Entrepreneurship and Small Business

CONTENTS

Introduction
Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

How Small Businesses Contribute to U.S. Economic Expansion
Derek Leebaert, 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
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
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
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
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
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


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