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Bring On the Public Option!
Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 - 9:53am
Small businesses, or at least the trade organizations that purport to represent them, tend to be politically conservative. Thus it's not a surprise to see small-business groups attacking President Obama's legislative agenda, including the stimulus package (too expensive), the proposed budget (higher taxes), and the climate change bill (higher energy prices).
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Frappuccinos Work for Mom and Pop
Posted Monday, June 22, 2009 - 5:49pm
When a Starbucks (SBUX) opened across the street from our offices in downtown Missoula, Mont., a few years ago, a lot of people in this liberal college town were not too pleased. The national behemoth would squeeze the local coffee shops, critics said, and contribute to the homogenization of Missoula.
Don't Sell Out Your Friends
Posted Monday, June 15, 2009 - 5:51pm
The buzz around Facebook, Twitter, and social media has turned into a roar over the past year, creating both opportunity and anxiety for countless small businesses.
Virtual Insanity
Posted Monday, June 8, 2009 - 5:54pm
Telecommuting is one of the signature game-changers of the information age, leveling out geography and creating all kinds of working relationships that had never been possible.
NewWest.Net is almost a paradigm of a semivirtual organization, with employees and contractors scattered around the West—and yet constantly in contact via e-mail, instant messaging, Skype, and the telephone.
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Outsource Yourself
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009 - 4:42pm
I was talking last week with a builder and real estate developer I know, a young and ambitious man who had great success during the boom. The past two years have been brutal for him. He had 10 spec homes that were all but unsellable and an innovative urban infill plan that suddenly looked expensive and quixotic rather than visionary. Bankruptcy has at times looked inevitable.
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