administration will help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses navigate the federal contracting marketplace and gain better access to federal contracting opportunities. We are eager to accept the challenge

Publication: PR Newswire

ASBTA: Frequent Flier Miles Offer Bottom-Line Savings Opportunities for Small Business Travelers; Understanding Frequent Flier 'Best Practices' Can Help Small Businesses Reap Even Greater Rewards.
DALLAS -- Small business travelers have more ways than ever to earn and redeem frequent flier miles, but few know all the ways to earn them and how to turn them into bottom-line savings, reported the American Small Business Travelers Alliance (ASBTA). ASBTA is a national, non-profit alliance that

Publication: Business Wire

Bright future for small businesses A strong desire to be in control of their own destiny, plus the all important ability to spot a good market opportunity, is driving forward the entrepreneurial spirit and flair in Devon.
A strong desire to be in control of their own destiny, plus the all important ability to spot a good market opportunity, is driving forward the entrepreneurial spirit and flair in Devon. Devon, and South Devon in particular, is a hot bed for entrepreneurs with the majority of companies employing

Publication: Herald Express (Torquay UK)

Contract bundling: A good thing and a small business opportunity? (Procurement Issues).(Column)
In recent years contract bundling, originally considered a good thing because of efficiencies that could be realized by consolidating similar requirements, has gotten bad press. Many lawmakers and small business advocates believe that contract bundling creates requirements too large for small

Publication: Set-Aside Alert