Resource Category: Policy

  • 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.…
  • June 19, 2010
    A Senate Office of Research report concerning the microenterprise sector in California, the number of microenterprises in California, the number…
  • August 20, 2009
    Latinos play an important role in the self-employment growth. Fueled by immigration, they are the largest and fastest growing minority…
  • July 27, 2009
    On April 29, 2009, a town hall meeting of women business owners was held in Atlanta at the Georgia Institute…
  • January 20, 2009
    The real heart of job growth in the small business community is businesses with fewer than five employees. Addressing the…