Published on March 15, 2012 By Eliza Newlin Carney | Roll Call As the Senate prepares to take up the House-passed Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, a popular proposal to free up capital through “crowdfunding” has pitted consumer advocates against entrepreneurs. The idea behind crowdfunding is simple: Instead of going to a bank for loan, a […]
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Published February 23, 2012 in BusinessWire ATLANTA (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will participate tomorrow in a panel titled “the Role of Business Building a Sustainable Economy” for the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, staged by the Blue Green Alliance Foundation at the Hyatt Regency in
Published February 5, 2012 By MARCELLA S. KREITER | United Press International We’ve all heard the arguments: Regulations are strangling U.S.businesses. It’s been a staple in the Republican playbook for years. Buta funny thing happened last week. The American Sustainable Business Council, the Main Street Alliance and the Small Business Majority released a survey blaming the
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Published February 3, 2012 By Charles Warner, Editor The Union Daily Times Second in a series Agreen future that includes a growing solar energy industry is also on the 2012 legislative agenda of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce(SCSBCC). Ina telephone interview Thursday afternoon, SCSBCC President Frank Knapp discussedthe organization’s legislative agenda including
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