Seattle Belly Dance Costumes Look Great on Imei

Seattle Belly Dance Costumes Look Great on Imei is a post from Chris Pirillo This is the artist currently known as @HipsForHire. If you’re looking for fresh belly dance costumes (or you’re looking to take a Seattle belly dance class), she’s the person you need to see. Geeks can Dance! Dance Dance Revolution iPad Dancing on a Head Hula Dancing How Do You Discover New Music?

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The Accountant’s Office: You Can Outsource Just About Anything

At the National Small Business Week festivities, I met Carolyn Brown, owner of  The Accountant’s Office .  She was one of the SBA award winners — named the “ Women in Business Champion .” The Accountant’s Office helps small businesses that want to outsource their accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting and similar tasks.  Even though you may already have a CPA who helps with your tax preparation and accounting needs, Carolyn’s company can still help with bill payment services, invoicing, bookkeeping and other services.  As she says, 50% of their business is referred from CPAs who know their clients need hands-on help. Her company serves small businesses in a range of sizes — from solopreneurs, to mutli-state retail concerns.  Many are in “caring or creative” industries:  doctors, life coaches, photographers, etc. Carolyn’s business is nine years old, having started it right before 9/11.  She runs the business from Phoenix, Arizona.  But she’s quick to say it’s a virtual business.  When I asked what she meant by that, she said “virtual” is the way her business operates.  Her staff can be located anywhere. Her typical employee is a skilled professional who also happens to be a stay-at-home Mom or sometimes a stay-at-home Grandma.  Staff members  may be accountants or CPAs or former company controllers. They value the flexibility and freedom of being able to practice their profession from their homes.

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Is the iPhone Heading to Sprint?

Is the iPhone Heading to Sprint? is a post from Chris Pirillo Rumors have been floating around the Internet for what seems like forever, speculating as to when the iPhone will appear on the Verizon network. Today, however, TechUpdate says that the phone will be heading to Sprint sometime this summer. According to the story , a Best Buy employee in Pennsylvania told them that displays for the “iPhone 4G” will hit the shelves about the time that WWDC begins

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The SBA Has A Mission: The 3 Cs

Hello from Washington D.C., where I am covering National Small Business Week.  Earlier today I attended the keynote address of SBA Administrator Karen Mills (pictured below giving the keynote). One of the most impressive parts of her talk was the description of the SBA’s mission for small businesses — she called it the “3 Cs.” Now, if you’re an Internet entrepreneur, you may be thinking you know the 3 Cs.  Back in 1999, Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computer, defined the  3 Cs of e-commerce as:  “content, community and commerce.” But that’s not what it means when it comes to the SBA.  The 3 Cs refers to the Small Business Administration’s mission to provide small businesses with: C apital C ontracts C ounseling I don’t think this description is a departure from what the SBA has been doing.  What is different is that the SBA seems to be getting better at articulating  its mission.  It used to be tough to figure out what the SBA did.  Now the message now is cogent and clearer. So how is the SBA doing on each of the 3 Cs when it comes to mainstreet small businesses?  Here’s what Administrator Mills reported: Capital: SBA loan volume has now surpassed pre-credit-crunch levels. Contracts: With the support of the Vice President the SBA has reached out to small businesses all across the nation, with matchmaking events and other activities that drove $8 Billion (29% of Recovery Act funds) into the hands of small businesses. There’s also renewed emphasis o women-owned businesses:  emphasis on getting more contracts into women.

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Daily Inspiration #517

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Bartz Curses Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt

Bartz Curses Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt is a post from Chris Pirillo Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz participated in a cozy little chat with TechCrunch CEO Michael Arrington earlier today during TechCrunch Disrupt . True to himself, Michael opened the chat by asking Carol “So how the fuck are you?” Niceties aside, Arrington got down to the nitty gritty.

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