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Start-Ups Create Jobs, Right? So Let’s Stop Praising Small Businesses — and Fund More
By pretty much any measure, lending to American small businesses is weak. Most recently, small business borrowing dropped 5% from May to June, according to the research firm PayNet, which tracks such lending. And while May’s …
7 Myths About the Economy, Jobs, Taxes and Small Business
America’s Got Talent is the No. 1 show. Spider-Man is the No. 1 movie. “Call Me Maybe” is the top song in the country. Who’s the most popular guy in Washington, D.C.?
Why, me! The small-business guy. Everyone’s buzzing about …
How Groupon Saved a Zoo – And Ruined a Waffle Restaurant
Judging by the experiences of some small business owners, Groupon has tremendous make-or-break power. A daily deal from Groupon can turn a business around, in ways that are good or, possibly, deadly.
Don’t Let Data Loss Derail Your Business
No matter what industry you’re in, few things are more vital to your business than your data. Lost data means lost time and money, and in extreme cases could even put you out of business.
Immigrants Outpacing the Rest of Us in Small Business Ownership
Just a couple decades ago, only 12% of small business owners were immigrants. Today, the number is 18% — a disproportion ratio given that immigrants make up just 13% of the U.S. population, according to a new study by the Fiscal …
Why Travel Agents Are Back From The Dead (And Why You Should Care)
Travel agents were once the poster children for that Old Economy horror movie Things The Internet Will Destroy. From a high of 34,000 in the mid-1990s, the ranks of agencies has been sliced by more than half, to roughly 15,000 …
Why the Post Office Loves Junk Mail
If you ask the Postmaster General about junk mail, he’ll likely correct you. “If you work in the postal service, it’s jobs mail,” he says. That’s why the postal service is pushing an online program to get more, um, jobs …
How an Organic Bloody Mary Mix is Thriving in the Heartland
What began with a $1,000 loan from mom and dad has turned into a booming Midwestern cocktail company
Tebowing.com Founder Begins His Off-Season
With praying quarterback Tim Tebow and his Denver Broncos eliminated from the NFL playoffs this past weekend, Jared Kleinstein, 24, the founder of the Web site Tebowing.com and its parent company Tebowing LLC, finally has a …
Is Amazon Due for a Backlash Because of Its ‘Evil’ Price Check App?
There’s a long, storied history of retailers battling it out for holiday shopping dollars. Price wars, seasonal promotions aimed at one-upping the competition, and price-matching guarantees are all commonplace, and considered …
The Most Overlooked (and Important) Proposal in Obama’s Jobs Plan
It’s no big secret that young Americans are hurting. Youth unemployment is double the national average, college debt loads and defaults are the highest in history, and only 25% of young people had traditional jobs lined up upon …