Here's a provocative article that skewers the idea that small business is the job engine of the economy. By and large, they don't grow much and lay off more than big companies, and the jobs aren't that great, anyway
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Small business no big deal | Business Casual | Wichita Eagle Blogs
In this economy, people are desperate for jobs and may fudge their resumes, creating a need for companies to run background checks as part of the employment process.
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Background Checks and Building a Dependable … – Business.com
“Small business is the backbone of our economy,” said Dold. “We need to empower small businesses so that they have the resources they need to grow and expand.
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Dold Holds Small Business Roundtable in Waukegan | Publius Forum
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's Old Town looks more like a ghost town as more than 20 businesses have either closed or have moved out in the past year. Business owners say the economy is hitting them ..
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Old Town going out of business?
By SCOTT AMEY Presidents Obama and Bush have stressed that the economy with turn around when small businesses get rolling again. They both laid out a small business agenda hoping to provide incentives that would …
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Small Business Goals Not Met Even with Inclusion of Not-So-Small …
“Everyone has a vision of what they want downtown,” Bob Eury, the district's executive director, said at a recent business event about the future of downtown. “We're not quite there yet.” 1. Given the state of the economy, ..
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Doing business downtown – Off the Kuff
(Reuters – By Ann Saphir) Borrowing by U.S. small businesses rose in December to the highest level in more than four years, pointing to continued strength in an important corner of the economy. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to U.S
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Small Business Borrowing Hits 4-Year High In December
Big banks' reputations have taken a hit over the last few years, starting with the financial crisis and culminating with the Occupy Wall Street protests.
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Big Banks' Small Business Lending: Do The Numbers Really Add Up?
Rarely have changes affecting the overall situation in politics, society and the economy had such a dynamic impact on the business travel world as in present.
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Business travel success factors in 2012 | Rus Tourism News