Statewide small business stimulus program heads to Riverside | Office of the Small Business Advocate

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

Business Matchmaking and SBDC team to help entrepreneurs access contracts
Statewide small business stimulus program heads to Riverside

SACRAMENTO — On Feb. 4 Riverside businesses will have the opportunity to participate in a free statewide program aimed at increasing small business readiness to access stimulus-funded contracts through President Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan.
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Small Business Toolkit | Office of the Small Business Advocate

January 28, 2010January 22, 2015 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

If you’re interested in participating in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects but don’t how to find or apply for them, then the attached documents should help.

To read an overview brochure, click here.

To read a detailed PowerPoint presentation, click here.

Good Hunting!

Stimulus News Digest | Office of the Small Business Advocate

January 28, 2010January 22, 2015 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

Highlights include:

Santa Rosa, County Due Millions in Stimulus Aid – $7.4MM

Forest Service Gets $185 Million to Expand Payroll in Region – $185MM

Workforce Investment Board Offers Free Employment Advice – $220K

Fiber Dominates Latest US Rural Broadband Stimulus Funds Release – $300MM

NIH Funding of Biomedical Innovation Is Creating Jobs, Fueling Industry – $10.5BN
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You Can’t Beat Habit | Entrepreneur.com

January 4, 2010 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

Customers are altering their behavior because of uncertainty about the future: laying off employees (maybe even your contacts), hoarding cash and postponing routine purchases. All purchase decisions are now up for conscious review.

Here are some ways to get your customers back in the habit of buying from you.

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Stimulus News Digest #10 – November 2009 | California Office of the Small Business Advocate

November 30, 2009January 22, 2015 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

The Office of the Small Business Advocate has this news:
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Visualizing Empires Decline | Pedro M. Cruz

November 28, 2009April 12, 2010 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

This is mainly an experimentation with soft bodies using toxi’s verlet springs.
The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline.

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Words That Get The Job Done | Information Is Beautiful.net

November 23, 2009November 25, 2009 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

How To Get Replies – Online Dating

Dating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply. Hilarious and revealing.

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Do a Sales Job on Yourself – Sales Trust – Entrepreneur.com

November 23, 2009 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

The idea is so plain it can be difficult to believe. It seems paradoxical: Stop trying to control your customers and you will get better results than if you try every trick in the book.

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NASA Treadmill Makes Exercise Easy|Trendhunter.com

November 20, 2009 ~ lmehit ~ 1 Comment

Forbes reports “Alter-G G-Trainer’s unique treadmill system allows people to train and recover by reducing their effective body weight via positive air pressure.

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USB Credit Card – Korea’s Shinhan Card|Trendhunter.com

November 20, 2009 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

“The USB credit card provides the online and contactless payment function and works the post-paid transportation card as well,” the Electronic Times wrote.

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