The current U.S. (and world) financial crisis started only two years ago, but there is also an emerging consensus of what caused it, thanks to the work of Paul Krugman, Robert Shiller, Jeremy Siegel and even graphic artist Jonathan Jarvis: 1. The Federal Reserve Bank lowered interest rates to 1% in the beginning of the […]
Karen Gordon Mills, confirmed earlier this month as the new SBA Administrator, has a unique set of qualifications for the position: Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School, General Foods product manager, McKinsey consultant, Chair of the Council on Competitiveness and the Economy for the state of Maine, and co-author of a Brookings Institute paper on […]
Trade Credit Insurance can be a valuable tool for small business owners who are worried about financially strapped customers who may default, leaving them stuck with large unpaid invoices. (According to Automated Access to Court Electronic Records, or AACER, 20,521 businesses sought either Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 protection in the first quarter of 2009, […]
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner’s March 16th announcement of plans to “Unlock Credit for Small Business” should have a very positive impact on small business lending in the U.S. Specifically, they have temporarily increased the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program guarantees from 75% to 90% of the loan value, as the lower percentages […]
I was so frustrated with the inability to manage the Rudofsky Associates blog, that I almost sent a $15 check to Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, asking for better consumer support for their Blogger software. Problem is, Blogger software is free, and at that price, the consumer support is pretty much non-existent. There is […]
…..well actually it was more than $15 to convert to WordPress, but Diane Ensey at Beyond Paper provided amazing value and service, getting me off Blogger onto WordPress over a recent weekend, so I would like to thank her here, and recommend her to those of you who need similar help with your website. Additionally, […]
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