ALOA Extends Early Bird Pricing

We don't want you to miss out on attending this year's convention, so we've extended the Early Bird Registration Prices to August 7th! So what are you waiting for! More

ATTENTION Business Owners
from ALOA
Don't miss out on registering for QuickBooks Advanced Training, This class will show you how to master QuickBooks and make it really work for your company. More

Shady Locksmiths Continue to Prey on Raleigh, N.C., Residents
from WRAL.com
Federal investigators have joined the pursuit of a locksmith operation that uses deceptive practices to take advantage of people locked out of their homes and vehicles. More

Split-Ring Key Comes with Its Own Ring
from Wired
Inventor Scott Amron has come up with a why-didn’t-I-think-of-that invention: The rather painful sounding Split-Ring Key-Blank.The key blank, which can be taken to your locksmith and cut to fit your locks, incorporates its own keyring: Instead of a tiny hole, you get a more-or-less standard split-ring, the kind found on most keyfobs. Yes, the idea is great, and you only need one per bunch as you can slip on all your boring old, stick-in-the-mud conventional keys onto this one. More

Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed From Data, Study Finds
from Bloomberg
Social Security numbers, commonly used by criminals in identity theft, can be guessed using information found on Internet social networks such as Facebook and MySpace and other public sources, a study found. More

More security cameras catching criminals in the act
from The Metro West Daily News
They are the eye in the sky and the most objective witnesses to a crime or an accident. And as more and more security and surveillance cameras are installed in almost every imaginable area, police officials say it will make solving and preventing crimes easier. More

Stimulus Boosts Small-biz Venture Capital
from the Business Courier of Cincinatti
Small businesses struggling to secure private equity or venture capital may find it easier to get money because of changes to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More

The Customer Knows Best
from The Wall Street Journal
For small businesses looking for advice, the Internet provides an ideal consultant: the consumer. All sorts of start-ups and small companies are using the Internet to involve customers in decisions on everything from what to sell, how products look and work, how much they cost, and even how the company operates, like what hours a store should be open or how its floor space should be laid out. More