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Posted by Becky McCray on 18th September 2008.
As the economy of the USA churns through uncertainty, as businesses along our gulf coast are impacted by hurricanes, and as our quadrennial election season tortures us with partisan politics, I want to ask you, what’s your attitude towards failure?
Businesses will fail today due to the economy, due to disaster, due to health issues, due [...]
Posted by Becky McCray on 14th August 2008.
After years of relatively slow development, wind power seems to be really picking up in the US.
In western Oklahoma, we’ve built up from one tentative test project to an all out boom in development. A recent public meeting in Enid, Oklahoma, drew more people than they had room for. Hundreds of landowners turned out to [...]
Posted by Becky McCray on 23rd July 2008.
No one questions that small businesses are a key driver of the American economy. But US small business owners face a critical hurdle: healthcare costs.
The National Federation of Independent Business, quoted by Zane Safrit, has the count.
Of the 47 million Americans without health insurance, more than 28 million are small business owners, employees and their [...]
Posted by Becky McCray on 18th June 2008.
Becky McCray continues her series of observations from the heart of the US.
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Would you believe that small town manufacturing is a bright spot in the US economy? It is.
You’re more likely to hear about plant closures, mass layoffs, and jobs shipped off to countries with cheaper labor. But small town economic development expert Jack Schultz [...]
Posted by Becky McCray on 20th May 2008.
I’m really delighted to welcome Becky McCray to the blog as a regular contributor with her Small Business Letter from America. I’m sure, like me, you’ll enjoy her contributions, and unique perspective on small business.
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We small business owners just can’t make up our minds in America. Though we’re constantly hit with negative economic news, [...]
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