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• Tracking Federal Stimulus Dollars

  We hear and read a lot about the federal government stimulus money, but do we know what we’re really funding? And how much of the money is being spent in your local area? You can find out on ProPublica.com, which recently updated Recovery Tracker, the analysis of federal stimulus spending that it

• “Roadmap to 2020″ Action Plan Seeks to Drive Growth of Women-Owned Businesses

• SMB Contests, Competitions and Awards

  The next few months have some great contests and competitions going on for growing companies. Don’t wait till summer is over to think about it – there are some deadlines coming up soon. This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses, brought to you every other week a

• Getting Bloggin’: Customers Trust Transparent Experts

  Every year Edelman releases its Trust Barometer report (Executive Summary) to measure consumer confidence in business and, if we’re taking a cue from Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, identify the biggest ‘trust agents’ helping them to make their decisions. This year the findings are getting

• What Will Health-Care Reform Do to Your Small Business?

  As the health-care debate rages on in Washington, I thought it would be a good time to take a quick look at how things are shaping up. Both house of Congress have passed bills. President Obama has invited Congressional leaders from both parties to a meeting on February25th to discuss the issue and a