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Small Business Resource Center

Small Business Administration
Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed
http://www.sba.gov

Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse 
Meeting the information needs of the SBDC community in the United States and its territories
http://www.sbdcnet.org

Small Business Resource Center
Find a wealth of information about many subjects that affect your small business, from planning and financing to marketing and insurance
http://www.sbrcbaltimore.com

Business.gov
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community.
http://www.Business.gov

Internal Revenue Service
Applying for an employer identification number [EIN]
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

United States Department of Labour
http://www.dol.gov/

US General Services Administration
For Vendors Seeking Government Contracts Events
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/eventView.do?audienceId=1168&byAudienceId=y

Federal Contracting Resource
Federal, state and local governments offer businesses the opportunity to sell billions of dollars worth of products and services.
http://www.business.gov/expand/government-contracting/

Caribbean Headlines

13th cop murdered in Jamaica Police are trying to find the shooter and the motive behind the killing. Cuban vaccines cross borders, but barriers remain A Cuban vaccine proven to be effective against meningitis is still not being accepted by several other countries. CARICOM urged to fill AIDS funding gap As the amount of money provided for the region’s HIV/AIDS fight decreases, a Caribbean Minister of Health says CARICOM states need to step in. Talks on harmonizing Common Entrance Exam The possibility of having one exam for students throughout the OECS to enter secondary school is on the agenda of Education Ministers. Silence for fire victims Barbadians asked to honour those who died in last week’s fire in a clothing store set by two robbers. 8,000-plus non-Bahamians wanted on resort project The company developing a multi-billion dollar resort project says it wants almost three quarter of the workforce to be non-national. Venezuelan twitters president assassination plot A worker at a state owned company in Venezuela held by police after he allegedly uses Twitter to communicate plans to kill the President. Private sector kickstarts UWI Haitian Student Fund drive The University of the West Indies (UWI) Development and Endowment Fund, United Way of Trinidad and Tobago, EximBank, SM Jaleel Co Ltd, RBTT and Republic Bank were among the early corporate citizens who kicked off the donation drive for the UWI Haitian Student Fund. LIAT, pilots clash over execution of arbitration ruling LIAT's management says it's taking steps to implement a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for pilots, but the workers' union says that isn't enough. Barbados PM's illness to be revealed Promising that Barbadians will soon know what's wrong with him, David Thompson is firm that he has no reason to give up his position as Prime Minister right now.

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