Making small business news today: small business optimism up, how to be competitive with your SEO, why you maybe shouldn’t bother with a business plan, and more.

Discover Survey Reveals Small Business Optimism for Spring
Discover Card releases a new survey that finds small
business owners are more optimistic over economy.
www.cardratings.com

The Small Business SEM Survival Guide
SearchEngineWatch.com looks at how small businesses
can compete in the highly competitive SEO game.
searchenginewatch.com

Major Business Group Joins National HCR Lawsuit
The National Federation of Independent Business has
joined Florida’s attempt to challenge health care law.
voices.washingtonpost.com

Why Bother With A Small Business Plan?
Rhonda Abrams wonder, “In this day and age, do you
really need a business plan?”
www.usatoday.com

Microsoft Enters Small Business Cloud with Office Web Apps
Move over Google… there’s a new web-based application
player in town.
www.123print.com

Bank Rules Could Boost Small Business Costs
TheStreet says that new regulations could do more to hurt
small business than help them.
www.thestreet.com