Trying To Strangle American Innovation
If Big Tech succeeds in Washington, a greatly weakened patent system is likely to destroy American innovation and invention-led job creation in the next decade.
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We Need New Banks
The Obama Administration should charter 100 new special "Business Banking Charters," to aggressively participate in lending to small- to mid-sized companies.
20 Ways Farmers Can Improve Their Marketing Chops
A modest partial list of ways for farmers to craft a story around their products, personalities, and people more effectively, especially at farmers markets.
Obama Small Business Forum Will Ignore the Number One Challenge
If President Obama is serious about helping small businesses, then he should use this week's forum to address the absurd flow of federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.
In A Canyon, In A Cavern
I wanted to enjoy my fleeting feelings of karmic payback, knowing how many toxic loans were closed in these cavernous offices. Instead, I pondered: how many jobs in our altered real estate landscape were lost and gone forever?
Obama Small Business Conference Should Take 'Reasonable' Steps to Reduce Unemployment
Since President Barack Obama has said that we need to take all reasonable steps to stimulate the economy and create new jobs, the American Small Busin...
President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset
I have not seen much evidence of Obama being in touch with small-town Kentucky, but after reading David Plouffe's new book, The Audacity to Win, I have become convinced that he knows what it takes to run a business.
Obama Small Business Forum Could Create Loophole for Venture Capitalists
On November 18, the Obama Administration will hold a small business forum to "determine what additional steps we can take to get credit flowing to sma...
Can The Free Market Save Small Businesses and Nonprofits?
Earlier this week, we announced a new service, The Cost Savings Guy, which has the potential to change the fortunes of small businesses and nonprofits that are struggling to stay afloat.
Should We Keep Corporate Welfare for Big Insurance?
While many proponents of the estate tax argue that it is the most progressive tax in the tax code, the fact is that it produces less than 1 percent of annual federal tax revenue while hurting family businesses.
CIT's Bankruptcy Is Not Doomsday for Small Businesses
CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.
Details of Next Week's Obama Small Business Conference Remain a Mystery
On October 21, President Barack Obama announced he would convene a small business conference to address increasing access to capital for small busines...
Our Work, Our Worth?
I remember feeling numb by the amount of work I had while climbing the corporate ladder. Somewhere along the way, I lost track of what I loved most about my job.
Learning Leadership From the New York Yankees
I am obsessed with always looking at why and how people lead. Small businesses and corporations alike might consider looking at the success of the Yankees.
The Chamber of Commerce Party
I had dinner with four Republicans last night. They wonder where their party went. They all feel abandoned by party politics.
Develop Your Strategic Plan for 2010!
Having a proven strategic business planning and financial forecasting system will help you, not only save time and reduce stress, but also make the most out of your existing cash flow, opportunities and resources.
Obama Stimulus Plan Fails Middle Class
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the national unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in the month of October, its highest point ...
Women and Minorities Bit Players, But Gaining in Selling to America's Biggest Customer -- the Federal Government
When it comes to stimulus-related government contracts for small business, women's business, and minority-owned businesses, there are but few happy campers.
Obama's First Year Short Changes Small Businesses
A year after being elected, President Barack Obama's small business policies don't seem to match his campaign promises to America's 27 million small b...
Details of Obama Small Business Conference Remain a Mystery
Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced a special conference to discuss increasing the flow of credit to small businesses, no information abo...
Existential Crisis: Our Business Frameworks Are Not Working
In a recent interview with CNBC Joshua Cooper Ramo, author of The Age of the Unthinkable explained that the world has reached an existential crisis. H...
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