Mobile is on everyone’s minds these days. Whether you are talking about iOS v. Android devices or wondering just how many people have smartphones these days, there is plenty to discuss.
As marketers we are most interested in who has them and if they respond well to advertising. eMarketer points out some data around the performance of in app ads that is, well, not exactly awe-inspiring. Continue reading »
A deal to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, which were set to expire this Friday, is close to being approved, according to the House Small Business Committee. The two popular programs each set aside government research and development money for small businesses to create and commercialize technology innovations that benefit federal agencies.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the British government has been much more aggressive than the United States in getting the banks it bailed out to lend to small businesses. Through the Project Merlin agreement announced earlier this year, five U.K. banks agreed to 190 billion pounds of new lending to businesses in 2011, including 76 billion to small and mid-sized companies (a 15 percent increase from the previous year).
Earlier this year, the wonks at the Government Accountability Office looked at how much different government agencies replicate similar efforts. For example, the federal government has 80 programs that deal with economic development across four agencies.
