Whether you look at funding, manpower, or legislative attention, the government loves small business. As “The Little Engine That Could” quotes highlighted earlier, every politician wants to at least appear to be on the small business owner’s side. The Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation even publishes a detailed advice booklet for would-be political candidates, titled Entrepreneurship, a Candidate’s Guide.

The U.S. government began to level the playing field for all businesses beginning in the 1930s, when the Securities and Exchange Commission was formed. The key development for small business was the founding of the SBA in 1953. In the late 1950s, the SBA introduced Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), which started banks down the path of loaning more money to small enterprises. Now the agency’s role has grown to include education, funding of research studies, and assistance in procuring government contracts. However, the SBA is still best known for the guaranteeing of small business loans, allowing banks to lend more while carrying less risk. As a result, the agency has become the largest single financial backer of U.S. businesses in the nation.

In addition, the agency helps support a whole infrastructure of 1,100 small business development centers (SBDCs) located in multiple cities in every state. These centers provide advice and education for those looking to start or grow their own business. In 2003 alone, they counseled and trained more than (more…)

Throughout the history of industry and commerce, positive impressions of entrepreneurs were much rarer than they are today. Little old ladies didn’t brag about their granddaughter or grandson the entrepreneur until very recently. Who knows exactly how or why this shift happened. Perhaps the Reagan revolution of the early 1980s, with its emphasis on free enterprise and the power of the individual, started the trend. I tend to think the trend pushed the revolution. Certainly the disruption caused by the shift from a manufacturing focus to an information focus brought on a new type of business leader. Suddenly, nascent start-ups by unlikely characters such as Jobs and Wozniak could strike legitimate blows against giant enemies such as IBM. Whatever the cause, being an entrepreneur (more…)

Every people want to spend some days in every year for their vacation because this is a break time to recharge the power and refresh the mind from daily activities. But actually to enjoy the vacation usually we need special fund to pay the vacation package or fee during vacation activities.

To avoid the overload expenses in the short time, there are some tips to keep control the money but still can enjoy the vacation:

• Make a plan with details with our vacation activities
• Consult with your travel agent or vacation planner to choose the package which match with your desire, for example you choose package including stay in famous hotel Las Vegas
• With take package you can save your money
• If possible you can try to prepare the fund and save it in monthly saving program, so you will feel easy to pay the vacation fee