Small Biz Gets Plenty of Love, but Where's the Action?

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Small Business Sep 19, 2012 This Week's Top Story Focus On Enterprise Small Biz Gets Plenty of Love, but Where's the Action? Despite the rhetoric, small business owners say the candidates don't understand their needs More Top Stories Small Businesses Squeezed By Bernanke Bond Action? South Korea's Startup Surge Bucking convention, more South Korean grads are forming startups Ex-U.S. Ambassador Helps Companies Break Into China Small companies get access to China thanks to Frank Lavin's business, Export Now Smarter Robots, With No Pesky Uprisings A new venture from a co-founder of iRobot wants to use machines to do the menial tasks that humans don't want to do-while at the same time keeping jobs from moving to China Big Data Can Make a Big Difference in Marketing Even the smallest businesses are swimming in an ocean of proprietary data. How they analyze, interpret, and apply that information has significant implications JPay, the Apple of the U.S. Prison System The Miami-based company is marketing a prison-proof music player. Next up: a tablet How Knock Out! Improved Underwear Angela Newnam's D.C. startup specializes in odor- and moisture-eliminating undies Sell More Online This Holiday Season Experts are pushing small retailers to ready their websites now to capture more online sales during the holidays This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Small Business Will the presidential nominees recognize small business owners are not a monolithic interest group before Nov. 6? Until they do, the lack of nuance in their campaign narratives means landing undecided entrepreneurs’ votes won’t be easy. Also on tap: Hear about South Korea’s efforts to spur entrepreneurship to reduce youth unemployment. Meet an underwear entrepreneur who applied new technology to solve an age-old problem. Get advice on selling more online this holiday season. Finally, learn about software that analyzes customer data to make it useful for marketing efforts. Enjoy. Nick Leiber Advertisement Small Business Resources Blog: The New Entrepreneur Smart Answers for Entrepreneurs Starting a Business Small Business Financing Managing a Small Business Small Business Sales & Marketing Small Business Policy Special Reports on Small Business Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED