In my USA Today column in November 2009—10 years ago—I proposed a new idea: a tax credit for small businesses who hire their very first employee. Throughout the last decade, I’ve repeatedly advocated this “first employee tax credit,” and now Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) has introduced such legislation. “What this bill is all about is …
Teaching Creatives Business Without Driving Them Crazy
Not every student you teach is a business student. Or an engineering student. Or motivated by making money. Many of your…
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If You Want to Reach Millennials, Small Biz Owner, Do This
“Don’t hate, hydrate,” screamed the ad on the poster. Now, it may seem crazy, or craven, to use a social message to sell skin cream…
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What Small Biz Can Learn from Obama, Oprah
What insights can President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Richard Branson impart about running your small business? Those…
The Surprising Topic Business Students Expect You to Teach
Earlier this year, I was asked to speak to the capstone class of an MBA program. During the course of our conversation, I mentioned…
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Women Business Owners: Time to Stick Together
What if you wanted an easy way to help women business owners succeed? If when you went to buy something or hire someone…
You Won’t Guess the Biggest Girls Business Training Program
Can you guess the number one entrepreneurial training program for girls in the United States? Surprise! It’s the Girl Scouts. National Girl…
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11 Best Startup Competitions
Startup competition season peaks in the spring and there are hundreds of business plan competitions sponsored throughout the…
Shutdown Hurt Your Small Biz?
No one is paying small businesses back. The federal government shutdown may be over—at least temporarily—and some government…
