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READER SUBMITTED: Matchmaker Conference Links Small Businesses to Government Contracting Opportunities on June 13
HartfordThe CT Business Advantage 2013 Matchmaker Conference is a not-to-be-missed event for any small business looking to expand sales through government contracting opportunities. The Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Hartford and the U. S. Small...Tags: Business, National Government, Government, West Hartford, Sales
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READER SUBMITTED: Granby Resident, Duane Cashin, To Keynote 2013 Connecticut Business Expo
GranbyOn June 6, The Connecticut Business Expo will kick off at 9 a.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Be prepared to network, learn, grow and prosper at this year's event, produced by Hartford Business Journal. With hundreds of exhibitors and...Tags: Marketing, NBC (tv network), Business, Granby, Connecticut Economic Development
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Gatto's 'Shakedown' bill gets halfway home
A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would protect businesses against "shakedown lawsuits" sailed through the state Assembly Friday on a unanimous vote. The bill was Gatto's attempt to remedy what small-business owners in his district...Tags: Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Mike Gatto
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Douglas C. Lyons: Gov. Rick Scott mistakes innovative economic development plan for a budget turkey
All Germaine Smith-Baugh wanted was to find another way to do her job. As she put it: "I literally woke up one morning thinking, 'How can we better serve small businesses?'" Small and minority-owned businesses, big-city communities and economic...Tags: Turkey (animal), Florida Legislature, Business, Business Institutions, Fort Lauderdale
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Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike; Sunday Deer Hunting Approved By House; Racial Profiling Law Strengthened
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage — after a huge clash between Republicans and Democrats. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years, with no index for inflation. As such, the...Tags: Business, Hunting, North Haven (New Haven, New York), Family, Republican Party
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Furlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5...Tags: Labor Markets, U.S. Geological Survey, National Parks, Budget Control Act of 2011, Unemployment
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Two Somerset County businesses recognized with governor's awards
Daily American Staff WriterTwo Somerset County businesses received an award Thursday that recognizes Pennsylvania business owners' contributions to the state's economic development. Somerset Trust Co. and Global/SFC Valve, both based in Somerset, were among the companies...Tags: Business, Human Interest, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Government, Tom Corbett
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Virginia Beach IT firm named "Small Business of the Year"
360IT Partners, a Virginia Beach information technology services company, was named "Small Business of the Year" by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. “We are proud to be a Hampton Roads business and are humbled by the recognition,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hampton Roads, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Technology, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Graphic design firm offers branding help for small businesses
HARBOR SPRINGS -- A common goal in branding and marketing is for potential customers to get to know a business and to trust them. For Wolf Byte Marketing, a new Harbor Springs-based design firm, building a personal connection with customers is the...
Tags: Marketing, Business, Prices, Agriculture
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TowneBank named top SBA lender
TowneBank based in Suffolk was among six top Small Business Administration lenders in 2012 that will be recognized in June. BB&T based in Winston-Salem, N.C., was the top overall lender for financing 72 loans totaling $17.7 million, according to a...Tags: Business, TowneBank, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Marketing, Business, Computer Networking and Internet, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home
On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy. I've dedicated a half-dozen columns to the single most...Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Congressional Budget Office, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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