Michael Taylor


Consumer Confidence Down

By Michael Taylor

Oct. 12, 2004 --Amid growing economic uncertainty, including a persistently sluggish labor market and rising energy prices, consumer confi...  Read story

U.S. Business Numbers Grow During Staled Economy

By Michael Taylor

Oct. 19, 2004 --In the past five years, the U.S. economy has experienced both extremes of the business cycle--the Internet bubble peak fol...  Read story

Just-In-Time Funding

By Michael Taylor

Oct. 7, 2004 --Small and medium sized manufacturers can rest easy now that a popular and successful form of government assistance will rem...  Read story

Small Businesses Get a Tax Break Too

By Michael Taylor

October 13, 2004 --Included in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the $136 billion corporate tax-cut bill passed yesterday by the U.S...  Read story

Small Business Employment Up, But Pay Down

By Michael Taylor

Oct. 26, 2004 --Small businesses are hiring more workers for less pay, according to September payroll data released by SurePayroll, a Chic...  Read story

Poll Worker Shortage

By Michael Taylor

On Election Day, national polls will be short at least 250,000 workers possibly leading to longer waits for voters, overtaxed volunteers, and delays in co...  Read story