“Small business is the engine of the American economy and the Founding Father's award recognizes key individuals who had the inspiration and passion to bring the vision of a ubiquitous small business support network to reality, ... Representative Smith was instrumental in driving the necessary legislation giving birth to our organization and we will do our best to honor his legacy by serving America's small business.”

“Executives and IT managers alike are arming themselves with a better understanding of what technologies power the key services within their enterprises, and which services most effectively reduce costs or drive revenue.. Once they've reached that point, the ability to put dollar figures next to each service emerges as the final piece of the puzzle - it's almost the Holy Grail for running IT as a service to the business.”

“He used to drive a boat around the lake and pull us behind on inner tubes. He also read campers' mail, from mom and dad and from grandparents. And if someone's mom baked cookies, he would make the camper get up on a chair and jump up and down for them, without telling him why. All of this happened at lunch, in front of everybody.”

“We all know that big business is well-established both online and in e-commerce, but small businesses ? the driving force of our nation's economy ? and their owners, now have an easy option to begin their own push toward e-commerce. Millions of Americans have a business idea they'd like to get off the page but just haven't had the time or money.”

“The larger the list, the more important it is to have compelling creative and offers in order to generate click-through rates in your campaign. With larger lists, it is much more difficult to drive significantly higher open rates than normal. This is due to both list fatigue inherent in larger lists and the reality that it is difficult to convey compelling and relevant messages to a large audience through the subject line.”

“[Many have been speculating on the future of New Orleans. Reading these stories has given me hope that it has one. New Orleans is an] intoxicating brew of rotting and generating, a feeling of death and life simultaneously occurring and inextricably linked, ... The city can drive a sober-minded person insane, but it feeds the dreamer. It feeds the dreamer stories, music and food. Really great food.”

“Mark's always good for something like that, ... He's serious, but we're out there having fun, too. We'll be 10 plays into a drive, and he'll say, 'All right guys, I'm just going to fumble this one, because I'm tired and we'll get off the field.' Or 'I'll just throw a pick and we'll try to score in less plays next time.'”

“ACT! for Palm OS was designed with on-the-go sales professionals in mind. For sales professionals, having valuable customer details always at hand, whether in the office or while traveling, is a business necessity. Enabling comprehensive ACT! functionality for the versatile Palm OS handheld device provides a valuable mobility option for those who rely on quick data access to drive their business relationships.”

“While the cost of gasoline is driving the public's attention, it is one of the basic material costs that now represent more than a quarter of the responses as the single major concern for small and medium-size business owners. The important thing for business owners to remember is to have strong real-time controls in place that take into account changing market conditions and provide for immediate operational adjustments.”

“The Shuttles were nice when we fist made them in 1981, but really they are now 25 years old. ... Who out there is driving 25 year old cars? These babies are classics with 100 millions miles on them. Its time to send The Shuttles to museums were they belong. I'm just glad the folks at Shuttle Trader Magazine are there to help NASA unload these turkeys.”