Small business calendar Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Business planning counseling. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce, 1508 E. Franklin Av., Minneapolis. Free. Call Kari Plowman, 612-870-4533. Sponsor: Minneapolis SCORE. The business plan. 6 to 9 p.m., 2324 W. University Av., St. Paul. $65. Call 651-646-3808. Sponsor: WomenVenture. Translate your passion into a working plan. Starting your own
Veterans Helping Veterans: Start a Business and Make a Difference PR Web via Yahoo! News
Severna Park, MD (PRWEB) November 7, 2006 -- Two local veterans are helping their fellow military personnel transition out of the service and into small-business ownership through a most unexpected source:
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The Severna Park-based kid's gym franchise, Rolly Pollies, founded by U.S. Naval Academy graduates Joe Dondero and John Mann is making a difference this Veteran's Day by helping fellow military personnel transition out of the service and into small-business ownership. Military experience provides a great foundation for entrepreneurial endeavors, and Rolly Pollies has seen first hand how process
Fitch Rts Minneapolis, Minnesota $4MM GO Improvement Bonds 'AAA' Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota's, $3,780,000 general obligation improvement bonds, series 2006. Fitch also affirms the long-term 'AAA' rating on $1.3 billion of outstanding GO debt.
Your e-mails: 'Allow the military to do its job' CNN.com
After President Bush announced Wednesday that Robert Gates will replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense, we asked CNN.com readers what advice they would give to Gates. Here is a selection of your responses, some of which have been edited:
Achievements River Valley Business Report
Digicom Inc., a communication systems integrator, has announced the addition of Kari Tolvstad in system sales.
State can't shake negative small-business reputation Honolulu Advertiser
Hawai'i continues to retain its reputation as being unfriendly to small businesses with the release of a report that ranked the state's business climate as the seventh worst in the nation.
Dingell to Lead Crowd of Septuagenarian House Committee Heads Bloomberg via Yahoo! News
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John Dingell will celebrate his 52nd year in Congress when the House of Representatives convenes in January by taking back the gavel of the Energy and Commerce Committee that he once headed for 14 years.
Fearing one-party rule, business owners fund ads against Hatch Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
The spark that lit the fuse for Attorney General Mike Hatch's stormy confrontations with reporters this week was the intervention of a new independent political group in the governor's race--funded by top Minnesota business owners, including Stanley Hubbard of Hubbard Broadcasting. Leaders and contributors to A Stronger America-Minnesota say they were motivated late in the campaign by fears of a
A closer look at the tax issue Minnesota Public Radio
Would rolling back income tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans cause small businesses to cut jobs?

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Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged (TG/ED) Small Business
(TG/ED) Small Business Program Go To North Star, Minnesota's Home Page The commissioner of Administration periodically designates businesses that are
Vendor Information
Targeted Group & Economically Disadvantaged Small Business Program Vendors interested in doing business with the state of Minnesota are encouraged to
Sacramento Business Journal: Local Business News
A bizjournals special report examines changes the Democrats want to make in taxes, government regulation, health care, and the Small Business Administration
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