| November 12, 2009 | News for women business owners |
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- Economist says U.S. unemployment could hit 13%
The unemployment rate in the U.S. may climb as high as 13%, according to David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff & Associates, Toronto. Even as the U.S. emerges from the recession, many companies remain cautious about hiring additional staff. "This is going to be the mother of all jobless recoveries," Rosenberg said. Bloomberg
(11/9)
- Experts: Many small businesses are not prepared for disasters
Unlike most big companies, many small and medium-size businesses do not have contingency measures in case a catastrophic event occurs, experts said. Many small companies "that don't have a plan in place generally don't survive after a disaster, whether it's a flood or a tornado," said a former official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Underwriter (free registration)
(11/11)
- First-time-employee tax credit would start ripple effect
 A recent decline in the number of jobless claims filed was a milestone, but unemployment remains "nastily, staggeringly high," Rhonda Abrams writes. A 25% tax credit for small businesses that hire their first employee would give "nonemployer" businesses incentive to grow, she argues. USA TODAY
(11/6)
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- Latina chamber leader hopes to increase membership
 Lea Marquez Peterson, president and CEO of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Arizona, owns a business-brokerage firm and has an entrepreneurial background. Peterson says she hopes that Hispanic women, who represent the fastest-growing segment of business owners in the country, are encouraged about her role, and she hopes to double the size of her organization next year. Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
(11/9)
- Growing network connects women business owners
WE of the World, a business network for women that started in Carson City, Nev., has grown to more than 200 members with seven chapters in Nevada and California. "I joined ... not because I thought it would bring me more business, but because I wanted the support of other women," said Susan Barry, a Gardnerville, Nev., chiropractor who says she has witnessed an increase in women owning their own businesses. Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
(11/8)
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Does your company use social media as part of its CRM strategy?
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46.48%
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42.25%
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- 5 tips on making sites friendlier
Lisa Barone, chief branding officer at Outspoken Media, offers small-business owners five tips for making their Web sites more social. Her ideas: Constantly refresh content, make it easy to comment on a blog, respond to users so they know you noticed them, be open to mashups and get involved in the community. Small Business Trends
(11/11)
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- Failures help guide the way to successes
Small Business Trends executive editor Anita Campbell has done a video for UPS on taking risks in business. "I find that the experience gained from failures leads to success," she writes. "In other words, it's the lessons we learn from failure that help propel us eventually toward success." Small Business Trends
(11/10)
- Do male-oriented incentives serve economic good?
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says it intends to investigate whether colleges discriminate against women by admitting less-qualified men. Richard Whitmire, author of "Why Boys Fail," writes that the incentives to get men to go to college serve the national economic interest because women with college degrees take fewer risks with startups than do men, and because women-owned businesses represent less than 5% of all revenue generated. The Wall Street Journal
(11/6)
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- Obama schedules forum on small-business lending
President Barack Obama has scheduled a forum for Wednesday to define an initiative to boost lending to small business. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills will host the gathering of business owners, lenders, lawmakers and regulators. Reuters
(11/9)
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