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Raise Taxes on Venture Capital?
The American Jobs Act includes a clause that--if enacted on the venture capital industry--could hamper start-up investment, innovation, and, ultimately, job creation.
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The Silicon Valley of South America?
To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding.
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In Norway, Start-ups Say Ja to Socialism
We venture to the very heart of the hell that is Scandinavian socialism—and find out that it’s not so bad. Pricey, yes, but a good place to start and run a company.
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Annie Wang, Co-Founder of HerCampus.com
Co-founder and chief technology officer of HerCampus.com Annie Wang talks about building a successful web business.
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Norway's Capitalist-Socialists
Welcome to Norway, land of high taxes, burdensome regulations, and generous social welfare. It's also, strangely, crawling with start-ups. What gives? Read more
Government Could Point Way for SBOs
Historically, small business owners (SBO) have proven to be a fairly resilient bunch. However, this perseverance has been severely tested in recent years ... Read more
Google Redirects Chinese Traffic
Search giant Google has begun redirecting traffic away from Google.cn, its main Chinese site, and to Google.com.hk, this afternoon. Read more
How to Make Health Care Reform Work for Your Business
It's official: the Affordable Health Care for America Act has been signed into law. It is going to have ramifications for business owners large and small. We... Read more
Business Groups Mum on Kagan
The American Enterprise Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other business groups have so far found little to criticize in the background of Obama's... Read more
Calling the Carried Interest Bluff
The National Venture Capital Association just released a Read more
Senate Votes to Include $30 Billion Lending Fund in Small Business Aid Package
The controversial amendment is now part of a bill that could go before the Senate next week. Read more
Challenging Obama's Agenda
According to Newt Gingrich, Congress is failing to live up to its promise of creating jobs and stimulating the economy. Here, he offers his two cents and sug... Read more
Obama's Big Speech
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Embracing the Bush Tax Cuts
Allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire at this point is an understandable reaction to a growing deficit. But it’s a gut reaction that doesn’t consider the ... Read more
Move Over, Snuggie
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
The Big Stimulus: What's in it for Small Business?
What the $819 billion dollar plan could do for your business. Read more
Three Small Business Owners Who Love Obama's Stimulus
Some Inc. 500|5000 CEOs are in the right industries to benefit from the President's emergency funds. Read more
President Signs Stimulus Today
After weeks of debate, negotiation and squabbling, the stimulus package will finally hit the street. Read more
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
Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie
A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon Read more
No Cash for Those Clunkers?
Dealerships are still waiting for the government to reimburse them for the cash for clunkers program. Read more
How to Start Selling Internationally
Advice for business owners on researching foreign markets, putting together an export plan, and finding salespeople overseas. Read more
The Big Stimulus: What's in it for Small Business?
What the $819 billion dollar plan could do for your business. Read more
The Bush SBA's Last Act: Relenting On Women's Procurement
The sun hadn't set yesterday in D.C. before the official repudiation of the Bush Administration began. Late in the afternoon, new White House Chief of Sta... Read more
The GOP's Stimulus Speciousness
In the waning hours of the GOP's unsuccessful effort to... Read more
New Start for Women's Procurement Program
Recent legislation stops controversial Bush-era rules. Read more
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 more
Obama on the Economy
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Stimulating the economy: In the eyes of economists, not all stimuli are created equal. According to Mark Z... Read more
Is Aggressive Intervention Required?
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Stimulating the economy: In the eyes of economists, not all stimuli are created equal. According to Mark Z... Read more
Obama's Health Plan: Coverage, but at What Price?
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE OBAMA PLAN: While the Tax Policy Center calls the President-elect's plans for insurance reform "highly progressiv... Read more
A Debate over Workers' Rights
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How Much Will You Pay?
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE OBAMA PLAN: For Individuals: According to the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan center-left organi... Read more
Who's Offering the Bigger Cut?
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE McCAIN AND OBAMA PLANS: For Individuals: According to the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan cente... 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
Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?
THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama 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
Bush Speech Highlights Small-Business Issues
While many employers welcome proposed tax write-offs, they remain worried about health-care and immigration reform. Read more
Kerry Stimulus Plan Targets Small Business
Senate plan will provide tax incentives to encourage investments by employers. 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
Stimulus Plan to Offer Business Incentives
Lawmakers agree to a $140 billion package to boost the economy with temporary tax cuts for small firms. Read more
Bush Signs Stimulus Plan
The package of tax incentives is aimed at boosting small-business spending. Read more
Senate Approves Stimulus Plan
The $150 billion economic boost includes additional tax write-offs for small businesses. Read more
Retailers Expect Tax-Rebate Boon
The federal economic stimulus plan has store owners anticipating a $42 billion boost. Read more
Senate Stimulus Plan Blocked
Lawmakers are expected to take up a cheaper package of business write-offs approved by the House. Read more
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