If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. | | Monday, May 21, 2012 | Today's Cover Story Danielle Douglas and Steven Overly MAY 20 While crowdfunding should make it easier for fledgling ventures to raise capital, traditional investors are watching with a wary eye to determine how the prospective tsunami of microinvestors will disrupt business as usual. Latest news from Capital Business Marjorie Censer MAY 20 After reporting dismal earnings for the quarter, CSC looking at divestitures and compensation. Catherine Ho MAY 20 It's the second time in as many weeks Obama has hawked the small-business tax measures Steven Overly MAY 20 Opower has an ambitious strategy to rejigger utilities into a consumer-centric industry. Danielle Douglas MAY 20 Fairfax-based CurvyGirls Bridal finds big business in catering to full-figured customers. Jonathan O'Connell MAY 20 Reporter Jonathan O'Connell take part in a tour of the Virginia exurbs. Danielle Douglas MAY 20 The 330 financial cooperatives headquartered in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia originated a total $11.2 billion in loans in the past quarter. Marjorie Censer MAY 20 As the government vows to increasingly shift to mobile devices, companies are trying to shift to win work. Catherine Ho MAY 20 This past spring marked the first time major Washington area law schools began offering courses designed to train students on how to practice law in a corporate setting Marjorie Censer MAY 20 As military spending wanes, General Dynamics has been buying companies outside of its traditional areas of expertise. Abha Bhattarai MAY 20 Life at Work | Employees are assigned an internal mentor to correspond with, and offered annual training so they can stay up-to-date on their licenses and credentials. Jeffrey Kudisch MAY 20 Career Coach | In the words of renowned investor Warren Buffett, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." MAY 20 Business Rx | 6th Street Commerce needs advice on how to maintain growth for its retail software. More from Capital Business | This Week's Capital Business | | | Capital Business On Twitter Follow @OConnellPostbiz, @DaniDougPost, @addedvalueth, @stevenoverly, @CommonCenser, and of course @CapitalBiz, for real-time news about business in the Capital. Newsroom Have an idea for a story? Send it to capbiznews@washpost.com. Upcoming Events May 23rd Powering Small Business Washington Post Live June 2nd Taste of Georgetown For more on local business events, click here. Capital Business in Print To Advertise The May 28th issue of Capital Business will have a cover story focused on retail. The issue will focus on the big annual retail real estate convention in Las Vegas and what it means for the Capital region. We will be live-blogging the event earlier in the week. Advertising deadline is Tuesday, May 22nd. For more information or to reserve your space please contact: To Subscribe To subscribe to Capital Business in print, you can either text, call or subscribe online. The Washington Post subscriber rate is $49 per year (lowest rate available!) or purchase Capital Business as a stand-alone at $69 per year which includes 52 weekly issues and access to content online. (Applicable taxes will be charged.) Go to: washingtonpost.com/capitalbusiness/subscribe or call: 1-800-873-3887 |