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The Agenda How small-business issues are shaping politics and policy. In a bid to retake the initiative on small-business policy, President Obama Wednesday is expected to propose a 10 percent tax credit tied to new hiring. But the policy appears designed Full Article at The New York Times

Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times Shara Mendelson sold her business, Plum Benefits, which sells discounted entertainment tickets to corporate employees, and went to work for the parent company. A LITTLE over a year ago, Shara Mendelson sold the company Full Article at The New York Times

Real-time technologies are making Web apps faster—and in some cases, indistinguishable from desktop apps. It started with a simple idea—an online version of the classic arcade game Asteroids , but on a massively multiplayer scale. It would support hundre Full Article at Ars Technica

May 16, 2012, 11:40 am By YOU'RE THE BOSS EDITORS In a small-business guide we’ve just published, Shara Mendelson talks about selling the company she had spent 12 years building. Early on, she was excited that her business, Plum Benefits , which sells di Full Article at The New York Times

Journalist David Gregory, left and actress Charlize Theron attend the Bloomberg Vanity Fair White House Correspondents’ Association dinner afterparty in Washington, D.C. , U.S. , on Saturday, April 28. (Joshua Roberts - BLOOMBERG) Liberal site ThinkProgres Full Article at The Washington Post

LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Systems Technology, Inc. an industry leading Engineering and Aerospace Research and Development company, today announced it was one of an elite group of small businesses honored by the SBA at the White House in W Full Article at PR Newswire

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CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 Designed as an interactive conference open to everyone, the Mexican government is bringing the second edition of Expo Mexico Emprende 2012 to Chicago, a unique initiative that will offer in one place at one time, numerous programs a Full Article at PR Newswire

Dashboard A weekly roundup of small-business developments. What’s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners this week. The Big Story: A Shift in Europe France simmers, Greece boils and an economic crisis threatens Europe’s “storied way of Full Article at The New York Times

On Saturday, at 9:17am, Henry Blodget, the editor of Business Insider, asked the question that was on everyone's mind: "So, when is JP Morgan going to fire the incompetent fools who just lost $2 billion and trashed the firm's reputation?" JPMorgan Chase Full Article at The Washington Post

Enlarge / If you do choose to build something in-house, remember that hammers don't work on the Internet. You might be familiar with deviantART as that place you go to find awesome wallpapers or Team Fortress 2 fan art. It is, primarily, a community for Full Article at Ars Technica

The D.C. chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs is gathering the deans from the business schools at American University, George Washington University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Howard University and the University of Maryland for a pane Full Article at The Washington Post

It’s no secret that many deals have been struck and key relationships formed at TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s former house in Atherton. In case you aren’t familiar, Arrington threw epic parties at his home for the tech community in the early day Full Article at TechCrunch

SYRACUSE, N.Y. , May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of their recently introduced ProductivityMaster and e-book offerings, Baldwinsville, NY-based Productivity Leadership Systems (PLS) is proud to unveil its newest program: LeadFORWARD. Developed by Full Article at PR Newswire

GLENDALE, Calif. , May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LegalZoom.com, Inc. , the leading online provider of services that meet the legal needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States, today announced the appointment of Nehemia (Hemi) Zucker to its Full Article at PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education, and community support for women entrepreneurs, has launched the Urban Rebound business Full Article at PR Newswire

Our daily blend of the latest news, trends and tips for the small business community. What’s going ‘on’: U.S. trade deficit widens: Despite a solid gain in exports, the country’s trade deficit grew in March at the fastest pace in nearly a year to $51.8 b Full Article at The Washington Post

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CHICAGO, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago will host the second edition of Expo Mexico Emprende, an initiative of the Mexican government with the potential to be a game changer for Mexicans on both sides of the border. Looking to capitalize on remitta Full Article at PR Newswire