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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 1/24/10 - 1/31/10
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Saturday, January 30, 2010. The Places They Go When Banks Say No (NYT). IN the glory days of the digital photo frame business, when his products were still a novelty and shoppers were flush with cash, getting a bank loan to manufacture them was a cinch, Michael Levy says. That he runs with his brother, Norm. But like many other business owners, Mr. Levy saw his prospects change drastically in 2008 as the financial crisis. And it provides short-term credit to sm...
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: Detroit Entrepreneurs Opt to Look Up (NYT)
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Detroit Entrepreneurs Opt to Look Up (NYT). DETROIT — With $6,000 and some Hollywood-style spunk, four friends opened this city’s only independent foreign movie house three months ago in an abandoned school auditorium on an unlighted stretch of the Cass Corridor near downtown. After the unlikely hoopla of an opening night, red-carpet-style event in an area known for drugs and prostitution, exactly four customers showed up to see a film.
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 11/15/09 - 11/22/09
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Monday, November 16, 2009. How to Market Your Business With Facebook (NYT). Skip to next paragraph. Identify a short list of goals before you begin. Show some personality in your page. Don't shill. Use your page to engage-and trust that sales will follow. Use Facebook data to analyze your customer demographics. On getting started from Mashable. And a tutorial from All Facebook - "the unofficial Facebook resource.". For most businesses, Facebook Pages (distinct ...
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 10/25/09 - 11/1/09
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The New Rules of Angel Investing (NYT). The New Rules of Angel Investing. Angels still have wings, but they aren’t flying quite so high. The rules of the game of angel investing have changed in the post-crisis world. The average deal size shrank by 31 percent in the first half of this year, according to a recent study by the Center for Venture Research. At the University of New Hampshire. What’s the real deal? Angels are looking for...
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: Siete pasos para montar tu negocio (endi)
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Siete pasos para montar tu negocio (endi). Sigue las guías para conducirte hacia el éxito empresarial. Por Marian Díaz / mdiaz1@elnuevodia.com. Negocios entrevistó a expertos en la creación y desarrollo de empresas y, a continuación, les presenta una guía con los pasos a seguir:. Identificación de la idea del negocio. 8220;Una de las cosas que me he percatado a través de los años es que la gente busca la idea mirando hacia el lado....
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 11/22/09 - 11/29/09
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Even in Recession, Some Small Businesses Grow (NYT). How have they done it? Turns out, in a bad economy, successful small businesses tend to be successful in their own ways. In some cases, for example, the secret lies in offering customers more bang for the buck, and in others, it is in expanding overseas. The bottom line: for each company, the solution depends on a variety of factors, like business model and the industry. For othe...
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: The Places They Go When Banks Say No (NYT)
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Saturday, January 30, 2010. The Places They Go When Banks Say No (NYT). IN the glory days of the digital photo frame business, when his products were still a novelty and shoppers were flush with cash, getting a bank loan to manufacture them was a cinch, Michael Levy says. That he runs with his brother, Norm. But like many other business owners, Mr. Levy saw his prospects change drastically in 2008 as the financial crisis. And it provides short-term credit to sm...
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 12/20/09 - 12/27/09
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Cesanteados reciben vales de negocio propio (Endi). Very difficult to avoid being sarcastic when news like these are published. Comes to show our incapacity to understand the economy, planning, businesses, our reality, and human dignity (among others). Cesanteados reciben vales de negocio propio. También se beneficiaron servidores públicos que se acogieron al retiro voluntario. Por Daniel Rivera Vargas / drivera2@elnuevodia.com.
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 12/6/09 - 12/13/09
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Sunday, December 6, 2009. Siete pasos para montar tu negocio (endi). Sigue las guías para conducirte hacia el éxito empresarial. Por Marian Díaz / mdiaz1@elnuevodia.com. Negocios entrevistó a expertos en la creación y desarrollo de empresas y, a continuación, les presenta una guía con los pasos a seguir:. Identificación de la idea del negocio. 8220;Una de las cosas que me he percatado a través de los años es que la gente busca la idea mirando hacia el lado....
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses: 1/10/10 - 1/17/10
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Resources for Puerto Rico Small Businesses. Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Is It a Crime to Keep Your Business Small? Nick Lessins and Lydia Esparza pride themselves on meeting high standards for quality, but not necessarily for catering to the demands of their customers. They are co-owners of Great Lake, a small Chicago pizza shop that has seen the mixed blessing of great reviews. You got a great review from GQ and your business went crazy. Are you glad you got this attention? Mr Lessins: We really enjoy ...