Scottish business start-ups are showing signs of healthy growth, according to the latest statistics from the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers (CSCB).
SSI Surgical Services, Inc. Stockholders Elect Two New Members to Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ORLANDO, Fla.----Sept. 11, 2006--SSI Surgical Services, Inc., has announced that Matthew Jennings and Julie McDowell were elected to the company's board of directors. The election was held at a special meeting of stockholders in Philadelphia on August 30, 2006.
Entrepreneurs not welcome in Oregon? (The Portland Business Journal)
Oregon ranks poorly among states for entrepreneurs, according to Entrepreneur magazine.
Lifestyle objectives trump expansion goals for most Canadian small business owners (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
CIBC - Trumping the belief that bigger is always better, most Canadian small business owners would rather remain small than keep growing their businesses, according to a report by CIBC World Markets.
Scottish intellectuals ?are talking the country down? (Sunday Herald)
Leading historian Tom Devine has attacked high-profile Scots, including Channel 4 executive Stuart Cosgrove and television don Niall Ferguson, for being too ?pessimistic? about their nation.
Making businesses grow (Syracuse.com)
The second annual Fuse conference, scheduled Sept. 19 and 20 in Syracuse, will spotlight technology initiatives that are creating business opportunities in Upstate New York.
Most Canadian small business owners want to remain small (Investment Executive)
Most Canadian small business owners would rather remain small than keep growing their businesses, according to a report by CIBC World Markets.
Just 33% of new city firms survive six years (The Herald)
Only one-third of new companies in Glasgow are still in business six years later. New evidence, from government statistics, demonstrates some of the continuing problem of small business formation and growth throughout Scotland, but in its largest city in particular.
What Japan's next leader must do (Asia Times)
living standards. Japan's accomplishments are respected in many ways, including stronger economic growth, rising prices, a brighter employment picture, vastly improved corporate projects and efficiency, and a slowdown in the growth of public debt.
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