California IOUs Spell Uncertainty For Small Businesses
BERKELEY Calif. (AP) -- Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold. Dairyman Mike O'Kelly is wondering whether he is going to have to let employees go.The problem? They rely on contracts with state agencies for much of their bu ...

So Why is the Economy Tanking?
It's the Government Stupid (emphasis mine):The stimuli plans were supposed to be job plans. The auto/bank bailouts cum nationalizations were supposed to be about saving jobs not 'Wall Street'. So given two record breaking stimuli within two years why isn't America hiring?America isn't hiring pr ...


A Call to Action for Entrepreneurs RE: Government Growth
Does everything the government does have to be outside our control? I'm speaking as a business owner here entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur. Government is growing faster than the economy and that's not good. Federal State and local government spending this year is projected to be at 45% of U.S. GDP ...

I’ve Been Warning About This
Meddle in the economy too much and investment dries up as entrepeneurs sit on the sidelines to see what’s next:“America isn’t hiring precisely because of government policy. Small business owners who are usually the first into and the first out of the job pool are standing by the fence and ...

Government Refinancing Available For Up To 125% Of Home Value
I don’t have much to add to the news that Fannie/Freddie are allowing homeowners to refinance for amounts up to 125% of their home value that Yves doesn’t cover. The intention of the program is very clear: it’s meant to allow people to stay in their homes/have more money for consumption ( ...