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- Small Business Owners Say the Future Looks Bright June 19, 2013Small business owners are putting less on the line, but feel more optimistic about the future. Are they seeing through rose colored glasses?Small business owners say things are looking up, according to the latest Citibank Small Business Pulse survey. This year's query of 750 respondents revealed only 14 percent feel business conditions are poor--the low […]Jana Kasperkevic
- Twitter Acquires Discovery Start-Up Spindle June 19, 2013The start-up acquisition madness continues, this time with Twitter buying Spindle, a location-focused social discovery engine.Yahoo isn't the only tech giant going on a shopping spree this summer. Twitter announced Wednesday it acquired social discovery start-up Spindle. Twitter will shut down the service and Spindle's team will relocate to San Fra […]Jill Krasny
- Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry? Beware: Partnerships Can Wreck Your Brand June 19, 2013The only way alliances will strategically grow your business is if you pay attention to the details on an ongoing basis.Business partnerships offer unparalleled opportunities to build your business with the strength of others. They can be low-cost, high-yield, and therefore smart strategies. But only when you work out the specifics and you can be confident t […]Margaret Heffernan
Entrepreneur
- Yelp Helps Small Businesses Turn Visitors Into Buyers, for a Fee June 19, 2013The popular review site introduces a new service that enables users to make transactions through their pages. […]
- Will You Be the Next Grumpy Cat or Gangnam Style? 3 Keys to Creating Viral Marketing Content June 19, 2013Thought leader Jonah Berger shares his best strategies for how to create wildly popular online content. […]
- Men's Wearhouse Mysteriously Dismisses Founder George Zimmer June 19, 2013In a bizarre move, the men's apparel company ousts the man who founded it 40 years ago, providing few details. […]
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- Senate Acts on Farm Bill, Includes Important Rural Business Programs June 17, 2013If you have never read the Farm Bill, you are certainly not alone. The 1,100 plus pages of proposed legislation covering operating and funding authorities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not exactly light reading. But as you may or may not know, the USDA houses a number of microbusiness leading and business assistance programs, so AEO has b […]admin@aeoworks.org
- Creating Successful Businesses: Coaching Skills for Micro and Small Business Counselors April 8, 2013SPECIAL CONFERENCE FEATURE Inside AEO's Pre Conference Institute Creating Successful Businesses: Coaching Skills for Micro and Small Business Counselors AEO's 2013 National Conference is sure to provide a plethora of learning and skill-building opportunities. One of those opportunities is the Pre Conference Institute. Below is an overvew of […]admin@aeoworks.org
- Bridging the Gap for Women Entrepreneurs March 25, 2013Our friends at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond recently held a conference on microbusiness lending. AEO was a sponsor and I had an opportunity to attend. The conference, “Microbusiness Lending: A Landscape for the New Economy,” convened an array of actors to discuss hot topics in microbusiness development. Attendees were treated to an opening keynote pr […]admin@aeoworks.org


