News & Current Events Articles For Entrepreneurs & Small Business OwnersSmall Business For Mit RomneyEntrepreneur.com shares the results of a survey conducted around the first week of August by Manta.com. The respondents are about 2,000 small business owners who were asked what political issue affects their small businesses. Twenty percent of the respondents answered health care and tax policy as having the most impact on their companies. Other pressing [...] Holiday Season Looks Brighter … Tougher“Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it’s the same – don’t care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck.” – Alfred, Macy Janitor, “Miracle on 34th Street,” 20th Century Fox, 1947 Predicting holiday spending is never easy; but that sure doesn’t stop the analysts, researchers and retailers. They’re [...] Mit Romney’s Choice of Paul Ryan Steers Debate on Bigger IssuesBig policy issues are taking center stage as Mitt Romney selects Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate on the Republican ticket. In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Janet Hook and Damian Paletta focus on the conflicting stands of the Romney and Obama tickets on Medicare, the budget, size of government and business. Robert [...] Obama and Republicans Fight over Bush Tax Cuts ExtensionThe New York Times reports that President Barack Obama is calling for a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000. This is in contrast to what the Republicans led by presidential candidate Mick Romney want. House Republicans want to extend all Bush tax cuts. House minority leader Nancy Pelosi [...] Obamacare to Have Negative Impact on Small Businesses?Business leaders and economists say the nation is facing uncertainty as it awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Most think this health care law is not the answer to the insurance woes of small businesses. Paul Howard of the Center for [...] Obama to Extend Bush-era Tax Rates for BusinessesKate Rogers reports to Fox Business that President Obama is asking Congress early this month to extend the Bush-era tax rates for businesses earning less than $250,000. Corporations and entrepreneurs earning more are crying foul. Ray Keating of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council calls the president’s move a “political spin in a campaign year”. [...] Five Business Trends For The Second Half Of 2012Things are looking up for businesses these days. While the current forecast still has a long way toward improving to match the “glory days” of year’s past, America is showing signs toward further removing itself from the dark days of the recent recession that have impacted so many of our country’s businesses. And yes, the [...] Yogurt Mountain Opens its 40th StoreYogurt Mountain opened its first store in 2009 and has since grown in 15 states. Its stores offer self-serve frozen-yogurt experience where customers can control their options and cost through its pay-by-the-ounce system. With over 50 available toppings that include fresh fruits, nuts, candies, sprinkles, cereals and various sauces, customers can enjoy fat-free or low-fat [...] Dunkin’ Donuts Opens its 10,000th Store in ChinaChief Executive Officer Nigel Travis of Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. announced in December that the opening of a Dunkin’ Donuts café in Xi’an, China is the company’s 10,000th store globally. He told Businessweek.com of their plan to “grow faster internationally than domestically”. The company earlier announced it will also open in 500 locations in India [...] Senate Passes Bill to Help Veterans Find JobsThe Daily Times editorial praises senators for finally crossing party lines to approve a bill that will grant tax incentives to businesses that will hire veterans. To recall, Republicans had been blocking President Obama’s American Jobs Act because of politics. For its part, the IFA has promised to hire 80,000 veterans and military spouses by [...] Small Business Optimism Up Since JuneThe National Federation of Independent Business reports that the October level of small-business optimism index is the highest since June. “Owner optimism improved a smidge, mostly because the outlook for business conditions and real sales growth became less negative,” said the NFIB report. However, the new-jobs subindex weakened in the same month as there was [...] Papa John’s Franchisee and GE Capital Franchise Financing DealGE Capital, Franchise Finance, specializing in financing restaurants and hospitality industries with over $10 billion assets, has agreed to refinance the existing debt of BAJCO Group, a Papa John’s Pizza franchisee. Papa John’s is the world’s third largest pizza company where BAJCO owns and operates 74 units in various states of America. This news was [...] Banks To Increase Lending To Small BusinessesAfter meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, major lenders are increasing loans to small businesses. According to American Banker, Biden met with executives from 13 banks including Citigroup, KeyCorp and M&T Bank. Citigroup pledged $24 billion in loans to small business in the U.S. over the next 3 years. President Barack Obama has said [...] There’s No Reason For Weak PR – Missing The Real Issues In The News Corp CrisisLast week Ms. Rosanna Fiske, chair and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), issued a news release in response to the News Corp. phone hacking scandal. “News Corp.’s misguided response to the escalating phone-hacking scandal will undoubtedly become a case study for business schools and public relations professionals on the potential perils [...] The Real World Value Of The Virtual WorldAfter the first social media frenzy you’d think/hope people learned so things won’t go wrong this time around. If understanding is overpowered by greed, things won’t go wrong…they’ll go seriously awry. Screenshot – “The Hangover Part II,” Warner Bros (2011) A friend recently gave us a flyover of the island he owns out in the [...] Obama’s “Birther” PR MistakeOrly Taitz will earn a brief footnote in history as the “Birther” movement leader. She was at the forefront of a movement of Birthers who doubt that the president’s birth place was the United States. She famously took the issue to a California court to find out if Obama was U.S. citizen and to hold [...] New Concerns About The Mortgage Debt Relief & Tax Forgiveness ProgramAccording to the just released findings of analysts employed by the federal government of the United States of America to monitor real estate transactions in the wake of recessionary property depreciations, the Mortgage Debt Relief act has done rather more than merely alleviate the debt of deserving homeowners since taking effect on January 1, 2011. [...] Making Money On YouTubeTen independent YouTube stars made over $100,000 in 2010. That is the finding of a study done by TubeMogul. By independent they mean YouTubers who were not part of a traditional media company or corporate campaign. A prime example is Natalie Tran, who is reportedly the most subscribed to YouTube user in Australia and is [...] The YouTube Star Making MachineAccording to a YouTube press release: More than 13 million hours of video were uploaded during 2010. 35 hours of video are uploaded every minute. More video is uploaded to YouTube in 60 days than the 3 major US networks created in 60 years. YouTube reached over 700 billion playbacks in 2010. Less than a [...] Controlling Your Media Image: Why Many Celebrities FailGenerally those who have the most trouble trying to utilize the media are those that have no real idea how it works. Simply because someone is a celebrity, or head of state, and has been continually highlighted in the media, doesn’t mean he or she truly understands the inner workings of the press. Appearing in [...] |
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