| MSU Small Business Development Center offers seminars
The Missouri State University Small Business Development Center will present the following seminars in December.
� E-Commerce and Internet Marketing: Best Practices
Time: Dec. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Glass Hall
Cost: $109 per person
� �How to Write a Business Plan - the Path to Success
Time: Dec. 5 and Dec. 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. both evenings.
Where: Glass Hall
Cost: $129 per person and $99 for a second person from the same business.
To register for the classes, call 836-5685 or visit www.sbdc.missouristate.edu. .
Wal-Mart enlists environmentalists in lobbying strategy
WASHINGTON -- When Conservation International wanted to educate the world about Brazil's indigenous Kayapo Indians, whose Amazon home is threatened by deforestation, it brought an unlikely advocate to Washington: S. Robson Walton, chairman of Wal-Mart Stores.A partnership between Wal-Mart, reviled by labor unions and their allies as the enemy of the little guy, and an environmental nonprofit group was unthinkable just a few years ago. Critics had long accused Wal-Mart of treating its workers badly and crushing independent businesses with its mammoth stores. Its relentless focus on low prices has been blamed for the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs and deadly pollution in underdeveloped countries. To some, Wal-Mart symbolized capitalism at its worst.For years, the company ignored the attacks, content to hunker down at its headquarters in remote Bentonville, Ark.
MoreBusiness.com Adds Over 100 Business Plans to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Boost Holiday Sales
MoreBusiness.com, a leading small business portal, launches the exclusive Small Business Holiday Resource Center where entrepreneurs can learn tips and ideas for boosting profits for the holidays. The new center adds 100 free business plans to its collection of more than 1,500 business how-to articles, including sample proposals and guides to starting and running a successful company. .
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