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30

This week’s Microbusiness News Briefs Podcast

January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I meant to do this yesterday but today is probably as good a time as any. While I pack and get ready to head off to Europe, I invite you to check out this week’s Microbusiness News Briefs podcast.
I’m covering the health insurance proposal from last week’s State of the Union address, Senate hearings on […]

Jan

29

Still getting mixed signals on the economy

January 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Happy Monday, folks.
People are happy about current economic conditions but are still feeling insecure about the future. That’s basically what Gallup found in the results of a few polls released today.
Investors, small business owners and consumers seem to be doing the happy dance about the economy, with the small business and consumer measures reaching record […]

Jan

26

Rebel branding with a cause

January 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout for ideas about branding that makes sense to me — which is saying a lot because I’m not a marketing person. A certain amount of what I come across consists of things that you never hear about from me, because they are so full of marketing-speak that I find them […]

Jan

25

Small business gets slammed in the Washington Post

January 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

The Progress Report newsletter, which is published by the left-leaning Center for American Progress, is complaining today about the inability of the Senate to pass a “clean” minimum wage bill.
For starters, I don’t know what the big deal is about a “clean” minimum wage bill. There is quite a bit that was attached to that […]

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