Legislative Bodies

If our politicians are bound and determined (and they are!) to spend hundreds of billions of dollars, maybe they should abandon trickle down in favor of trickle up.

As Washington scandals go, the failure of a small business program for veterans may seem minor. But it's emblematic of eight years of government mismanagement.

When Richard Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, imperiously entered the halls of Congress a few weeks ago, his request for $10-12 billion dollars in relief was dead on arrival. Arriving in a corporate...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has been a terrible disappointment during the last several months. They have set on the sidelines rather than design creative ways to help small business owners obtain access...

Succession planning for your business is critical and should be more than just exercise. It can be a tool for keeping your organization informed and stable.

The Small Business Administration is conducting its affairs in a "business as usual fashion." They seem to have no regard and no clue as to the suffering small businesses are experiencing on Main...

You may have read about some of the mean and disturbing reactions to the first U.S. president of mixed race. What is it about someone being different that gets some people off balance...

Three companies get expansion funds.

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

This bail-out is a stop-gap measure at best.

It's the 20-year plan.

Small business owners often borrow money on floating rate terms. The most common floating rate benchmark used by banks in the U.S is Wall Street Prime, however, more and more lenders are choosing...

I mean, it's probably inevitable (we have the Chinese to keep up with now, after all), so it would be nice to see some careful thought go into this package to ensure that...

For risk managers, the next four or eight years will be challenging and exciting.

Change is in the air.