Log In / Register | Feb 9, 2012

A History of Small Business Neglect

What do Australian small business ministers do? “Typically, nothing.”  The FCA’s Stephen Giles chimes in to support his long history of ministerial collaboration.

Senator Says Amazon Price Checking Promotion Is Unfair

Senator Olympia Snow says Amazon.com's new price checking app is unfair to brick-and-mortar small businesses.

Mike Rowe Celebrates Dirty Jobs

The host of "Dirty Jobs", Mike Rowe, tells about how our concepts of work may be bunk and how hard work has been unjustifiably degraded today.

Did Someone Say Profits? Understanding the Financial Operating Cycle

It happens every year — usually in February or March. Business owners across the country meet with their accountants to review the prior year.

Four Steps to Overcome Supply Chain Problems

The Wall Street Journal reports: "Supply Kinks Stall Trucks: Parts Scarcity Has Manufacturers Scrambling to Meet Rising Orders." I've heard of a non-truck manufacturer who is limited by his vendor's delivery of heavy castings. He has orders, but without the castings cannot produce.

Pretty Bubbles

A few days ago I received a Groupon for a decent Mexican restaurant nearby. I bought it and used it to take a suddenly indigent friend out to dinner.

Govt Invites Comments on Health Care

Small business owners have until June 17 to comment on the shared responsibility provision of the health care law passed last year.

Fears for Japan

ReactorsThe Three Mile Island catastrophe was a partial core meltdown in one nuclear reactor and reached a severity rating of 5 on an international scale of 7. Chernobyl was a 7. Fukushima has hit 6 and while specialist teams are working to divert further disaster it seems little confidence is coming out of Japan.

Gender Differences among Franchise Owners

A perusal of the data would suggest that women are less successful in franchising than their male counterparts.

Small Biz Taxpayers to Chase, BofA and Wells Fargo CEOs

Small biz loan broker ask banks, "where's the money?"  photo/new $100 bill

Small business loan broker Ami Kassar writes an open letter to the CEOs of Chase Manhattan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo banks on behalf of small business taxpayers.