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SMALL BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY
In the uncertain economy, small business owners are wondering if there is any advantage for them. The business climate has to change and perhaps larger companies will go back to using smaller vendors. This topic covers how small businesses can make the most of the economy, and how the economy in general affects small business growth.
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According to Department of U.S. Labor Statistics, the self-employed aged 55 - 65 rose 33% in 2008, double the number of...
The small business credit crunch has justifiably been one of the primary news themes during the recession and slow...
Some of your neighbors are running pretty successful home-based businesses, and you may not even know it...
A look at five sources that point to a fuzzy jobs outlook for small business.
Today, Chinese and U.S. regulators including President Obama during his current Asian visit are preparing to announce...
Economic Data FED Reports Sluggish Recovery - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent last month, the Fed reported...
This interview, featured on the Fox Business Center website, features a discussion of the Burger King lawsuit, as well...
President Obama gave China a frank, open address to stop censoring the Internet access of the Chinese people, voicing...
If you're having a tough time getting customers to pay, you're certainly not alone. As a result of the roiling economy,...
Two biggies in Real Estate are showing the love this week...
The plan was created by BancVue, a consulting and marketing company for small banks. Its aim is to bring new...
As the unemployment rate continued to spiral upward over 10.2% for October 2009. Mixed data includes factory orders in...
Those $dollar cheeseburgers are causing a lot of headaches. Good for the consumer, but baaaad for headquarters..
This franchisor out of Minneapolis can't seem to make a mistake...
Part 2 of this article focuses on who are the WRONG people are for a franchise coaching business...
The fantasy of people across the political spectrum, ranging from conservatives to progressives, is that the free...
Private aviation uses the term “legs” to indicate lanes of travel from point A to B. In order to optimize the...
I have been blessed and cursed at the same time. As a management consultant the use of my time is the critical elements...
Research has shown that 60% of websites do not know their conversion rates. By regularly measuring the websites...
Business leaders in numerous markets are betting that their market will come back and spend. Many choose to believe...
As the choices of new marketing strategies and initiatives evolve, organizations constantly reevaluate what marketing...
The S&P is up over 50% since its March 2009 lows and yet for most of us, the leading indicators and large company...
Building business credit isn’t just about paying your bills on time. Ideally you want those on-time payments reported...
Not to be a "Negative Ned" here, but...
Top Sources: Small Business and the Economy
- blogs.openforum.com
- BusinessWeek
- ft.com
- thefranchisekingblog.com
- money.cnn.com
- New York Times
- blog.winningworkplaces.org
- MarketWatch
- freesmallbusinessresource.com
- CFO.com
