Resource Category: Policy

  • February 11, 2012
    A three-part forum from the Small Business Majority on how to best implement the Small Business Health Options Program Exchange.
  • December 15, 2011
    Many states offer subsidies to businesses operating within their borders, but many programs do not require any job creation, or…
  • November 6, 2011
    24 low-cost, politically viable state policy ideas from the Corporation for Enterprise Development to increase financial security and opportunity in…
  • October 6, 2011
    This study examines the creation and configuration of infrastructure for entrepreneurship. Using the case of nanotechnology’s emergence, I show how…
  • September 30, 2011
    In the aftermath of the latest financial crisis, policy-makers at all levels are concerned about the impact of the crisis…
  • August 16, 2011
    How California can retake control and drive forward again, moving California back into the lead on sustainable growth and real…
  • May 19, 2011
    Hundreds of millions of dollars are allocated annually to California through the federal Workforce Investment Act, and most local Workforce…
  • April 27, 2011
    Mentor-Protégé Programs exist in many federal agencies to help small businesses gain technical and business skills from large prime contractors…
  • January 19, 2011
    Properly designed, industry clusters are a low-cost way to stimulate innovation, new-firm start-ups, and job creation by helping to link…
  • June 27, 2010
    On June 16, 2010, a summit of women business owners was held in Salem, Massachusetts, at the historic Hawthorne Hotel.…