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Millionaires Support Paying Higher Taxes

October 29, 2011 by Kay Bell
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Somebody better head over to the House GOP leadership offices, Republican National Committee and Fox News with handfuls of Prozac, Xanax and Cymbalta. Those folks are going to need calming down in the wake of a survey that found most millionaires said their taxes need to be hiked. [read more]

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What Will Fix the Job Situation? Small Business Creates 64% of New Jobs

July 11, 2011 by Barbara Weltman
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With unemployment now at 9.2%, it’s time to admit that whatever the federal government has been doing to create jobs isn’t working. It’s time to re-think who the job creators are and what can be done to help them. [read more]

Economists Blow It… Again

July 9, 2011 by Jeff Nolan
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Estimates of the 85 economists surveyed by Bloomberg for overall payrolls ranged from increases of 40,000 to 175,000. (See related commentary.) - U.S. Payrolls Rise 18,000; Jobless Rate Hits 9.2% – Bloomberg Economists have been consistently wrong on this economy and, as a result, they are left with little credibility. A first... [read more]

What the US jobs picture says about the need for innovation here—and abroad

February 22, 2011 by Andrew Marshall
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Periodically, we revisit the aftereffects of the “Great Unpleasantness” and how they are playing out in the global economy. One of the challenges in drawing conclusions based on macro-economic data is that it hides profound local consequences in the shifting of percentage points. In most first-world nations, the current game is watching... [read more]

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Businesses That Are Up in a Down Economy

July 13, 2010 by Barbara Weltman
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The economists say the recession is over, but many business owners I talk to don’t share this belief. They continue to struggle to get customers and close sales. Their costs, such as health care premiums, continue to rise but can’t be easily offset by raising their own prices for fear that they’ll lose the precious customers that they do have. NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index for June 2010 showed a slight gain over the previous month and the best reading since September 2008, but still a long way from the level of optimism that would support a strong economy. Still, some businesses are managing to do well, even growing; some are stars glowing with success. Why? I think there are three categories for successful businesses today, and you need to find your fit. [read more]

Is the Economy Bottoming Out?

March 9, 2009 by Steve King
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The February jobs numbers were not good, with non-farm employment falling 651,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increasing to 8.1%. And according to the ADP Employment Report, small businesses cut 251,000 of those jobs.  But the good news is job losses do not appear to accelerating. The U.S. economy lost 681,000 jobs in December and... [read more]

Economy: Shut Up and Help

March 4, 2009 by Tim Berry
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These are unusual times.I'm dismayed and frightened by the venomous divisiveness surrounding presidential politics, attempts at recovery, stimulus, and bailouts. Is it not obvious that the whole world is threatened by an economic catastrophy at a scale suitable for a major disaster movie? Is it not obvious that this country, which,... [read more]

Time to Hunker Up

March 4, 2009 by Eric Vaughan
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I heard the news the other day: “Welcome Wagon runs over newcomer. Good Humor man slays 10. Pen pal stabs pal with pen.  Pediatrician dies of childhood disease. And Jacques Cousteau dies in bathtub accident, details on the half hour!” ...With all apologies to George Carlin, who actually uttered those very words, it’s so similar to what... [read more]

Life as a Startup in 2009

February 25, 2009 by Evan Cook
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David Blumenstein, a co-founder and Managing Director of The Hatchery, recently sat down with me at SAP's Morton St. office in New York to share his thoughts on the current economic environment for startups and new businesses. The Hatchery, in David's words, is "an exercise in venture collaboration." Their goal is to connect startups... [read more]

Create Opportunities in our Tough Economy

December 30, 2008 by Kendra Lee
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Every day we’re hearing about how tough it is out there. Prospects won’t take calls. Budgets are on hold. And yet, I remain optimistic, seeing opportunity all around us. While many clients are halting spending, others are getting creative and looking at their businesses from new perspectives. They are seeking ways to leverage these... [read more]

Revolutionary Changes for Business?

October 9, 2008 by Jay Deragon
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Business models have changed over time to reflect consumer trends and economic shifts developed through the evolution of technology. Technology has driven historical shifts from the industrial economy, the information economy and now the emergence of the relationship economy. Every economic shift comes with revolutionary changes to... [read more]

Near Future Not Looking Good from the Perspective of Small Business Owners

November 13, 2007 by Jeff Cornwall
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The NFIB released its October survey of small business owners and the mood is... well, shall we say less that upbeat. "Things were looking good until September 18 when the Fed warned that the economy was sinking," said NFIB Chief Economist William Dunkelberg. "The logical response of small-business owners was to cut hiring, capital... [read more]

Growing Firms in the Entrepreneurial Economy

October 25, 2007 by Jeff Cornwall
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Recent reports from the SBA find that entrepreneurial firms are now over 50% of the GDP, and have created about 78% of all new jobs every single year for the past twenty years. A new study released by the SBA gives some insight into the role of growing entrepreneurial firms in the economy. Bruce Kirchhoff of the New Jersey Institute of... [read more]

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