Microbusiness, cleaning out the debris
It’s a brave new world in the U.S. economy, one full of empowered and impatient consumers and one in which businesses in a number of industries still don’t seem to have caught on and caught up.
I got to thinking about that when I read this saga of a frustrated book-buyer whose experience is a good [...]
We will pass no reauthorization before its time
The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would extend authorization for any SBA program that needs it until December 15, 2007. The last time they had to do this, they extended things until July 31st.
See, this is what happens when you use the reauthorization legislation to do major reforms of [...]
Podcast: SBA Still Accounting for Katrina Response
This week’s podcast is a touch on the short side but no worries - I still manage to cover everything.
I know I managed to sound like a Steve Preston groupie in this week’s publication and podcast but I can’t tell you what a relief it is to watch the man work. Barreto was, frankly, just [...]
Pain versus pleasure and why you buy
One of the recent delights of my life was being named to Mary’s short list of blogs that maker her think. Being a big fan of thinking, I consider that a major honor.
And, while I expect I’ll still occasionally forgo the thoughtful profundity in favor of the profoundly silly, it does give me something worthwhile [...]



Dawn Rivers Baker, aka The Journal Blogger, is the editor and publisher of The MicroEnterprise Journal, and the self-proclaimed Socrates of the small business blogosphere. See her 