submitted ASBTDC Director Mary Beth Brooks In 2021, the expanded team of consultants and specialists with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the U of A helped a record number of new and existing clients achieve success in starting and growing small businesses in Northwest Arkansas. Facing similar challenges […]
DETROIT – For small business owners in Detroit, Eastern Market was the place to be this weekend. The All Things Detroit event at Eastern Market showcased 200 vendors selling everything from clothing, to mugs to artwork. “It’s grown tremendously over the last eight years,” said Jennyfer Crawford with All Things Detroit. “(We) went from one […]
A house under construction in Antioch, California in March. Rising mortgage rates threaten home affordability. Bloomberg The market is finally getting the message that the era of cheap money is ending. Just look at mortgage rates. At the beginning of 2022, the average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage hovered above 3%. Today it stands at […]
Much like the way the internet slowly gained traction among tech-savvy early adopters before suddenly exploding in popularity and adoption in the late 1990’s, there is no stopping the cryptocurrency revolution that is already sweeping the world. Like the proverbial glob of toothpaste that cannot be put back into the tube, new technologies cannot simply […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Venus and Serena Williams, and even Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have proven that great ventures can emerge from sibling relationships. Unlike the business relationships between parents and children, sibling ventures are much more likely to be a partnership among equals. Fair Harbor While […]
Creatives in Ukraine are trying to harness consumer power in an attempt to keep the country’s economy going amid the Russian invasion. Before the war began in February, Ukraine was known as a hotbed of creativity in fashion, art and design. Now its designers and artists are launching initiatives to support creatives with various websites […]
The World Bank seems to be going through its very own Groundhog Day with the announcement of the Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Project. Even a cursory look reveals that it is little more than a rebranding of the (rotten) apple of its eye: the Doing Business (DB) report and rankings, which was discontinued last year. […]
by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2022 • 0 Comments Wolf Richter on This Week in Money by Howestreet.com, recorded April 7, 2022. Enjoy reading WOLF STREET and want to support it? Using ad blockers – I totally get why – but want to support the site? You can donate. I appreciate it immensely. Click on the beer and […]
BY DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: Some friends have told me that I should have a business plan for the small business I am planning to launch in the near future. What do you think? ANSWER: You will most assuredly need a plan for your business. You may, or may not, need a […]
