Digital development companies have accused a council of ignoring the wealth of talent on its doorstep.
Brighton and Hove City Council recently announced the release of AroundMe, an app for the iPhone that allows users to find nearby services such as recycling points, toilets, shops and restaurants.
It has since emerged that the software was created by a company called Mubaloo, which has offices in London and Bristol.
This is despite Brighton playing host to dozens of qualified developers.
The managing director of one firm, which has been creating apps for mobile phone for several years said: “If there was a brief then we did not see one and I would have expected us to. I
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One of the most basic requirements of operating a small business is establishing a bank account in the business name. For some new business owners, this may seem trivial and unnecessary, since their business is operated out of their home.
However, the consequences of mingling your personal and business funds, even if it is part-time, can be disastrous – especially if the IRS makes a call to see your small business financial records. Here are 5 good reasons you need a bank account in your business name.
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Business For Profit
The IRS acknowledges that some small businesses are actually a hobby run for fun by the owner. H
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BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press Jenny Stogsdill of Evansville unloads plants for the RJ Produce booth at the Vanderburgh County Farm Bureau Downtown Evansville Farmers Market on Friday morning.
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Small businesses in Massachusetts could soon see lowered insurance premiums thanks to newly passed legislation.
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would require wealthier hospitals to contribute to easing insurance premiums for small businesses, the Associated Press reports. The hospitals would have to make a one-time $100 million contribution.
The bill’s approval could be good news for small business owners in the state looking to buy insurance – it would allow companies with 50 or fewer employees to form cooperatives to purchase insurance at lower cost.
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Social Loans
With entrepreneurism on the rise more and more small business owners are discovering that social lending is the funding lifeline their new business needs.
Rather than dealing with all the red tape that traditional lenders require for a loan, social lending provides individuals an opportunity to borrow and lend money to each other. This whole process removes boundaries and empowers entrepreneurs from all walks of life to borrow or invest in each other. 
While social loans itself is not a new concept it’s fairly new here in the U.S. and
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Washington Square Mall
1216 S Green River Rd, Evansville
Kerry Chesser, former manager of the Timeout Lounge in the now mostly demolished Executive Inn Downtown for about eight years, now has a new business, K.C.’s Timeout Lounge & Grille, in
Washington Square Mall, which he will debut Friday at 6 p.m.
The location is just inside the west entrance to the mall in space previously occupied by The Quarter Note and earlier by Anthony’s At The Square.
Gene Hahn, an owner of the mall, made the announcement.
Chesser said he shopped for space in about 25 different buildings — most of them Downtown — over the past three years.
He said Hahn gave him the best deal and he decided on the mall location.
The Timeout Lounge at the Executive Inn was among a portion of the hotel demolished to make room for the new arena.
Chesser said the demolition broke his heart.
For Friday’s opening, Flashback Band, a local group that plays favorite old rock ‘n’ roll songs, will perform at 9 p.m.
Rachel and The Jimmies will play old and classic rock ‘n’ roll numbers at 9 p.m. Sat
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