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Robert Hahn thinks that we may be on the verge of "the age of the entrepreneur." His article in U.S.
Eric Meyer was not old enough to drive a car when he started his first business, Spotlight Video Productions.
What is the state of small business in America?
Bruce Gibney and Ken Howery asked, "Just how risky is entrepreneurship?" If their stats on the Harvard Business Review blog are to be believed, not very.
Arizona's Board of Cosmetology seems to have something to say about the make-up of the American dream.
Junior Achievement and the National Chamber Foundation believe that the solution to the current national economic instability lies in the principles of a free enterprise system and entrepreneurship. However, exactly ehat the U.S. population, particularly high school students, understands about the basic tenets and benefits of a free enterprise system or entrepreneurship remains unlear.
In an effort to better understand where these knowledge gaps exist, Junior Achievement, in partnership with the National Chamber Foundation researched high school juniors' understanding of the free enterprise system ad how it effects job creation.
It is tempting to think that all the nation’s economic troubles – slow growth and high unemployment – can be traced to the financial crisis and the recession that started in 2007-2008. But this would be a mistake. Some of the challenges the country faces predate the financial crisis.
By Sarah Lemmons, National Chamber Foundation
Congrats! You’ve made it through 2010 and now the blank expanse of 2011 lies before you—thrilling and terrifying in its potential. What will the coming months hold?
