SBA Appoints National Ombudsman
Esther H. Vassar (in image to left) has been appointed National Ombudsman and assistant administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness for the U.S. Small Business Administration by Karen G. Mills. Vassar most recently served as commissioner and chair for Virginia’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board. Appointed to a four-year term by Governor Mark Warner in 2002, she [...]
Recovery Act Changes To SBIC Program Mean Increased Funding Available For Small Businesses
The SBA announced some changes to the SBIC program today. Since the SBIC program was formed in 1958 it has invested approximately $56 billion in more than 106,000 small businesses in the United States. The changes covered in this announcement should greatly expand the number of SBICs and the total dollars they invest in small [...]
Facebook Chat Delivering Over 1 Billion Messages Per Day
Launched a little over a year ago (April 2008) Facebook chat has grown extremely fast and now delivers over a billion messages each and every day. That’s > 1,000,000,000. Still behind the long running leaders, but gaining ground, and attention. Source: Mashable
Kingston Technology First to Market with 128GB USB Flash Drive
It’s probably just me getting old, but my computer wholesale company’s first sale in 1986 was for 10 Seagate 20MB kits. They were $495 each. So I can’t help but find this announcement amazing. 128GB (GIGABYTES!) on a USB flash drive!? Amazing. More amazing than the black & white TV I watched growing up, the [...]
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ADstruc Attempts to Build an Online Marketplace for Outdoor Advertising
ADstruc is building an online marketplace for the outdoor advertising marketplace. Information about the size of the market is not a couple of click s away, but I suspect it is sizable. The Outdoor Advertising Association of America is a good source for more information. My experience at VerticalNet back in 2000 and 2001 taught [...]
The Best Online Dating Site
Having been married for over a quarter century now (you may recall seeing Walter Cronkite’s special report about us getting married before we were teenagers…) I haven’t found the need to throw my heart out there in a digital format in the hopes that I might find someone worth getting to know better. But, if [...]
Small Business can Apply for ARC Loans Beginning Today
The SBA just released this news. If you own a small business that is considered “viable”, but you find yourself in need of some cash to make it through the next 6-12 months then you should visit the SBA Website and learn more about these “ARC” loans to determine if it makes sense for your [...]
SBA to offer Free Webinars on 2009 Recovery Act for Small Business Owners
The SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) will present FREE webinars for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs through ReadyTalk. These sessions will provide information pertinent to small business owners and will share the new developments on SBA’s programs related to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The series is scheduled to run on selected Tuesdays at [...]
SBA Honors National Small Business Champions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen small business owners and leaders of small business support organizations were hailed today by the U.S. Small Business Administration for their outstanding support of entrepreneurs. The 15 Champion Awards were presented today in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual observance of National Small Business Week. The Champion Awards were presented [...]