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Mobile Apps to Make Running a Business Easier on the Go
For most small businesses, conducting business on the go is the norm. There is now a variety of mobile applications that can make life a little easier, from processing credit card charges to capturing receipts for expensing. Full Article.
House Speaker Tucker: LA Must Revamp to Address Budget Trouble
House Speaker Jim Tucker told business leaders that state government must be restructured after a post-Katrina spending feast. Over the next two years, the state budget hole is expected to grow to more than $3 billion. Full Article.
Maginnis: Many Schools Decline Shot at Race to the Top
Fewer than half of the state's school districts are participating in Race to the Top, a competition for federal education dollars. 28 of 70 school districts applied to receive grants from Louisiana's expected $300 million share of the $4.35 billion national pot. Full Article.
Programs, Degrees Cut as Higher Education Deals With Additional Budget Cuts
LSU, Southern Univ. & other colleges are preparing to cut academic programs in the coming months in anticipation of a fourth consecutive round of budget cuts this summer. Full Article.
LA Sees Boost in Pre-K Enrollment
Pre-K enrollment in LA public schools increased 57 percent between 2000 and 2009. School districts credit the influx in enrollment to additional funding sources which allowed districts to create additional pre-K classes. Full Article.
Regents Slash 107 Programs at Community & Technical Colleges, Universities
More than 100 academic programs will be eliminated at the state’s community and technical colleges as well as at universities in New Orleans & Lake Charles areas. The remaining program cuts are at state technical college campuses. Full Article.
Ten Terrific QuickBooks Extras
The industry for QuickBooks “add-ons” has blossomed. Add-on programs are essential to small and mid-sized businesses because they are often the only way to get industry-specific or highly specialized functions. Check out the 2010 Awesome Quick Books Add-ons
Southern Growth Policies Board Opens Nominations for 2010 Innovator Awards
Southern Growth Policies Board’s 2010 Innovator Awards focus on community responses to the economic downturn and honors inventive programs that improve economic opportunities and enhance quality of life in the South. They are interested in initiatives that help communities not only react to the recession, but to reposition themselves as a healthier community with a stronger economy in the future.
