Small Business Exporting Initiative

Increasing exports among small and mid-sized businesses is part of a White House initiative to create jobs and a new report shows most small business owners need help to go global.

Almost half of the small business owners surveyed by the National Small Business Association and Small Business Exporters say they would consider exporting if major challenges and barriers are addressed. Thirty eight percent of non-exporters admit they don’t know enough about exporting and aren’t sure where to start.

The entire small business exporting report is online: you’ll find it at www.nsba.biz and at http://www.nsba.biz/docs/2010_small_business_exporting_survey.pdf

March Madness Tab in Workplaces across the Nation

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A spring ritual may be costing businesses big bucks as the annual chatter of “March Madness” spreads across the nation’s workplaces.

Recent research finds employers could lose $1.8 billion in productivity during the NCAA Tournament's first week alone! Chicago-based employment consultant Challenger Gray and Christmas advises business owners it may be impossible to stop the basketball madness and suggest managers embrace it as a way to improve morale for recession-weary workers.