<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Small-business News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=23&amp;catid=10</link><description>News Feed for - Small-business</description><item><title>Black Friday brings mixed feelings for local business owners</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96508643&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:47:00</pubDate><description>brings mixed feelings for local business owners TMC Launches New Sites :: EXPO Magazine UC Magazine NGN Magazine nology EXPO Show Daily Evolution Conference Summit Evolution Digium World Conference VoIP </description><source>TMC Net</source></item><item><title>Major Fraud in Disabled Vets Small Business Program</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96622952&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:50:00</pubDate><description>Soldiers returning home from war with disabilities are entitled to special access to government contracts if they want to start their own business after leaving the military. But getting these contracts </description><source>AllGov</source></item><item><title>EQT reopens small companies fund</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96617189&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:08:00</pubDate><description>Equity Trustees and SG Hiscock have reopened their EQT SGH Wholesale Small Companies Fund, after a hiatus due to the fund's underperformance. Equity Trustees is the Responsible Entity of the fund, while </description><source>Financial Standard</source></item><item><title>Dos &amp; Dont's of floating an IPO for SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96611001&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T00:55:00</pubDate><description>Access to capital is the biggest worry for most small and medium enterprises in the country. And while banks claim that disbursement to SMEs has gone up significantly over the past couple of years the </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>County hit worst flooding in 100 years Residents, business owners and farmers have </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96621924&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:29:00</pubDate><description>Residents, business owners and farmers have been left counting the cost this week after the worst flooding to hit the region in over a century. Roads in Carick-on-Shannon and remained impassable at the </description><source>Leitrim Observer</source></item><item><title>O'Dea Says: 6,500 for 16 small scale, non-profit environmental projects in Limerick </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96510946&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:37:00</pubDate><description>) confirmed that 6,500 has been allocated to 16 small scale, non-profit environmental projects in Limerick city under the 2009 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund. The projects are co-funded </description><source>Willieodea.ie</source></item><item><title>Allianz introduces new QuoteSME platform</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96466259&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:11:00</pubDate><description>Issue 26-11-2009 By Saxon East Rapid-quote responses hoped to increase conversion rates Allianz is gunning for a larger slice of the SME market with the launch of its new online trading platform. Around </description><source>Insurancetimes.co.uk</source></item><item><title>U.S. stimulus funds run out for lower SBA loan fees</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96279383&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T01:21:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON, Nov 24 - The Small Business Administration said on Tuesday that supplemental economic stimulus funds for its two most popular loan programs have run out and new loan volumes could fall if </description><source>Alibaba.com</source></item><item><title>Credit, Late Payments and Cost of Doing Business Putting Pressure on SMEs  in Ireland</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96609351&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T00:34:00</pubDate><description>Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are the life blood of the economy in Ireland and they are facing tough times at present. During the 1990s SMEs were faced with similar problems when there was a slowdown </description><source>Epoch Times</source></item><item><title>Small Business Owners See Silver Lining In The Recession</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96437639&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T05:29:00</pubDate><description>Content Provided By (ARA) - The current gloomy economic conditions contain some good news for the small business sector. According to a recent survey conducted by , some small business owners and managers </description><source>Boston Channel</source></item><item><title>Solid month's work for small firms</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96605584&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:39:00</pubDate><description>October was generally another solid month for the 10 small companies the BBC is following throughout 2009. All of the retail firms reported a rise in sales. The two firms directly connected to the housing </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Overdraft ruling strikes a blow for common sense</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500277&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:13:00</pubDate><description>Regulators treat consumers like sheep, but they make poor shepherds, writes Damian Reece. By Damian Reece, Head of Business Published: 6:30AM GMT 26 Nov 2009 Labour's policy of grade inflation in secondary </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Mamut reveals SaaS service for Irish SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96543444&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T06:05:00</pubDate><description>European business software provider Mamut has unveiled new products that will be available for Irish SMEs via the internet on a subscription basis. The move was made possible through an agreement with </description><source>Silicon Republic</source></item><item><title>Small Biz Makeover: Guayaki Tea's Big Challenge</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96515322&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:39:00</pubDate><description>A lot of college kids may start seeing things after a drink or two, but when David Karr saw his Cal Poly San Luis Obispo classmate Alex Pryor drinking a green infusion out of a gourd, Karr saw the future, </description><source>MSNBC Newsweek</source></item><item><title>PROMOTION: Free Mobile Internet Friday with Vodafone UK</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96563298&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T22:52:00</pubDate><description>Haven't  tried the mobile Internet recently but being in the UK and a Vodafone customer?  Why not trying Vodafone UK's latest promotion tomorrow? Get Christmas wrapped up  early thanks to Vodafone's &amp;#34;Free </description><source>The Unwired</source></item><item><title>Grants to help SMEs transfer technology from Scottish universities</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96583534&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T17:19:00</pubDate><description>ityThe(Opportunity Mechanism) Awards are now open for bids from SMEs looking for funding to help them transfer technology from Scotlands universities. The aim of the scheme is to support projects in sectors </description><source>Science Business</source></item><item><title>Prime Minister Kosor: Government wants small and efficient state administration</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96479035&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T16:45:00</pubDate><description>Register: Government / / 2009 Use menu to choose period Newsletter subscription Sign in as a registered user to customize your newsletter subscription! Sign in as a registered user to customize your newsletter </description><source>Government of the Republic of Croatia</source></item><item><title>Reality TV show for SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96555611&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:46:00</pubDate><description>PETALING JAYA: MakeITwork, a reality TV programme aimed at enhancing the competitive edge of local SMEs (small and medium enterprises) through the use of technology has started its run on ntv7. The 10-episode </description><source>The Star Online</source></item><item><title>Small Firm Takes Big  Bankruptcy Fight to High Court</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96491846&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:38:00</pubDate><description>Bankruptcy Attorneys Prepare for Supreme Court Argument Over Legal Advice Rules Justices to Weigh Constitutionality of Controversial Bankruptcy Reform Act Small Firm Takes Big Bankruptcy Fight to High </description><source>Law.com</source></item><item><title>Urgent MoneySaving: Remortgage guide, £9 travelodge, small biz, free tastelondon </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96513361&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:14:00</pubDate><description>Step-by-step guide to getting the cheapest possible mortgage in the credit crunch The mortgage market's been turned on its head. Once lenders salivated at the thought of flogging massive debts to all, </description><source>Money Saving Expert</source></item><item><title>Small Business MoneySaving</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96513221&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:13:00</pubDate><description>Banking, gas &amp;amp; elec, phones &amp;amp; web Get all top deals, guides &amp;amp; loopholes in MoneySavingExpert's free, spam free weekly e-mail FAQ'sPast Emails Privacy Policy Keeping small business bills down </description><source>Money Saving Expert</source></item><item><title>Top mobile productivity tools for the small business... (Mashable via TechNews AM)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96460126&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:13:00</pubDate><description>account director bens blueprint bonus card publishers carte blanche greetings central london cia dedication digital communications agency droid east london engadget england europe gadget gadgets giftware </description><source>TechNews.AM</source></item><item><title>Wednesday Links: Cupcakes, Giving Thanks</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96506785&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:14:00</pubDate><description>The FDIC's Sheila Bair says banks need to lend, Paul Wiseman and Pallavi Gogoi (a former BWer) report in USA Today .    How many cupcakes do you have to sell each month to pay the rent? The NY Time's </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Bank charges decision may not benefit SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96606212&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:45:00</pubDate><description>Small firms set to be overlooked in expected decision on bank charges Ahead of the expected decision of the newly-formed Supreme Court to allow unfair bank charges to be investigated, the Forum of Private </description><source>CIR Magazine</source></item><item><title>Family Business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96604780&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:28:00</pubDate><description>Roberto Cavalli vodka and Tomasso Cavallis wines are vying for rich swiggers One would think being the son of a globally renowned Italian fashion designer is fabulous, and it probably is  but to an extent. </description><source>Indian Express</source></item></channel></rss>