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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 …
One Online Petition’s Goal: Ending Junk Mail
As the U.S. Postal Service increasingly promotes its new direct mail program, one group is trying to stop that mail from ever reaching your mailbox.
Message to Businesses: Uncertainty is Here to Stay
The jobs report was bad enough. But it’s hardly the only indication of continuing trouble for the U.S. economy. Released at the end of June, U.S. Bancorp’s annual survey of nearly 3,000 small businesses confirmed what many …
Staying Home: Fewer Small Business Owners Are Taking Vacations This Summer
For years, small business owners have been going on less and less summer vacations. But this time, it might be because they see opportunities.
I Have a Crystal Ball in My Office
Actually, it’s a paper weight. That may be why–though I stared at it very hard for at least a minute–I was utterly unable to make any credible-sounding workplace predictions for 2007.
In this I feel lacking. It’s fashionable for those in the workplace arena to make forecasts for the coming year, judging by the newpaper articles and …