Detroit, long depressed by the collapse of the auto industry, is beginning to reinvent itself.
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Governor’s Office of the Small Business Advocate Releases Study Of Costs of State Regulation To Small Businesses In California
Study Provides Policy Makers With Tools to Encourage Small Business Growth In California
The Governor’s Office of the Small Business Advocate today released a study of the aggregate cost of state regulation to small businesses in California. The study was commissioned by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 when he signed Assembly Bill 2330 by Assemblyman Juan Arambula (I-Fresno) and was completed by Sanjay Varshney Ph.D., the Dean of Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento, and Dennis Tootelian Ph.D., Director of the Center for Small Business at the same school.
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Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter | Popwise – Fast Company
An interesting report with some good tips on how to make your tweets go viral.
…the avid Twitter-er and author of the upcoming The Social Media Marketing Book spent nine months analyzing roughly 5 million tweets and 40 million retweets (which are usually symbolized with an “RT” on Twitter).
We’re Screwed | “New York Post” – Yes Men
Regardless of how you may feel about global warming, this is a brilliant piece of guerilla marketing. The Yes Men, an environmental activist group, created a false edition of the New York Post and packed it full of information about how global warming will effect New York directly.
They didn’t stop there. They also printed a number of the fake newspapers and delivered them to newsstands.
At last report, the real New York Post wasn’t taking too kindly to the spoof.
Interview: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops | Fast Company
Mark Zuckerberg just released his new book, ‘Viral Loop’ which provides a way to measure the value of Facebook friends. The interview deals with the launch of Facebook, but little to do with the Viral Loop widget, which they invite you to download. The widget is interesting and worth taking a look at.
Check out the article here.
Living Large: Wells Fargo Executive Squats in Foreclosed House | WSJ
Wells Fargo has worked with only 11% of troubled home owners to prevent foreclosure. Now this. Hmmmm…..
P.S. Make sure you look at the pictures of the house.
The Small Business Advocate for Aug-Sep 2009 | SBA
The Small Business Economy
Although many positive signs have indicated that the economy is beginning to improve and recover, at the end of 2008 America was experiencing one of the largest quarterly drops in GDP since the Great Depression. … The recession began with plummeting home values, and the construction industry, composed primarily of small businesses, has been the hardest hit.
Also:
Advocacy Interns Expand Summer Staff
Special Insert: Small Business FAQ
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Second Quarter 2009: Small Business and The Economy | SBA
Trends
Real gross domestic product fell an annualized 1 percent in the second quarter of 2009. While this was the fourth consecutive quarter of declining output, the decline was significantly less than the previous quarter’s 6.4 percent drop, and it may be one of a handful of signs that the worst of the recession may be past. Real consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of real GDP, was down 1.2 percent annually, and real exports were off 7 percent. Other declines were more marked: real gross private fixed investment declined an annualized 20.5 percent, and real imports fell 15.1 percent. Measures of manufacturing output were mixed, with industrial production falling and the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing manager’s index rising. Proprietors’ income fell 5.4 percent on an annualized basis during the quarter, and by 8 percent year to year.
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Simply Outstanding! | Failblog.org
It’s a little like Magic Eye, but hang in there, you’ll get it.
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As a Foreclosure Judge, Arthur Schack Tosses Out Cases, Brooklyn Style | NYTimes.com
There is hope. At least one judge is holding the banks to the same laws we have to follow. Know a judge,? Tell her or him to read this.
“If you are going to take away someone’s house, everything should be legal and correct,” he said. “I’m a strange guy — I don’t want to put a family on the street unless it’s legitimate.”
