CONTENTS
- Introduction
Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
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- How Small Businesses Contribute to U.S. Economic Expansion
Derek Leebaert, Adjunct Professor of Government, Georgetown University
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Small businesses contribute significantly to the U.S. economy in innovation, in adaptability, and in job creation for women and minorities, as well as in distressed areas.
- Small Business in U.S. History
Christopher Conte, Freelance Writer and Former Editor and Reporter for The Wall Street Journal
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Small businesses built the United States in the country's first century; even today Americans hold high regard for small businesses, whose flexibility has provided lessons for big business.
- Government's Role in Encouraging Small Business
Steve Strauss, Lawyer, Author, Television Commentator, and USA Today Business Columnist.
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To encourage small business expansion, governments should make capital more accessible, facilitate business education, promote entrepreneurship, reduce regulatory burdens, and protect intellectual property.
- American Bankruptcy Laws: Encouraging Risk-Taking and Entrepreneurship
Nathalie Martin, Dickason Professor of Law, University of New Mexico
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Unlike laws in most other countries, U.S. laws aim to eliminate shame from bankruptcy and encourage those who fail in business to make another try.
- So You Want to Start Your Own Small Business
Phil Holland, Founder of Yum Yum Donut Shops Inc. and Chairman of My Own Business Inc.
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Starting a small business requires, first, self-examination, then crucial decisions about what good or service to sell, how to get financing, whether to have a partner, and how to write a business plan.
- Small Businesses at Work
Michael Jay Friedman and Bruce Odessey, State Department Staff Writers
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Flickerwood Wine Cellars: A Family Business
TLC Adcentives: A Woman's Recipe for Success
Timberline Tractor & Marine: Providing Services to the World
LYNKA: Operating a Small Business Overseas
Radio One: A Small Business That Grew Large
Bibliography
Internet Resources
eJournal USA:
Economic Perspectives
Volume 11, Number 1 January 2006
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