Every now and again, an individual appears that personifies an important campaign issue. Twenty years ago, that man's name was Willie. Today, his name is Joe. He is a plumber, and he wants to buy the small business he works for. His encounter with Senator Barack Obama last Sunday opened a window into what we can expect from an Obama presidency regarding taxes, and what Joe saw through that window has left him "infuriated."
Tags: small business, taxes, joe the plumber, willie horton, presidential election
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Posted: 10/16/2008 | Comments (10)
October First of this year was hailed as Energy Independence Day. The seminal event was the Congress allowing the various drilling bans to lapse. So the bans dropped away and now we can “drill, baby, drill” and become energy independent and an economic powerhouse once more, right? Not if the Radical Environmentalists and their lawyers have anything to say about it.
Tags: small business, energy, radical environmentalism
Posted: 10/15/2008 | Comments (0)
What is the direct benefit for a small business in using social media? When you create relationships you create tangible value.
Tags: social media, twitter, relationships, conversation, value
The Small Business Administration in partnership with twenty one federal agencies has developed a website that will offer more regulatory help to small business than ever was available before.
Tags: small business, sba, business.gov, regulation
Posted: 10/14/2008 | Comments (3)
Tip'd is a brand new online community for business, financial news, ideas, and other tips. Given the important political decisions ahead and the state of the economy, such a social news site is not just important, it's necessary. Tip'd has a great group of people doing the design, development, and community outreach.
Tags: social media, article directory, business news, financial news, msaleem
Posted: 10/14/2008 | Comments (10)
Spread the wealth. It's a nice sentiment but it doesn't have a good reputation in capitalist societies where making money and building a business to support yourself and your family are good things. Folks on the other side of the ideological coin, however, like that idea a lot. Guess who else likes it.
Tags: small business, obama, spread the wealth, communism, fair share, taxes
Posted: 10/13/2008 | Comments (0)
Mainstream media advertisement is expensive. The economy is failing but we still need to make money to pay the bills. No one is going to do an individual business bailout. In small business, we can't afford traditional media avenues to make the money. Social media is a no-cost way to bring in new customers and business, taking it to the next level.
Tags: cost of, social media, new customers, economy, myspace, linkedin, twitter, plurk
Posted: 10/10/2008 | Comments (0)
Leaving off the bits about human rights, tainted baby formula, lead paint on kid's toys and the undeniable link with that all American bugaboo, Wal-Mart, when it comes to supporting business and industry, the Chinese seem to have seen the light, and maybe we should be taking a good look at what they are doing.
Tags: small business, china
Sometimes comments from readers really ask for a response, so here we have one for a loyal reader who seems to be having a problem or two with one of my previous articles.
Tags: small business, epa, radical environmentalism, dick cheney
Posted: 10/9/2008 | Comments (1)
The folks in Congress can't seem to keep from doing as much harm as good. New legislation to reauthorize the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs has a poison pill in it that should worry any small business owner trying to compete for government contracts.
Tags: small business, congress, sba, small business innovation research, sbir, small business technology transfer, sttr
Posted: 10/8/2008 | Comments (0)
It just keeps going doesn't it? The current economic crisis seems to hang on like a cancerous chest cough--you just can't get rid of it. Here is the latest on why things are going south in the markets, who's fault this really is, a lovely vacation for some bailed-out executives and a little advice from Chuck Norris and the Founding Fathers.
Tags: small business, bailout bill, paulson, congress, frank, dodd, chuck norris, founding fathers, aig
Posted: 10/7/2008 | Comments (2)
When times are tough, you can always count on some people to just make things worse. Check out some of the most popular scams these days and learn how to protect yourself.
Tags: small business, scams, credit repair, foreclosure, free lunch seminar, work from home
Posted: 10/6/2008 | Comments (2)
OK folks, we asked for it. The Monster Wall Street Bailout has passed! The Dow rallied, then it fell, now what? More to the point, what has this mess taught us?
Tags: small business, congress, mortage crisis, paulson, bernanke, 1929
Posted: 10/3/2008 | Comments (7)
Was it constituent pressure, political games or simply that it was a bad bill that killed the bailout for Wall Street yesterday? Now that it's dead, what does it mean for your small business?
Tags: small business, bailout bill, paulson, congress, credit
Posted: 9/30/2008 | Comments (2)
In the midst of the worst financial crisis in living memory, Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the US Senate, quietly tried to derail the push for energy independence, one of the few things what will actually help our economy, by slipping a prohibition against shale oil exploration into another bill. Reid tried, he failed and we name names.
Tags: small business, energy, senate, harry reid, oil shale
Posted: 9/29/2008 | Comments (2)
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