
Business software market Intuit is doling out small business grants for the most loved business in North America.
On their website (address below) you can sight up to as a nominee or vote for your favorite local business. Powered by Google Maps, the site quickly displays the results for your area.
For each vote your local small [...]

A recent private industry report revealed customers are spending more for the fourth straight month.
“The message is continuing progress for the economy, if not as fast as hoped,” said Pierre Ellis, a senior economist at Decision Economics in New York.
Despite the unemployment figure edging up 9.8% people are still spending.
What are they buying?
Deb Riechmann of [...]

Banks are eager to lend cash to the little guys. More specifically, little guys that can pay them back.
In a new ad campaign, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s are publicizing their plans to lend $10 billion to small businesses such as yours this year.
Other banks such as Wells Fargo & Co. and Huntington Bancshares Inc., are [...]

The Internet is currently second only to TV as a frequent “Source of Entertainment”.
Recent research reveals consumers in UK and US recognize social networking as Entertainment. A study by Edelman (the world’s largest independent PR agency) is showing consumers believe social networks provide a higher value experience compared with other forms of entertainment.
Edelman’s annual Trust [...]

Linux is becoming a low-cost alternative to any application, including school systems not able to afford Microsoft Window’s licensing.
The Ubuntu distribution was recently installed into 220,000 workstations that are used by some 600,000 students in Spain.
Rafael Garcia Rivas, Director of Advanced Management Centre, Junta de Andalucia says, “Teachers and students throughout Andalusia now have access [...]