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Kauffman Survey: Economic Weakness and Uncertainty
How do the nation’s top economics bloggers feel about the state of the economy? This year’s fourth Kauffman Economic Outlook: A Quarterly Survey of Leading Economics Bloggers was recently released, and the outlook is, to put it mildly, not good.
In fact, the bloggers were more pessimistic…
Can Business Accelerators Help Your Business Grow?
Are business accelerators poised for explosive growth? The founder of one network of accelerators thinks so. Reuters recently talked to David Cohen, co-founder with David Brown of accelerator TechStars, about emerging trends in this space.
What’s the difference between a business incubator and a…
Where Self-Employment Should be Strong over the Coming Eight Years
People often ask me to predict the sectors of the economy where we should see a big expansion in entrepreneurial activity over the next few years. Those predictions are difficult to make because “entrepreneurial activity” has a variety of meetings, and because we don’t have a great deal of…
How Much Money do Small Business Owners Make?
Many people are curious about what the average small business owner earns. The IRS Statistics of Income provides some data on the average income of sub chapter S corporations and sole proprietorships, which helps to estimate small business owners’ earnings.
In the table below, I show the…
Stop Trying to Turn the Unemployed into Entrepreneurs
Here’s an idea that policy makers like: Take the unemployed, give them entrepreneurship training, and turn them productive, tax-paying business owners.
Of course the politicians love the idea. It gives unhappy, out of work people a shot at the American dream and reduces unemployment at the same…
It’s Not a Recovery for Small Business
Although the overall economy has been in recovery for more than 16 months, the small business sector hasn’t been included. Since the recession ended in the summer of 2009, measures of the health of small business have either stagnated or weakened.
Consider first what small business owners…
Women Owned Small Business Rule: Finally Official
It’s been a long time coming, but the SBA has announced the finalization of its Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) rule to expand federal contracting opportunities for women.
In a previous article written in March titled, “SBA Proposes New Rule to Expand Federal Contracting Opportunities…
Recession is Over, But No Recovery Yet for Small Business Economy
Economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) have decided that June 2009 marked the end of the Great Recession, putting us over a year into the economic recovery in the United States.
Regardless of what the NBER economists say, few small business owners think the economy is very…
Are Small Business Loans Getting Easier to Obtain?
Here’s some good news for entrepreneurs seeking financing: Big banks are starting to look more favorably on small business loans again. A growing number of large banks are taking a second look at small business loan applications that had previously been rejected, The Wall Street Journal…
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