Tech-ing and Driving
4:55 PM May 16, 2012
Check out AT&T's commitment to safe driving innovations. See the new AT&T DriveMode - a mobile application developed to help consumers fight the urge to text and drive.
Read the AT&T Consumer Blog here.
Read the press release here.
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What's the Shape of Small Businesses in 2012? The President Outlines in his New Report
12:59 PM May 16, 2012
Today the White House released a report entitled: Moving America's Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs Forward. It is a comprehensive look at what investments the Obama Administration has made to keep small businesses moving forward. The report highlights the 18 tax cuts the President has signed into law that are aimed at small businesses and the other programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening the small business community. The small business issues addressed include: taxes, access to capital, healthcare, regulatory burdens and employee training.
To view the President's 2012 Small Business Report, click here.
Don't Ignore Gender Bias: Face It Head On
4:37 PM May 15, 2012
I received an interesting email about a new resource: The "Name It. Change It. Candidate Guild to Sexist Media Coverage.". Its purpose is to end sexist and misogynistic coverage of when candidates and elected officials by media. Wherever we are facing bias, whether by the media or in business or in the workplace, we need to face it directly. Ignoring it won't make it go away. #talktous2012 #wipp
Women Left Behind AGAIN!
5:16 PM May 10, 2012
This is outrageous. We finally got the WOSB Bill and now, the House did not include the bill most important to women-owned businesses in this country, H.R. 4203. We need the changes included in it to strengthen the WOSB program. How can Congress ignore 7.8 million women business owners and not understand that we are a strong economic - and voting - force? Please let women in your community and your network know that the US House believes that we are irrelevant to the procurement process! #talktous2012 #WIPP
Click here to view the press release.
Politics prevent wireless spectrum from getting where it's needed
1:01 PM May 10, 2012
A recent article How We're Holding Back Broadband - Like food rotting on a dock, politics prevent spectrum from getting where its needed exposes that investment in broadband has dropped off dramatically. This is a phenomenon that deserves more attention. Making broadband access available to all is one of WIPP's telecommunications principles. It is essential to the success of most small businesses. The current divide between urban and rural access to broadband is still too wide.
