President Obama signs into law the JOBS Act, Facebook buys the startup Instagram and internet advertising in the U.S. hit a record $31 billion in 2011: These are some of the headlines in the small business news report for the month of April.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo! Small Business today announced the launch of Yahoo! Marketing Dashboard, a free tool that helps entrepreneurs discover new marketing opportunities to grow their businesses, while getting a clear picture of their marketing results, online reputations, and website performance, all in one place.

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In a New York University lecture hall, business school students poked at iPads and iPhones to produce short melodic loops through speakers. A few feet away, a small group of musicians about the same age played along in a performance of Terry Riley’s Minimalist masterpiece “In C.”