The Silver Lining for Small Business in a Recession
Kauffman Foundation president Carl Schramm talks about why great companies tend to get launched during recessions Read story
Economic Issues
World Bank Turns To Aiding Small Companies
When the World Bank lends money at favorable interest rates, it usually goes to support massive industrial, hydroelectric, or agricultural projects. Now,... Read story
The Challenges -- and the Promise -- of Globalization
It was a small country with few natural resources. The leader knew he had to establish trading relationships with nearby countries in order to ensure pros... Read story
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 story
Washington Report: The Eda Loan Sell-off
Small businesspeople often applaud when Reagan Administration officials talk about "privatizing" parts of the federal government, bureaucratese for return... Read story
How to Recession-Proof Your Kids
In a tough economy, talking about money and investing can be more important than a primer on the birds and the bees. Here are some simple lessons you should ... Read story
When Politics and Trade Collide
Free trade, and the impact it has on U.S. workers, has become a hot-button issue on the presidential campaign trail. Neal Asbury, the Small Business Administ... Read story
Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?
THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama Read story
Business Cycles
The business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real gross domestic product (GDP) ... Read story
Community Development Corporations
Community development corporations (CDCs) are locally based nonprofit organizations that work to help the residents of impoverished areas to improve their... Read story
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), sometimes called the cost-of-living index, measures the average change in prices that typical American wage earners pay fo... Read story
Emerging Markets
The phrase "emerging markets" has two distinct connotations. First , it means new and emerging foreign export markets for U.S. companies. The U.S.... Read story
European Union (EU)
The European Union (EU), formerly known as the European Community (EC), was formed in the 1950s to encourage and oversee political and economic cooperatio... Read story
Global Business
Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer... Read story
Globalization
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Related Terms: Globalization The North American Fr... Read story
Privatization
Privatization is the transfer of some property or activity from public to private control. In the international context privatization typically refers to ... Read story
Sustainable Growth
Related Terms: Financial Ratios In simple te... Read story
U.S. Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce, which was established in 1903, is one of the main government agencies intended to assist businesses—large and small—and re... Read story
Entrepreneurs Can Do Everything Government Can Do, Only Better;
BY THE TIME HE GOT TO PHOENIX, CHUCK WALBRIDGE HAD DISCOVERED THE PITFALLS, AS WELL AS THE PROMISE, OF PRIVATIZATION. Read story
Hidden Perils In A Volatile Economy
A leading small-business lender offers his advice on how companies should be approaching their capital needs in these uncertain times. Read story
How To Stop Worrying And Love The Next Recession
Companies that managed the last recession best are planning for the next one now. Read story
Stop Worrying, Start Preparing
I found Bruce G. Posner's "How to Stop Worrying and Love the Next Recession" (April) to be thought provoking and altogether too true. I endorse the point... Read story
Goernment Taketh;
CAN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE its eminent domain power to crush a business deal and keep jobs from leaving town? For better than 30 years, eminent doma... Read story
Forecaster Gary Shilling
They used to say that this maverick economist was wrong about his warnings of disinflation and depression. Now, they say he was just a bit early. Read story
Bootstrap Banking
For decades, the federal government has tried in vain to bring entrepreneurship to the poor. Now, a small Chicago bank may have found the answer in -- of all... Read story
Northward, Ho!
The new trade agreement between the United States and Canada could touch off a small-business export boom Read story
Leading Indicators
A publisher, Pat McGovern, comments on how during a recession more people buy industry journals. Read story
The Next Priority
While small businesses continue to create jobs, the national standard of living has not risen since 1973. Read story
Do You See What I See?
Owners and CEOs of fast-growing companies discuss the likelihood of national and regional recession. Read story
Account-Ability
How one company's problems with accounts payable and the IRS jeopardized its future. Read story
Worst of Times, Best of Times
Seven reasons why a recession is the best time to start a business. Read story
Where the Growth Is
The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets. Read story
A Little Help from the Government
Types of government financing and tips on how to find them. Read story
Tapping the 'Microlenders'
New Small Business Administration pilot program helps business owners with restricted access to capital. Read story
How to Survive the End of Inflation
Recognizing a deflationary or no-growth economy and planning your way through it. Read story
Seed Capital, Part II: More Microlending
Nonprofits organizations are providing microloans through a SBA program geared to qualified entrepreneurs. Read story
Behind the Boom in Microloans
What are microloans and who's making them? Information on SBA's microlending program and a microenterprise directory. Read story
Q
Two microloan experts answer some often asked questions about microloans. Read story
The Recession Is Coming! The Recession Is Coming!
The best time to prepare for the next recession is when times are good, says Inc.'s finance editor. Read story
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