CIAO DATE: 04/07

Economic Perspectives

 

Volume 11, Number 1, January 2006

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Download Complete Issue (PDF, 29 pages, 1.6 MB)

• Introduction (PDF, 1 page, 60 KB)
  Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

• How Small Businesses Contribute to U.S. Economic Expansion (PDF, 3 pages, 193 KB)
  Derek Leebaert, Adjunct Professor of Government, Georgetown University

  Small businesses contribute significantly to the U.S. economy in innovation, in adaptability, and in job creation for women and minorities, as well as in distressed areas.

• Small Business in U.S. History (PDF, 4 pages, 356 KB)
  Christopher Conte, Freelance Writer and Former Editor and Reporter for The Wall Street Journal

  Small businesses built the United States in the country's first century; even today Americans hold high regard for small businesses, whose flexibility has provided lessons for big business.

• Government's Role in Encouraging Small Business (PDF, 3 pages, 156 KB)
  Steve Strauss, Lawyer, Author, Television Commentator, and USA Today Business Columnist.

  To encourage small business expansion, governments should make capital more accessible, facilitate business education, promote entrepreneurship, reduce regulatory burdens, and protect intellectual property.

• American Bankruptcy Laws: Encouraging Risk-Taking and Entrepreneurship (PDF, 3 pages, 262 KB)
  Nathalie Martin, Dickason Professor of Law, University of New Mexico

  Unlike laws in most other countries, U.S. laws aim to eliminate shame from bankruptcy and encourage those who fail in business to make another try.

• So You Want to Start Your Own Small Business (PDF, 4 pages, 174 KB)
  Phil Holland, Founder of Yum Yum Donut Shops Inc. and Chairman of My Own Business Inc.

  Starting a small business requires, first, self-examination, then crucial decisions about what good or service to sell, how to get financing, whether to have a partner, and how to write a business plan.

• Small Businesses at Work (PDF, 5 pages, 193 KB)
  Michael Jay Friedman and Bruce Odessey, State Department Staff Writers

  • Flickerwood Wine Cellars: A Family Business
  • TLC Adcentives: A Woman's Recipe for Success
  • Timberline Tractor & Marine: Providing Services to the World
  • LYNKA: Operating a Small Business Overseas
  • Radio One: A Small Business That Grew Large

Additional Readings

• Bibliography (PDF, 1 pages, 48 KB)

• Internet Resources (PDF, 1 pages, 72 KB)