Government and Economy
Obama Takes Office, Saying Choose 'Hope Over Fear'
Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Wall Street Falls Amid Increasing Banking Worries
The dawn of the Obama presidency could not rouse Wall Street from its worries over the banking industry's mounting problems as investors continued to sell and the major indexes drop...
By Charles M Cooper · January 20 2009
small business brief, small business, economy, sales
In a recent paper released by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, entitled “Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Owners,” author Chad Moutray identified five opportunities coming in the next decade that small business owners can look forward to.
Investment in Technology and Innovation Increasing With strong ties between innovation and business creation, government is recognizing the fact that entrepreneurs with seemingly risky ventures can have a positive impact on local economies. "Economic Gardening" Becoming More Prominent The practice of "economic gardening"(spending money on promoting existing, local business instead of trying to woo large corporations to town) is being seen as a better long term solution to local job creation.International Markets-The Final Frontier Within our current economic situation, the e...
By Ed Hubert · November 06 2008
small business, sba, training, innovation
