NFIB Survey: Small Business Optimism Slips for Third Straight Month – All Business
The NFIB survey, which canvassed 733 randomly selected small businesses, showed that the majority reported lower sales. The good news is that about a quarter of the respondents reported slightly higher cumulative sales over the past three months than …

New White Paper Helps Businesses Prepare for Bed Bugs – StreetInsider.com
With bed bugs continuing to sweep the news, Atlanta -based pest control giant Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL ) has released a new white paper to help businesses separate the facts from the hype and understand how they can prepare in advance for a bed bug infestation.

Firms must use legal business software – Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The Business Software Alliance (BSA) Wednesday urged businesses to take immediate steps to audit their software and ensure all software in the business is legal and licensed. This follows a successful raid on a Business Process Outsourcing …

The Small Business Authority Launches its Small Business Blog on Forbes.com – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK , June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Newtek Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEWT – News ), The Small Business Authority , is very excited to announce its partnership with prestigious Forbes. The goal of the Small Business blog published by The Small …

Fire destroys Joplin business building – KMOV
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A fire has been reported at a Joplin business where some tornado victims had stored belongings. The fire, which was reported early Tuesday, destroyed the industrial building where about a dozen businesses were located. No injuries were reported.

Morning business news – June 15 – RTE Online
BERNANKE URGES INCREASE OF US DEBT CEILING – Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve has warned that America’s credit rating is at risk if its borrowing limit is not raised. Bernanke said the US could lose its triple-A credit rating if …