The White House


A Failure To Communicate

Small business may have a special Presidential report, but until some more fundamental changes occur, it will never have much clout with the President.  Read more

It's Time For Conference Ii

The 1980 White House Conference on Small Business was probably the single most significant political event in small business' history. Why has the Reagan Adm...  Read more

Scorecard;

Running the United States from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue requires many of the skills of a corporate chief executive. But few Presidents arrived at the Whi...  Read more

The Name Game;

Allegis is only one of the thousands of names that have been invented in recent years. Have you been keeping up? Take this eight-question quiz to find o...  Read more

Report: Weak Tech Sector Brought Down Small Businesses

August 24, 2004 -- As technology goes, so goes small business, according to a new report from the Small Business Administration's Office ...  Read more

Businesses Urged to Prepare for Bird Flu

A new White House report says up to 40% of the nation’s workforce could be affected.  Read more

Guerra DeBerry Coody, - Inc. Article

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Club Fed

A Washington, D.C., tip sheet from ultimate insider Mary Naylor, capital native and founder of her own corporate-concierge business.  Read more

Calls for a New Era of Austerity

The United States, the wealthiest nation in the world, has become the biggest debtor nation in the world. That simple, untenable, disgraceful fact explain...  Read more

Small is Big in This Economy

A report released by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy last week reveal...  Read more

Treasury Stands Ready to Buoy SBA Lending

The big news from the White House's small business summit yesterday, as reported on television in any case, was that the president is angry—Read more

Mid-2009 Check-in: How’s Your Company Doing?

We’re about halfway through 2009 – one of the worst recessions in most of our memories – and everyone’s taking stock, from White House to Wall Str...  Read more

The Best Little Advocacy Group in America

NAWBO, with its assertive marketing and effective consensus building, could best represent small business in Washington.  Read more

Survey: America Trusts Small Businesses

March 7, 2007 -- Americans have more trust in small business than they do in the Supreme Court, the White House, or any other public inst...  Read more

Overtime Reform Overdoses on Politics

Overtime, overwrought.  Read more

The View from Out There

Various personalities offer their views on the current state of small business.  Read more

Congress Passes Junk Fax Act

July 1, 2005 --Congress passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act this week, exempting businesses from previous Federal Communications Commission...  Read more

Marching On Washington, '80s Style

Will this be the small-business conference that finally figures out the difference between being small and thinking small?  Read more

Spy Versus Spy

You'll no doubt recall the embassy bugging scandal (admittedly a few scandals back now), in which only a 99? Magic Slate preserved national security and t...  Read more

Senate to Revive Immigration Bill

Senate leaders from both parties on Thursday said they expect to reintroduce a controversial immigration reform bill before the Fourth of July recess. ...  Read more

Deficit Soars; Candidates Fiddle

The White House announced today that -- whoops! -- its economic brain trust had misunderestimated the federal deficit. In 2009, it's likely to soar, or sk...  Read more

Save Money or Make Money? Which Is Better?

At the moment, I'm glued to CNBC. These are such historic moments, with things changing so fast, that only real-time information will do. We've heard a lo...  Read more

What I Know Now: Nibbled to Death

Former U.S. Senator George McGovern discusses what being a small business owner has taught him.  Read more

White House Conference: A Political Tip Sheet

When the White House conference convenes on August 17, here are the issues most likely to draw attention.  Read more

H1N1: Are Your HR Policies Prepared?

Just when we were hoping that the worst was behind us, there’s concern about the possibility of a stronger strain of H1N1 and a harsher flu season. Now...  Read more

Clinton Vs. NAFTA: The Smoking Schedule?

Senator Hillary Clinton made quite a spectacle of herself in the w...  Read more

For Young Entrepreneurs, Safety in Numbers

Despite the economic gloom and doom, the honorees on this year's 30 Under 30 list are building wildly successful ventures with the help of their peers, paren...  Read more

Can You Prevent a Denial-of-Service Attack on Your Website?

Denial-of-service attacks have fallen off in frequency -- but it’s still worth knowing how to respond to them.  Read more

Bill Nourse Of Brookemenade Hardware Supply: The Nuts And Bolts Of Politics

Either Ronald Reagan promises to make his next appointment to the Federal Reserve Board someone with firsthand experience in small business, "or, we'll ra...  Read more

Business Groups Attack Stimulus Plan

The president's temporary tax cuts won't help small employers over the long haul, critics say.  Read more

In Our Time

A timeline listing some of the most significant events in business from 1979 to 1999.  Read more

Best Friends In D.C.: Power Brokers Activists

Operatives and advocates with serious clout.  Read more

Entrepreneur of the Year: Kevin Surace of Serious Materials

The founder of Serious Materials wants to save the world and make a billion dollars. And he just might pull it off.  Read more

For Companies Hit by Katrina, Many Challenges Remain

Half of New Orleans business owners say recovery efforts are making little or no progress.  Read more

Minority Business Owners Honored

The president of a Virginia-based veteran-owned business was named Minority Small Business Person of the Year at the National Minority Enterprise Developm...  Read more

President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?

Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his...  Read more

Up For Debate

Last night, two ridiculously rich rivals went at it, as the media relentlessly over hyped every machination, every physical nuance, every utterance, and e...  Read more

Bigger than TV Itself

Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry discusses politics in the Internet age.  Read more

The Immigrant Prince

From Ellis Island to the corner grocery to the country's largest macaroni company, "JP" Pellegrino's story is the story of American enterprise.  Read more

The Next Big Ideas: Cool Products from America's Coolest Young Entrepreneurs

Do you fantasize about doodling on your office walls? Want to host your own live TV show online? Are you craving truffle oil popcorn? The companies on this y...  View slideshow