<?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=72&amp;catid=10</link><description>News Feed for - Small-business</description><item><title>SBA's Harrington: Improving the agency's ability to help small businesses</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96296107&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:34:00</pubDate><description>Bio Box Meet the , Eileen Harrington. Position: Small AdministrationÂ¿s Chief Operating Officer Age: 57 Location: Washington, D.C. : B.A. in history and social sciences, Edgewood J.D., Antioch Law School </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Small Business?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96294665&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:14:00</pubDate><description>The company I work for backs up all it's dynamic data daily on a series of 2G USB sticks (one per day). There is then a more detailed weekly backup and a total admin monthly one. These are all taken off </description><source>ZDNet UK</source></item><item><title>Mono multi-function printers for smaller business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96284773&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T07:40:00</pubDate><description>has announced a new series of mono multi-function printers for small to medium-sized businesses. The MB400 Series black-and-white multi-function products are network-ready and provide a range of functions </description><source>Printingtalk</source></item><item><title>CBI: small businesses need credit revolution</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96279339&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T06:32:00</pubDate><description>Richard Lambert, director general of the CBI, has called for the creation of a new breed of institution to finance smaller businesses after a survey by the lobby group found that credit is still hard </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Indonesian gov't asks banks to cut lending rate for small business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96297601&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T11:12:00</pubDate><description>Increases the bookmark Indonesian Industry Minister MS Hidayat on Monday said that he expected banks to reduce loan interest rate for small and medium enterprises, as an effort to boost business at the </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Constant Contact Annual Holiday Survey Reveals Rise in Small Business Optimism about </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96311964&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:47:00</pubDate><description>WALTHAM, Mass. (Business Wire) -- Fifty-two percent of small businesses participating in the fifth annual Small Business Holiday Outlook Survey expect holiday sales to increase over last year. This statistic </description><source>Globe Investor</source></item><item><title>Industry calls for small business financing inquiry</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96306320&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:56:00</pubDate><description>The General Council of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) last week called on the Productivity Commission to conduct a study into the degree of competition in the provision of SME </description><source>Australasian Bus and Coach</source></item><item><title>Growing Demand for United Communication Systems among Australia's SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96295064&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:19:00</pubDate><description>Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Australia are deploying converged networks and paving the way for united communication (UC) systems. Around 26% of SMEs are currently using IP telephony on </description><source>Tech-On!</source></item><item><title>Geography, knowledge spillovers and small firmsâ?? exports: an empirical examination </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96284655&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T07:36:00</pubDate><description>Applying a grounded-theory approach to analyzing the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data, we attempt to explain why New Zealand exhibits only a moderate level of economic development despite its </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Small business recovery underway?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96270635&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T04:30:00</pubDate><description>Receivables finance has continued to rise, indicating a recovery is under way in sales by small to medium enterprises. Receivables finance lifted two per cent in the September quarter, according to the </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Hajj guides: an ancient family business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96291218&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:06:00</pubDate><description>From father to son Saudi families deploy their members for few weeks a year to manage pilgrim groups in Mecca for good salary. MECCA - The Saudi government might manage the hajj, but the people who make </description><source>Middle East Online</source></item><item><title>Virtualisation in the smaller business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96296544&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:48:00</pubDate><description>Are things really any different to the big boys? Lab Many of your comments on some of the virtualisation articles we have written to date have suggested that smaller organisations have different challenges </description><source>PublicTechnology.net</source></item><item><title>Recession has permanently changed business landscape</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310704&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:40:00</pubDate><description>23/11/09 12:57 The recession has changed the way the UK does business, and behaviour will be reshaped well into the next decade, it has been claimed. Launching its new report, â??The Shape of Business </description><source>Startups.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Obama wants $100M more to carry small-business programs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96308980&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:18:00</pubDate><description>The Obama administration is strongly urging Capitol Hill to add new funds to a popular small-business loan program that is nearly out of money.As part of the $787 billion fiscal stimulus package earlier </description><source>The Hill</source></item><item><title>Maurice McFolling, 1928-2009: President and chief executive officer of Parker House </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96287392&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T11:51:00</pubDate><description>Maurice McFolling was devoted to the sausage company started by his stepfather. "There were days that I felt he didn't need to be here, being 81, and he'd say, 'Marcella, what else would I do?' " said </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>5 Ways to Gain Free Publicity and Exposure for Your Home Business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96291952&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T09:29:00</pubDate><description>You think youâ??ve got a great story to tell, but how do you convince the media? And, once they call, what are the dos and donâ??ts that can help you get effective coverage? â??Reporters are always looking </description><source>Home Business Magazine</source></item><item><title>*XH Turnover on Shenzhen SME board totals 17.54 bln yuan in morning trade</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96285112&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T07:45:00</pubDate><description>(Xinhua Economic News) *XH Turnover on Shenzhen SME board totals 17.54 bln yuan in morning  trade</description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Christmas Gifts for Small Business Owners</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96282987&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T07:15:00</pubDate><description>Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs Â© Katelyn Thomas People who are having trouble finding gifts for someone who has a business may simply need to focus on Christmas gifts for small business owners. </description><source>Suite101.com</source></item><item><title>Pranalytica Lands U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer Program Award</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96272834&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T07:15:00</pubDate><description>Pranalytica, Inc. announced that it has been chosen by the U.S. Army for the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) contract to work on Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) performance. Pranalytica </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>The Big Picture: How to Start a Home Inventory Company with Your Camcorder</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96273986&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T05:27:00</pubDate><description>Natural disasters are big news. With recent catastrophes such as Katrina still fresh on the minds of Americans, it has brought to everyoneâ??s minds the need for insurance. However, itâ??s not just hurricanes, </description><source>MoreBusiness</source></item><item><title>Banks neglecting SME sector: Elamaram Karim</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96246252&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T05:21:00</pubDate><description>Elamaram Karim has accused banks in the of neglecting the Small and Micro Enterprises (SME) despite having enough funds at their disposal. Karim was addressing a meeting held at the Guesthouse rely to </description><source>AsiaNetIndia.com</source></item><item><title>Small Business Needs Good Tools for Sales &amp; Revenue</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96205504&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T01:18:00</pubDate><description>Become a Blogger Business Credit Solutions Business Credit Advice Sitting at Dreamforce, Day 2 - the big Salesforce event I wrote about yesterday I'm pondering what applications and tools in particular </description><source>AllBusiness Champions of Small Business</source></item><item><title>News: Rotherham companies in The Star Top 100 SMEs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261075&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:38:00</pubDate><description>companies also made the Top 100 - Horbury Building Systems (31), Acorn Industrial Services (35), TK Lynskey (36), Roofdec Ltd (39), George Hurst &amp; Sons (47), Europa Engineering (50), Cutting &amp; Wear Resistant </description><source>Rotherham Business News</source></item><item><title>A small business wish list</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96242088&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:37:00</pubDate><description>The lack of credit is crippling small firms and may derail a recovery</description><source>Crains NY Business</source></item><item><title>Democratic Senators Discuss Reforms for Small Business Health Care</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95847654&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=10</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:42:00</pubDate><description>Business Entrepreneur Business Personal Advice Submit Thursday, November 19, 2009 US Five Democratic Senators today gave back-to-back speeches on the Senate floor discussing the need to focus on small </description><source>The Network Journal</source></item></channel></rss>