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July 14, 2013 

State encourages unemployed to start businesses

Unemployed New Hampshire residents now have two options to maintain eligibility for unemployment benefits -- they can continue to look for work, or they can try to start their own business.

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July 8, 2013 

How small businesses benefit from cloud accounting systems

From the July 2013 issue. In its 2013 SMB Cloud Insights Market Outlook report, hosting services provider Parallels estimates the worldwide market for cloud services aimed at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has reached $45 billion – up 30 percent relative to the prior year. Parallels further projects the SMB cloud services market will hit...…

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July 3, 2013 

Small business employment continues growth in June, but revenues dip

U.S. small business employment added 25,000 new jobs in June, bringing the total of new small business jobs added since March 2010 to 405,000. In addition, compensation and hours worked also increased during the month. Meanwhile, small business revenues saw an overall decline of 0.4 percent in May, with the exception of the construction industry,…

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July 2, 2013 

The best cities for fireworks sales

With the 4th of July just days away, many Americans are stocking up on fireworks. From a business perspective, however, it's better to sell them in some cities than others.