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Small Business to Obama: Thanks, but No Thanks


Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:35am
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President Obama last week sought to address concerns that the federal government’s economic stimulus measures are not doing enough for the little guy, unveiling a new initiative to expand the Small Business Administration’s lending activities and promising more discussion of small-business support in the weeks ahead.

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  • Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher, and CEO of New West, a media company covering life and business in the Rocky Mountain West.
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Embrace the Double-Dipper

Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 - 2:26pm
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Economist Christopher Thornberg has a knack for delivering unhappy news in an upbeat and engaging style—a combination that’s just right for the times.

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  • Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher, and CEO of New West, a media company covering life and business in the Rocky Mountain West.
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What If Your Business Catches the Flu?

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 - 1:33pm
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I’m not really one to worry about things like swine flu, largely on the grounds that there’s no point in worrying about things you cannot control. But my wife exclaimed to me the other day about how dire some of the predictions about the disease's spread actually look, and pointed out that schools were closed in lots of places around the country—including, recently, some here in Montana.

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  • Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher, and CEO of New West, a media company covering life and business in the Rocky Mountain West.
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How To Not Lose Friends and Alienate People

Posted Monday, October 5, 2009 - 6:16pm
A businessman with a megaphone.

Communicating well with your staff is a basic necessity for any boss. And it’s especially important in a small company, where relationships tend to be more personal. There’s nothing that will alienate employees more quickly than feeling that they’re being kept out of the information loop. And nothing engenders more loyalty than making people feel that they’re part of an inner circle.

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  • Jonathan Weber is the founder, publisher, and CEO of New West, a media company covering life and business in the Rocky Mountain West.
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