By Emma Patch From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Lakshmi Balachandra, a professor of entrepreneurship and a fellow in the National Science Foundation’s Technology Innovation and Partnerships Directorate program, discusses the recent rush of newly minted entrepreneurs. Question: The pandemic unleashed a flurry of new entrepreneurs. If the economy goes into a recession, do you think that…
Report: 41 Percent of Small Businesses Can’t Pay Rent This Month
More than 40 percent of U.S. small business owners say they couldn’t pay rent on time or in full for the month of November, the highest this year. The small business network group Alignable released the survey, which found that the hardship varies by industry. A notable 57 percent of beauty salons said they couldn’t…
Regulatory Crackdown in Wake of FTX Scandal Would Erode Liberties Without Addressing Demand for New Currencies: Experts
News Analysis The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and the worldwide outcry over the billions of dollars wiped off the platform, are likely to trigger a massive regulatory reaction that would further erode citizens’ economic freedoms without addressing the issues that fostered demand for an alternative to the fiat dollar, economists have told The Epoch…
Business Leader Urges UK PM Sunak to Increase Economic Immigration
The UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday faced pressure to increase immigration to plug labour shortages in the UK. Attending the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in Birmingham, Sunak was urged to agree on a “new deal” on immigration, allowing more skilled workers to enter the UK on fixed-term visas. The prime minister…
Just Neighbors (1919)
Two men who are best friends—a married young man with a dog and his married next-door neighbor with two young children—are trying to catch the train from the city to their home deep in the suburbs, but obstacle after obstacle is jeopardizing the young man’s ability to catch that train. Once home, the young man…
Healthcare Unmasked | Documentary
Frustrated with the high cost of health insurance, small business owner Kim Sertich investigates why the cost is so high. Stunned by the outcome, she sets out to find viable and affordable alternatives including direct primary care and health sharing. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…
Trump Vows ‘All-Out Campaign to Eliminate America’s Dependence on China’ While Announcing 2024 Bid
In his widely anticipated announcement on Nov. 15 of his entry into the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump described an economic rivalry between the United States and China that has steadily intensified before, during, and after his victory in the 2016, and argued that his policies are the only ones that can keep…
Bankman-Fried’s FTX Bankruptcy Looms Large on 2023 Congressional Agenda
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are calling for congressional action in the wake of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by FTX Trading Ltd., the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, which was founded by Democrat mega-money man Sam Bankman-Fried. The cryptocurrency market consists of hundreds of billions of digital financial assets and is…
In NIL Era, Business Is Good for College Hoops Returnees
Armando Bacot didn’t bolt early from North Carolina after a memorable run to the NCAA championship game to chase a professional playing career. Neither did Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, an All-American star of one of the nation’s top programs. No, business is already good for men’s and women’s college basketball players able to cash in on…
Survey: Growing Number of Small Businesses Can’t Pay Rent
Newly released small business survey data shows that an alarming number of businesses are unable to pay rent. Alignable released its monthly small business report for October which showed 37 percent of American small business owners were unable to pay rent on time or in full last month. That is up from 30 percent who…
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