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Fed Innovation Agency Proposed

Trade and policy groups are urging the government to take a bigger role in boosting U.S. innovation.  Read more

Op-Ed

Why democracy is America's second most valuable export  Read more

Five Traits that VCs Love

101 motivational quotes to keep spirits high . With much of the country enveloped in messy winter storms, not to mention the ever-present flurry of ...  Read more

A Borrower Be

Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money?  Read more

Intel-Led Alliance to Invest $3.5 Billion in Tech Start-Ups

The chip company and 24 venture capital firms hope to spark innovation and prime the research and development pump.   Read more

Briefing: March 2003

News and trends, including the Bush dividend, green-eyed Teamsters, fat and happy IPOers, and the throwback jersey rage.  Read more

Do Entrepreneurs Need a Middle Class?

The New York Times and other big city boosters don't know whether to laugh or cry. In large part due to a massive increase in merger activity and...  Read more

Will Obama Give Entrepreneurs Protection or Free Trade?

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Most experts believe that on balance trade has delivered much more good than harm to the U.S. Still, some question the free...  Read more

How McCain Funds Health Reform: By Cutting Medicare

One lingering question surrounding John McCain's health care proposals had been how he would pay for his ambitious reform. Well now the campaign has answe...  Read more

Will the Bailout Help You?

It's the $700 billion question on everyone's mind -- and nobody has a real answer. To understand whether the money will start flowing again, it's important t...  Read more

The Reformer

Michael Connelly | Mosaica Education | New York City It's Friday afternoon in Mr. Schwartz's third-grade class at Our World Neighborhood Cha...  Read more

The Obama Plan; How to be a Leader

Becoming a great leader in 101 easy steps. Vincent Van Gogh once said, "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." Along ...  Read more

Busting The Trustbusters

Independent businesspeople voted in droves for Ronald Reagan. Now Reagan proposes that fewer businesspeople be independent.  Read more

Just Doing It

A new feature shares the lessons of success.  Read more

The Obama Administration: Now What?

Barack Obama campaigned on an agenda of change -- from increased financial oversight to health-care reform. But with an economic crisis that shows no signs o...  Read more

Back to the Future

The tax cut makes this Bush look very Reaganesque.  Read more

Tax Withholding

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New York Weighs Tax Increase on Business Owners

Lawmakers propose raising personal income tax rates for those making above $250,000 a year; could affect S corps.  Read more

Why Real Estate Is Strong Even In A Weak Economy

When the U.S. economy went through a recession during the late 1980s and early 1990s, commercial real estate hit the pits. An explosion of construction du...  Read more

The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005

We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found.  Read more

Does It Matter That One Candidate is Comfortable Using Technology and One Isn’t?

JOHN MCCAIN'S AGENDA, IN DETAIL Though McCain supports many of the same goals as Obama, his Read more

Battle Of The Tax Plans: WhIch Favors Small Biz?

With Barack Obama off on his world tour and John McCain withering in obscurity, now's a good time for the Agenda to reflect on the latest domestic policy ...  Read more

Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?

THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama Read more

Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America

If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. F...  Read more

Mandate, Schmandate: The Obama-Clinton Health Care Tiff Is Much Ado About Nothing

National Public Radio had a succinct look at last weeks' squabble over health ...  Read more

800 356-9377

It looks like an ordinary toll-free telephone number, but for florist Al Felly it spells 800 FLOWERS -- and trouble in the form of a legal and marketing war ...  Read more

What America Needs Is A Few Good Failures

Four years ago, David Birch showed that small companies create most of the country's jobs. Now he has found that failure is just as important as success in k...  Read more

The Disciples of David Birch

A new generation of researchers discover the effect of small business on the economy.  Read more

Un Nuevo Día…A New Day

Companies shift their focus to accommodate and capitalize from the Latino population boom.  Read more

Those Were The Days

Remember when bankruptcy meant you were broke? When John De Lorean was just a GM exec with a dream? When you thought a silicon chip was a new kind of snack f...  Read more

The Wonderland Economy

A close-up look at the vital role small business plays in America's economy that debunks many myths about this sector.  Read more

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