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Unemployment Cause for Rise in Entrepreneurship

Unemployment Cause for Rise in Entrepreneurship

High unemployment rates are triggering more people to become entrepreneurs.
The current U.S. national unemployment rate stands at 9.9% and is expected to rise.
In Canada, the number of self-employed individuals surged by 100,000 while the amount of people unemployed grew by 480,000.
We are seeing a trend where displaced workers are realizing they are not going to [...]

Television Marketing is Losing Ground to Digital Marketing

Television Marketing is Losing Ground to Digital Marketing

A recent survey of advertising firms confirms television is dying as a media delivery method. Instead, customers are turning to digital media forms such as social marketing (think Facebook), YouTube and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaigns.
Despite the downturn in television advertising, radio is on a growth cycle, likely due to the downturn in the economy [...]

SCORE Offers Free Business Plan Development Workshop

SCORE Offers Free Business Plan Development Workshop

SCORE, a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration offers a free workshop to help entrepreneurs better develop their vision.
By visiting http://www.score.org/Develop_Business_Plan.html and registering you will have immediate access to this invaluable resource.
SCORE counsels American small business in order to show them how to start a business, be competitive and deal with legal issues [...]

Homeowner Confidence Up Nationwide Except for Western Markets

Homeowner Confidence Up Nationwide Except for Western Markets

Zillion is reporting potentially 5 million ‘Sidelined Sellers’ are likely to put their homes on market with new signs of a market turnaround.
In a recent survey, Zillow.com revealed while the majority of markets continue to decline, homeowners across the country had mixed opinions of the state of their own homes’ values.
The Q1 Homeowner Confidence Survey [...]

Webinars Help Entrepreneurs Meet Obama’s New Export Goals

Webinars Help Entrepreneurs Meet Obama’s New Export Goals

Webinars are being offered by the International Business Training (IBT) that help U.S. companies navigate the maze of export procedures and regulations.
Being put on twice each day, the webinars allow new and current exporters to participate in a live 2-hour interactive presentation put on by export professionals.
This is in response to the President Obama’s recent [...]