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Small Business Provisions of The Economic Stimulus

February 10, 2009

The United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, spoke on the floor of the Senate about the key small business provisions included in the Economic Recovery Package, and renewed their call for elevating SBA Administrator position to Cabinet-level status. The bill includes [...]

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Podcasts for Creative Small Businesses

February 8, 2009

Here’s a link for artists, writers, photographers, and all other creative folk on the back roads. Prosperous Artists – Outrageous Ideas for Creative Business is a blog with frequent podcasts for creative small businesses. Prosperous Artists is a blog designed to support you in building the career, business and creative life you desire. Dean La [...]

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Rural Business Weekly News 01/10/09

January 10, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Business, ending January 10, 2009: Who isn’t interested in figuring out ways to cut costs this year? How about 100 resources for cost cutting ideas? Here’s a list of 100 blogs that help small businesses examine their annual expenses [...]

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Welcome to the Backroads Business Blog

January 1, 2009

Welcome to Backroads Business where we explore the challenges of creating and growing rural businesses located on the backroads of small town America. Our areas of discussion will include home business, small business, rural business, seasonal business, mom and pop businesses, arts and craft businesses, artists, farms (agritourism) and tourism.