If you are a business owner, then it goes without saying that this year has been a rollercoaster for you. The coronavirus pandemic represents an existential threat to businesses everywhere. Lack of footfall, falling consumer confidence and rising unemployment are devastating for any industry. The resulting economic shakeup has left many concerned about their future. […]
Economy
The Challenge of Boosting Growth in a Low-Inflation Economy
For anyone who was around during the hyper-inflation days of Presidents Ford and Carter, the current economic climate as something of an Alice-in-Wonderland feel. I say this because in those days the Fed was continually hiking its interest rate to bring down inflation. Today, the Fed is more worried that there isn’t quite enough inflation […]
8 Reasons to Initiate a Startup in a Sluggish Economy
According to CNN Money, the economy is still very sluggish, with only 1.6 percent growth in 2016. Yet if you wait for an economy bubble before starting your new business, you will be making a comparable mistake to the people who thought during the dot-com bubble “all I have to do is a startup, and I’ll […]
Growth Comes from Entrepreneurship
There is no country in the world where the culture of entrepreneurship is more central to life for millions of people than the United States. Think of the greatest innovations of the past century, and beyond. How many of them came from the United States?
