A few final microbusiness thoughts before year’s end
I don’t do retrospectives and I save my crystal ball gazing for Small Business Trends.
So, what I have to say to you right now is not especially Janus-like, exactly. Right now, I want to tell you some things I’m hoping for into next year.
That’s as distinct from what I actually think is going to happen.
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Authentic voices: microbusiness lessons from the entertainment industry
Do you remember, back in the ’70s, the profound disgust so many music fans felt when Chuck Mangione released his Feels So Good album? He and his label made a bunch of money but the music was so mainstream and (according to some listeners) bland — deliberately, I suspect, in order to appeal to a [...]
In defense of ‘marginal’ microbusinesses
Given the details of this ongoing debate, I’m glad I posted what I did yesterday.
So, here we go again.
I’m not going to bother restating the arguments put forward by either Professor Shane or Dr. Cornwall, but I would like to point out once again that there seem to be any number of economists who have [...]
Let’s re-define ’success’ to include microbusiness
I just got a press release in my inbox, which screamed the following headline at me:
High Net Worth Individuals Move to Protect Assets Ahead of Obama Presidency
Tax expert reveals what individuals and small businesses need to do before Inauguration Day.
And so it begins.
So let’s get clear about one very important thing: most small businesses don’t [...]



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