http://business.valuepia.com The Dedicated Blog For Small Business Success! Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:15:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google wants to handle your online checkout  USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Jun 29 4:04 AM Google Checkout, to be announced Wednesday, will let security-conscious consumers store financial data and credit card numbers with Google and check out at participating online retailers without giving them the data. Next to the retailer's button ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/17 Be Prepared For ID Theft  Washington Post - Jun 19 5:18 AM It may have already happened to you: A letter arrives in the mailbox from your bank or alma mater, stating that a hacker break-in or lost laptop has compromised sensitive data on thousands of people, and that you ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/16 Women do 'think small' in business  Arizona Daily Star - Jun 19 12:20 AM Khris Brown started her own voice-production business eight years ago with just $100 and now takes in about $100,000 in annual revenue. Her work — casting and directing voices for films and video games — has ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/15 Online identity plan wins UW business competition  The Business Journal of Milwaukee - Apr 24 8:47 AM IPIC, a business plan focusing on online identity protection, has won the $10,000 first prize in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition held April 21 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. http://business.valuepia.com/archives/14 by: Francis Kier Many successful people have mentors to guide them in learning the skills that lead to achievement, and I’ll do my best to offer you some critical personal finance perspectives. They say that life is a school where you learn the lesson after the test. The same thing applies ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/13 by: Riley McBride Being the owner of an online business is one of the best feelings I know. The startup costs are very small in comparison to starting a "dirt world" business. Before the Internet, setting up in business was a high risk activity. You could invest thousands in an idea that ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/12 by: Jay Peterson Nowadays people check on the internet first when they want to find a product or a service. This popularity has made the Internet the biggest market wherein you can find a product or a service to cater to your needs. Many enterprising people have discovered this and have ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/11 by: Alice Nero Home based Small Business - An Alternative Career Starting a home based small business (visit: http://www.milanodirect.biz/start-home-business.asp) is like living an American dream where money making and living a desired lifestyle is the best of anything. A small home business does not mean something totally new. We have been doing this ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/10 by: Rebecca Game Working with a bank to obtain a small business loan can be an easy or difficult process, depending on how prepared you are to meet with the lender and discuss your business' situation and needs. One of the leading causes of business failure is insufficient start-up capital. Ironically, though, ... http://business.valuepia.com/archives/9 Successfully Obtaining a Small Business Loan WebProNews - Jan 11 6:09 AMWorking with a bank to obtain a small business loan can be an easy or difficult process, depending on how prepared you are to meet with the lender and discuss your business' situation and needs. http://business.valuepia.com/archives/8