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TV Ad Effectiveness & Viewers Fall
Major TV networks are losing viewers, and they’re in a panic about it. NBC plans to rollout the new shows this year following its coverage of the Summer Olympics instead of waiting for the traditional autumnal kickoff. Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Entertainment, News, and Cable said…
U.S. Policy Emphasizes Small Business
U.S. President George Bush has been making it a point to single out small business in his most recent speeches. This is an extension of the White House’s stated policy of support for small business.
For instance, here is an excerpt from his address on January 23, 2004 before the U.S.…
Flaws in Italy’s Small Business Sector
The collapse of the Parmalat food giant in Italy has revealed a flaw in the Italian system: the lack of effective financial control over its family-owned companies.
Parmalat is not a small business. But it is a family-owned company that started out as a small business and then grew large. The…
China to Guarantee Property Rights
China is changing its constitution to guarantee property rights for individuals and businesses.
China’s entrepreneurs have been lobbying for the change. The change will bring China’s legal system in line with the emerging economic behavior occurring in that country.
Already…
More Small Companies May Stay Private
The cost and complexity of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may keep more U.S. small companies private. Entrepreneurs who might have gone public in past years are staying away from IPOs.
As the deadline for complying with the financial reporting segments of Sarbanes-Oxley draws near, small…
Canada’s Small Businesses Key to Jobs Program
Canada’s federal government and an aboriginal group are forming a program to help unemployed aboriginal Canadians find jobs in small businesses.
An article in the Business Edge refers to small business as Canada’s largest employer, with a hidden job market. These small businesses…
End of Steel Tariffs Hailed by Small Business Leader
U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) has hailed President Bush’s decision to rescind the U.S. tariffs on foreign steel, as a move that benefits small business in America. Representative Manzullo is the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee.
His…
SBA: Size Matters
The U. S. Small Business Administration increased the size definition for small businesses in the facilities support services industry. The limit on the size of business that can be called “small” used to be $6 million (US) in average annual receipts — now it is $30 million…
The Market Wasn’t Ready
I received an email about my November 14th post about micropayments. The message suggested that I’d really blown it back in 1999 by not jumping on the micropayments business then.
I beg to differ. (Actually, I’m not really begging — I AM differing.)
Ever heard the phrase…
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