Anyone who understands the reality of what it takes to run a successful small business knows that unions and small business are like oil and water. But the politicians in Washington DC don’t get it. There are 14.8 million union workers in the U.S. as compared to 28 million small businesses and self-employed individuals. Despite […]
In his State of the Union Address and at many other venues, President Obama has thrown his support behind increasing the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour from its current rate of $7.25 per hour. The president wants to see the new rate take effect by the end of 2015. Raising the minimum wage […]
Small business may be important for this country’s economic recovery, but apparently not important enough for President Obama to nominate a new leader for the Small Business Administrator in a timely fashion. Karen Mills was sworn in as the 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration in April of 2009. During her tenure, the President […]
Last week I alerted you about the NLRB ruling which accused an employer of illegally firing an employee because of her negative Facebook postings about the company and her boss. The Board found the comments to be “protected activity” under the National Labor Relations Act. The ground-breaking case alarmed the business community.
During the past seven years, I’ve talked with hundreds of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs. I can’t begin to tell you the number of times I’ve heard an entrepreneur share a story about a failed business venture that ends with, “I was ahead of my time.”