The global economy may seem distant from Main Street, but small businesses have a growing stake in U.S. trade policies and overseas markets. [...]
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A new study has found that small business contracts are still a cookie jar for Fortune 500 companies. In this struggling economy, the Small Business Administration needs to clean up its act once and for all.
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Yet another instance of Cookie Jar Capitalism has surfaced at the Small Business Administration. This one involves its program to help small businesses in economically distressed areas.
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Some of us remember when gas was $0.25 per gallon. We remember the grumbling when it hit $1.00. This story has been replayed a few times, and people always adjust. They will not change their consumption patterns for homes, bottled water, fresh fru [...]
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And this is perhaps the way to mass produce individual experiences. Treat the whole company as theatre. Treat the underlying goods and services as props. Can you stop focusing on delivering a less expensive widget, and instead deliver a memorable e [...]
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