The Problem - I
Calculated Risk has the clearest picture of
the problem we face.
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The Problem - II
Calculated Risk adds the the clearest picture of
the housing tailspin.
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Special Topic 8/4/10
This week, the Roundtable will feature a special listing for reaction to the
payroll employment figures
from ADP on Wednesday and the BLS on Friday.
ADP: +42,000
BLS: -131,000/+71,000
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Special Topics 6/28/10
This week, the Roundtable will feature special listings for reaction to Wednesday's
CBO budget projections and the
payroll employment figures
from ADP on Wednesday and the BLS on Friday.
ADP: +13,000
BLS: -125,000/+83,000
CBO: Take your pick.
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Current Economic Conditions 6/5/10
James Hamilton summarizes the situation.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
”... with Dr. Jeffrey R. Cornwall”
September 7, 2010, 11:26 am, 761068
The
Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to U.S. small businesses, rose 2 percent in July compared to the same month last year.
My advice to entrepreneurs is to continue to be very ...
September 3, 2010, 5:26 pm, 759971
Given the tenor of the comments here at the blog this week, I could not resist a second quote of the week before the long weekend:
"So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a ...
September 3, 2010, 3:26 pm, 759923
"Overall, the job creation picture is still bleak. Weak sales and uncertainty about the future continue to hold back any commitments to growth, hiring or capital spending. Consumer and business-owner sentiment is in the dumpster, and until this changes, small businesses will ...
September 2, 2010, 9:26 am, 759042
Some polls out this week tell us that small business owners are becoming more cautious.
The latest
Intuit poll on small business employment suggests that hiring in small businesses has, once again cooled off. While there were some gains earlier ...
August 31, 2010, 7:26 am, 757593
The impact of the changes in public policy over the past decades -- increased direct government control over the direction of the economy, higher tax rates, more regulation -- are not just simple on/off switches. Even if we were able to magically ...
August 30, 2010, 7:26 am, 756975
With a growing number of people seeking entrepreneurship as an alternative path in this rough economy, there is increasing competition for the key resources that can make or break the startup venture.
New entrepreneurs are competing for essential resources, such as ...
August 25, 2010, 7:26 am, 754651
On Monday, Scott Shane wrote a post at Small Business Trends titled "Do Small Businesses Matter in High Tech?"
As in most of Shane's writing he comes out swinging at small businesses in our economy. In his opening sentence, he ...
August 24, 2010, 9:26 am, 754059
Those who side with Scott Shane's view that entrepreneurship is generally an economically irrational act (i.e., why start a business when you could make more money working for someone else) really don't understand what makes entrepreneurs tick.
One of my undergraduate ...
August 24, 2010, 7:26 am, 753996
Today is the first day of classes for me here at Belmont University. I always love the start of a new academic year, but there is something special about this one. I am ...
August 16, 2010, 7:26 am, 749912
Well, summer classes are over and August graduation has come and gone. Time for a short break before the start of the fall semester. I plan to spend the ...
