The Huntsville Item, Huntsville, TX Business 2012-05-26T15:49:36-05:00 urn:uuid:5a129143-5ba7-48ba-a46b-5c420fae0512 Buying an existing business requires caution By Bob Barragan urn:uuid:cda72ee6-d692-4109-bd45-2a865492435a 2010-03-25T21:37:14-05:00 How to spruce up your skills and ready your finances after 50 Brian Smith urn:uuid:4ae7233e-7105-404c-a068-9c372f5613fa 2010-03-25T21:36:41-05:00 Government markets can be very profitable By Bob Barragan urn:uuid:2a6bec98-27b6-48b5-902c-c310c4da2b74 2010-03-18T21:57:52-05:00 <p> Small business owners often make the mistake of overlooking state and federal government agencies as a potential market for their product or service.&#160; The old saying &quot;the best client to sell to is your current client&quot; is very true, but with the competitive environment that most business people are operating in today, no possibility of a sale should be overlooked, especially since most government organizations buy everything from automobiles to zippers.</p> Samsung, Panasonic to start selling 3-D TVs Associated Press urn:uuid:4bb25a3d-3718-4707-8195-21f3b701cdef 2010-03-11T20:36:13-06:00 Billboards effective tool for advertising By Bob Barragan urn:uuid:ff063278-2a71-491a-bdd2-a4c34b61e67d 2010-03-11T20:35:20-06:00 Jobless claims figures raise hopes for recovery By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER urn:uuid:51f64b22-97b0-4932-833b-f09cb0679b12 2010-02-11T15:12:00-06:00 Keep an eye out for estate tax policy By Brian Smith urn:uuid:39b0332e-8b94-489f-845f-e62f2696438e 2010-02-04T21:17:00-06:00 New ketchup packet allows for dunking or squeezing urn:uuid:06c2745d-cb6b-47a4-bfcd-82be08157818 2010-02-04T21:16:00-06:00 Center provides free assistance to businesses By Bob Barragan urn:uuid:70bbec1c-eca4-47e8-84f6-14d1be3a645e 2010-02-04T21:15:00-06:00 Basic bookkeeping: Quick Books classes offered at SBDC By Bob Barragan urn:uuid:f252473e-074c-4ce2-b1eb-f489c863683c 2010-01-21T22:10:00-06:00