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WATCH: Estefan Professes 'Everlasting Love' To Gay Club Scene

Posted 04.27.2012

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On Friday, Miami's one-woman sound machine Gloria Estefan showed up at Miami Beach gay club Score for the video release party for her new single, "Hot...

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Ideas, Inventions and Patents are Worthless Without Knowing Who Will Buy Your Product

Jerry Chautin | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Entertainment Center, University of Wisconsin, Sbdc, Patent Litigation, Provisional Patent Application, Atlanta SCORE, Starting a Business, Wilson, Jenkins, Small Business Centers, Patents, Business News, Score, Bootstrapping a Business, Taylor & Hunt, Knockoffs, Small Business, Small Business America, Business News
Jerry Chautin

The Pulvers needed help with forming a legal entity, advice on marketing and on protecting their product against knockoffs. So Dick Fenster put together a team of SCORE volunteers that included a lawyer and two engineers with patent and marketing experience.

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Friday Talking Points -- Ads Obama Should Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama should run a few ads right now which do not even mention the election. Instead of saying "vote for me!" these ads should say "pass my jobs bill" in as many creative ways as possible.

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Merkley's Right: CBO Should Score Jobs

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2011

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Chris Weigant

This will force the public debate to cover the entire scope of the proposals being offered up, and it would do so by providing the data the public most cares about right now: how will this create or destroy jobs?

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How To Get A Small Business Bank Loan: The Five Cs

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Capacity, capital, collateral, credit, and character are the "Five Cs" that loan offers learn in Lending 101. But to most small-business loan applicants in need of money, it is an esoteric and arduous exercise.

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SBA's New Web Site Is a Clunker

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

The U.S. Small Business Administration has a cadre of talented staff whose goal is to help small-business owners succeed. Yet, if there was ever a way to tell someone to not go into business, their newly redesigned website is it.

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Business Peer Groups, Coaching and Mentoring Can Help Small Businesses Prosper and Create Jobs

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Peer groups, coaching and mentoring are playing important roles in growing small business and creating jobs.

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When it Comes to Wine, Confidence Means Consumption

Tim Hanni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Hanni

Wine consumers are a curious lot and wine experts are even curiouser. What do people really want fer christsake?

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Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 16: How Do I Get Customers To Find My New Store?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012

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Executive Editor Rod Kurtz shares effective ways to communicate with customers and highlights some of the best sources for small-business tools....

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MUSIC: The Secrets of Hans Zimmer's 'Inception' Score Explained

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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Having systematically picked apart the critical arguments for and against Christopher Nolan's film "Inception" and the many possible meanings of tha...

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Grant Scams Abound -- But There Are Billions Available From The Federal Government for Technical Research and Development

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Yes, there are federal grants available to for-profit companies. But they are mostly limited to technical research and knowing which federal agencies need what you have to offer.

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A Small-Business Bank with National Impact Has Died

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.26.2011

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Jerry Chautin

I lost a friend last week. Innovative Bank of Oakland, Calif. is kaput. Just like with other bank failures, the regulators swooped down on the floundering bank after the stock market closed on Friday.

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The Obama Administration is Discouraging Entrepreneurship by Preaching That Taking Risk is Evil

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

President Barack Obama and his risk-aversive legislators are sending the wrong message to America's entrepreneurs. They equate risk taking with wanton greed and evildoing.

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Credit-Card Borrowing Is Hurting Small Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Once upon a time loans from friends and family ranked as the most prevalent way for entrepreneurs to fund business start-ups. Now, credit cards have jumped to the top of the list.

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Stimulus for Small-Business Loan Programs is Inadequate and Time-Dated

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

The on-again-off-again stimulus funding for small businesses is giving me a bad case of heartburn. The' lack of adequate funding for lending programs through the Small Business Admin. is myopic.

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You Can Borrow Small Amounts of Business Capital Now

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Although small business, economic stimulus lending is being widely criticized, $5,000 to $25,000 is available to you if you have a reasonable credit score and meet basic underwriting criteria.

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Volunteers will create One Million New Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

The common denominator among SCORE volunteers is that they will be passionate about creating new jobs and helping their clients launch new businesses successfully.

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CIT's Bankruptcy Is Not Doomsday for Small Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.

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Small-Business Advice is on the Way

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Even if you cannot afford a blue-chip board of directors, there is a village of mentors willing to help existing and startup businesses succeed.

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Commercial Real Estate Is an Impending Disaster

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Many of us know of people who have lost their homes through foreclosure. To a lesser extent we hear about struggling commercial properties vying for a limited pool of tenants.

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