An Interesting Look at SEC “Completed Initiatives of Interest to Small Business” BY DAVID FELDMAN here “I can never say enough how much I respect the hard working people on the staff of and the commissioners leading the US Securities and Exchange Commission. I think they are well meaning public servants, many of whom sacrifice [...]
Archive for the ‘Small Business’ Category
No new Small Business initiatives from SEC
Posted in Small Business on February 26, 2012 |
Small Business Jobs Engine “Leaking” Kauffman
Posted in Economy, Small Business on February 3, 2012 |
The Kauffman Foundation, arguably the premier think tank focused on entrepreneurial issues in the U.S. released a new study titled “Starting Smaller; Staying Smaller: America’s Slow Leak in Job Creation” which suggests that the country faces a fundamental employment challenge that pre-dates the recession by many years: A long-term trend that the researchers call a [...]
Kleiner Perkins Internet Trends
Posted in Internet, IPO, Private Equity, Small Business, Tax, Valuation, Venture Capital on February 3, 2012 |
Mary Meeker, a Partner with legendary VC firm Kleiner Perkins (who was previously Queen of the Internet as analyst with Morgan Stanley), has published her Internet Trends slide deck here. This is one of the most in-depth studies of the U.S. Internet market with tons of graphs and data. Well worth a read.
Degree of Difficulty
Posted in Fun, Small Business on January 27, 2012 |
When recruiting for your next startup adventure, consider the job description and degree of difficulty recruiting for Shackleton’s voyage to be the first men to reach the South Pole in early 1900: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Bitter Cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of [...]
Kauffman Economic Blogger Survey Q4 2011
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Small Business on January 23, 2012 |
The Kauffman Foundation posted its Fourth Quarter 2011 survey of leading economic bloggers as a means of gaining inside perspective on the direction of the U.S. economy. You can download the report here in PDF. Economics bloggers are pessimistic in their outlook on the U.S. economy with 96 percent believing economic conditions are mixed, facing [...]
Millionaire Tax Impact on Entrepreneurs?
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Small Business on January 20, 2012 |
Would small business owners would be impacted by tax increases on those earning more than a million dollars? It is well know that the vast majority of U.S. millionaires have some ownership in a business of some sort. Most derive a large portion of their wealth from from a private business. A study by the [...]
Startup Tips from Walt Disney
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Small Business on January 20, 2012 |
Great advice to entrepreneurs from one of the most successful startups ever. See the full piece here. 1. Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. According to Disney: “Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business [...]
Startup Act du jour
Posted in Small Business, tagged Regulation, startup on January 14, 2012 |
Practically every U.S. congressman has introduced legislation aimed at small businesses. U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) introduced the Startup Expansion and Investment Act —legislation that would provide new and growing companies with relief from the costly regulatory burdens of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Who could oppose less regulation [...]
A venture capitalist’s thoughts on America’s economic growth initiatives (Part 2)
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Uncategorized, Venture Capital, tagged VC on December 15, 2011 |
“The vast preponderance” of America’s job needs are satisfied by companies that are younger than 5 years old. The Kauffman Foundation has shared that pertinent information in Sketchbook video form. Even if their message becomes trite, it must not be ignored. Statistics abound regarding the importance of America’s true job creators: entrepreneurs. In the midst [...]
Revolution Growth Fund pushes for VC resurgence in DC
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Growth Capital, ROVA, Small Business, Venture Capital, tagged startup, VC, Venture Capital on December 1, 2011 |
Former AOL Executives look to spark VC activity in the not-Boston-or-NYC parts of the East Coast. The Revolution Growth Fund is the match that they hope lights a startup fire in DC and the surrounding areas. Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis, all former executives that pushed AOL–both to its rise and fall–have closed [...]
Va Cap Partners’ Twitter
- Nick Beim, GP at Matrix, discusses VC environment and outlook for Internet startups. "http://bloom.bg/z0MWvM 3 months ago
- Great interactive map of US showing shadow housing inventory by county. bit.ly/wKRtFk 3 months ago
- BB&T filing says Dodd-Frank may materially adversely affect BB&T’s business, financial condition or results of operations 3 months ago
Fred’s Twitter
- In Seattle for series of meetings with Matt Austin 2 months ago
- Classic Hemingway quote: "How do you go bankrupt? Two ways, gradually and then suddenly"...reminded me of Greece. 2 months ago
- Attending Diabetic Complications Consortium symposia in Boston. So out of place I feel like Forest Gump. 2 months ago
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