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US Small Business NEws Round-up - 28/04/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

Netgear Plummets after sales, profit miss estimates: Netgear, the maker of networking equipment for homes and small businesses, dropped 17 percent in Nasdaq trading after first-quarter sales and profit missed analysts’ projections.
Wells Fargo wins SBA award: The U.S. Small Business Administration said that Wells Fargo, Minneapolis has won its Leadership in Inner City Lending Award.
Small Business concerned by economy, not cutting spending: FedEx Kinko’s released Thursday the results of its national “Signs of the Times” small business survey which found that small business owners are concerned about the state of the economy.
San Antonio to promote small-business contracting opportunities: The San Antonio Economic Development Department has launched a new outreach program designed to help get the word out to small businesses that a half-billion dollars worth of contracts will be available over the next five years.
Shifting Careers: Making Long-Distance Partnerships Work: Even though technology makes it possible to run a business from almost anywhere, can a business partnership thrive if the partners live in different cities?
Broadband forum for small businesses set for May 23: One Southern Indiana and Indiana University Southeast will host a forum next month for local business owners to learn more about using broadband technology.
In the Hunt: Raising Rates With Out Losing Clients: In a tough economy, the question consultants, freelancers and other solo service providers have puzzled over — how to raise prices without losing customers — just got harder to answer.
AT&T releases new BlackBerry for small business market: AT&T Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. have collaborated on a new product that is specially designed for the small to midsize business market.

As always this list is not exhaustive, but I hope it will give you a little overview. — ST.

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