Category Archive Businesses

Google Places ranking data now provided by gShift Labs to help businesses fine …

New functionality tracks local SEO search rankings in Google Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) April 03, 2012 gShift Labs, the creator of web presence optimization software that is giving marketers and agencies control over their SEO campaigns, announced today new functionality that delivers Google Places SEO rank data to clients, enabling businesses to better understand how they [...] Read More…

Parents, Businesses Remodel Pierce Clinic

Parents, Businesses Remodel Pierce Clinic Cottage Hospital and Sherwin Williams donate supplies to assist parents’ efforts to redo Pierce Middle Schools health clinic in Grosse Pointe Park. Read More…

Chinatown Small Businesses Face Uncertain Future Over Wal-Mart

A white ceramic money cat on the counter waves its left paw to customers entering MC Marketplace in Chinatown, signifying good fortune in Chinese culture. Michael Lo, 50, owner of the 400-square-foot convenience store says good fortune is less likelyif Wal-Mart opens a grocery store two blocks away. “I don’t know what to do. I [...] Read More…

Small businesses planning to spend more as sales improve, study finds

Small- and medium-sized businesses are looking to open the vault a little more in 2012 as sales continue to rebound from the recession, according to a recent study. Those businesses are expecting to increase expenditures by about 5.9 percent this year, the American City Business Journals’ SMB Insights 2012 study found. If recent history is [...] Read More…

Small businesses use fast-growing Pinterest to boost sales

I really approached it kicking and screaming, said Christensen, who operates his own gallery, Integrity Studio, in New Hope, Pa. I found no intrinsic value in talking constantly and inanely about myself.But recently, Christensen found a social media site that not only suits his nature, but also boosts his revenue. He credits the fast-growing site [...] Read More…

Small businesses owners protest fire inspection fee at City Council meeting

OROVILLE The City Council moved several items forward, such as a fire inspection fee waiver Tuesday night but very slowly, and most issues did not come up by press time. A request by a local business to waive fire inspection fees by the owners of Headquarters Barber and Beauty Salon drew about an hour and [...] Read More…

Google to grow display, mobile ad businesses in China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Google Inc will continue to invest in China, where it has a testy relationship with the government, with a focus on growing its fast-growing display and mobile advertising businesses, its Asia chief said on Tuesday. In a brief telephone interview during a visit to Taiwan, Googles APAC President Daniel Alegre said the [...] Read More…

Governor Cuomo Encourages Businesses To Apply For Flood Recovery Grant Program …

Grants to help eligible small businesses, farms, multiple dwellings, and not-for-profits with flood recovery effortsGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today encouraged eligible entities that sustained flood-related damage as a result of Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee to apply for assistance through the Business Flood Recovery Grant Program. The program was launched in January, and the [...] Read More…

Woodinville Businesses Get Free Page on Patch!

Woodinville Businesses Get Free Page on Patch! Patch Places has all of the info on local restaurants, salons, shops and more–get some tools to make your listing yours! Read More…

Gulf Coast Businesses Suffer Strain of Offshore Drilling Slowdown

As gas prices continue to climb, approaching a nationwide average of nearly $4, lawmakers in Washington turned their attention to the drilling slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held the oversight hearing Thursday examining how the Obama administration’s policies have put a strain on businesses, causing economic [...] Read More…