The global market for private security products and systems is forecast to advance 8.0 percent per annum through 2010, reaching $85 billion. While building construction -- especially in North America, China and Eastern Europe -- is expected to decelerate from an impressive 2000-2005 performance, a firming global economy and rising urbanization will continue to drive demand. Especially favorable
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.
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.
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.
Honoring a firm's success (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Six years ago, the corporate headquarters for Providence Pediatric Medical DayCare Inc. was Leeanna Román's house. A former construction-supply company owner, Román acquired Providence Pediatric by inheriting its debt. It now has 60 employees, three day-care sites, and a separate corporate headquarters.
Group offers $100,000 for best business idea (Syracuse.com)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ? An economic development consortium is putting up $100,000 for a competition "to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in Central New York," officials announced Wednesday.
Indicators Strong for Small Businesses (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----Sept. 18, 2006--Business.com, the web's leading business search engine and directory, today released its August Business.com Barometer, a monthly measurement that provides a snapshot of the rising and falling business search trends among small business Internet users.
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