Archive for the Small Business Category
Tis the Season for Job Creation?
Jobless rates have been very confusing of late. Some confusing data seems to be sending some befuddled signals. While certainly many countries will make some progress only to lose that ground as they struggle to recover, it’s worth considering the data to see if these mixed messages will prove to be good news or ill [...]
Gas Prices Raised Again for Seemingly No Good Reason
American dependence on foreign oil seems to have largely manifested itself as a political problem, a complicated situation involving many of the world’s most powerful nations which could result in higher prices at any moment. Oil companies and politicians try and explain away every increase in oil prices regardless of supply or demand.
This year, experts [...]
Small Business a Big Priority for U.S. Economy
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday that a White House proposal for a $30 billion loan fund would help to stop the credit drought for small businesses, as business owners said their inability to get financing is curbing expansion, and hurting viability in a slower economy.
The Obama administration has said plenty of the right words [...]
Nuclear Power’s Finest Hour?
Nuclear power has been fighting an uphill PR campaign in the decades following horror stories like 3-Mile Island and Chernobyl. Even The Simpsons has helped give rise to the impression that nuclear power plants are huge polluters which are dangerously unstable, and run by incompetents.
This helps to explain why there haven’t been any commercial nuclear [...]
The Bloom Box Bluster
The energy crisis is not over. America is still in a huge hole of outdated infrastructure, soaring fuel costs and consumption, while at the same time the supply is eternally experiencing constant and turbulent fluctuation. This means that American government will be unable to throw money at the situation until it goes away, which is [...]
CIT bankruptcy becoming a reality — small business in the United States shutters
With small business in the United States already struggling to get bank loans, news that CIT is likely to file Chapter 11 is all the more a major concern. Put it this way, CIT provides financing for about one million small businesses. Therefore, bankruptcy by CIT will impede those businesses’ expansion plans thereby puttin a choke hold [...]
Tax Foundation releases their 2010 review of “Which States Are Best for Business” — You may be shocked by the winner
From the Tax Foundation, “Which States Are Best for Business? 2010 State Business Tax Climate Index“:
The Tax Foundation just came out with a review in which it rates each state based upon its tax-system and how “business-friendly” it is. The review is rather long, so I won’t post it in its entirety, but here is [...]
