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- MidasTimes -> Curious Clusters of Cash: Major Lobbyist-Client Connections among Health Care Interests
Large Health Care Firms, Not Small and Medium Businesses, Represented on Capitol Hill OpenSecrets.org published a database revealing sizeable campaign contributions to Cong....
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- MidasTimes -> Near-Term Recovery Unlikely
In the latest Federal Reserve survey of regional economic conditions, the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks reported that the "national economic conditions deteriorated further" from Janu....
- MidasTimes -> Small Businesses Find a New Source for Funding
These days, small-business owners are turning to credit unions for loans. Unlike banks, most credit unions haven't suffered from multibillion-dollar losses from subprime lending. Also, many investo....
- MidasTimes -> The Obama Economy
Three weeks before Barack Obama assumed the presidency, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 9034 - the highest closing since the autumn panic. However, the Dow has declined 25 percent over t....
- MidasTimes -> Sansolo Speaks: Measure for Measure
Like in sports, measurements of success in business often don't consider influential factors, rendering these measurements inaccurate. Success can depend on location, facilities and multiple other ....
- MidasTimes -> Do Pricing Models Work?: Manufacturer vs. Retailer
In the supermarket industry, retailers are claiming manufacturers have raised prices too quickly. Manufacturers strongly disagree, asserting that the costs of manufacturing, shipping and raw materi....
- MidasTimes -> An Open Book
The practice of sharing financial information with employees called open-book management can help small and medium businesses in particular promote discussion, fulfill goals, ease management, incre....
- MidasTimes -> It's Time for ESA to Put People 1st
In the 1978 case Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that Congress intended to preserve endangered species "whatever the cost." Enforcing the law in 2007, ....
- MidasTimes -> Fullerton Community Examiner: Over 8,000 Descend on Fullerton to Protest Higher Taxes
Led by KFI AM 640 talk radio hosts John and Ken, the first rally of the recall effort dubbed Tax Revolt 2009 drew more than 8,000 Californians to downtown Fullerton in protest of the state's tax in....
- MidasTimes -> Rep. Israel Won't Seek Earmarks for For-Profits
Rep. Steve Israel announced yesterday that he'll no longer seek earmarks for federally funding for-profit companies. However, he'll continue to earmark funds for local government and nonprofit orga....
- MidasTimes -> It's Not the Economy, Stupid
Many economists cannot seem to make sense of the Obama administration's approach to economics. For instance, Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker asserts that the government has been proposing....
- MidasTimes -> Crowd Funding: Customers as Investors
In the new business model dubbed crowd funding, customers invest money in products and then promote the products on the internet. If the product sells, they receive a portion of the profit. Sometim....
- MidasTimes -> Political Dangers Ahead
Many people want to believe that politicians can cure economic losses and their social consequences. However, political management punishes producers - the top 10 percent of earners paid more than ....
- MidasTimes -> Commercial Property Faces Crisis
Since September 2008, the delinquency rate on approximately $700 billion in securitized loans backed by commercial investment properties has doubled to 1.8 percent. This increase could mean tens of....
- MidasTimes -> IBM to Cut U.S. Jobs, Expand in India
IBM plans to lay off approximately 5,000 U.S. employees, transferring most of their jobs to its workforce in India. The next target: the global business-services unit - primarily, the global applic....
- MidasTimes -> Profits Drop at Steepest Rate in 55 Years
Despite dramatic decreases in consumer spending, foreign demand and in effect, U.S. corporate profits and gross domestic product, the stocks and housing markets are showing signs of stabilization. ....
- MidasTimes -> Total Jobless Benefit Rolls Top 5.5M
Based on the most recent figures from the U.S. Department of Labor, the labor market is still notably weak. In fact, first-time unemployment insurance claims increased to 652,000 - from 644,000 thi....
- MidasTimes -> White House Chief of Staff Says Farm Subsidies Not 'Singled Out'
Farmers are not the only ones facing budget cuts. President Obama has proposed to cut the farm bill budget in addition to budgets for education, defense and other areas. Despite ardent objections f....
- MidasTimes -> MNB Radio: Dollars & Sense for a Real Recovery
Journalists constantly speak of derivatives, subprime mortgages and credit swaps, but what really caused the financial meltdown? Kevin Coupe asserts on his radio show, MorningNewsBeat Radio that pe....
- MidasTimes -> Microlenders Widen Their Client Base
Mostly nonprofit organizations, microlenders have historically focused on lending dollars to small-business owners in lower-income communities and developing countries. Yet due to today's tight cre....
- MidasTimes -> Lawmakers Have Long Rewarded Their Aides with Bonuses
As Congress criticizes AIG for awarding taxpayer-funded bonuses, it may want to consider its own behavior over the years. In 2008 alone, the House awarded bonuses totaling $9.1 million from taxpaye....
- MidasTimes -> Home Prices: Low, but Still No Bargain
According to the Case-Shiller index, which tracks prices across 20 major U.S. cities, prices continue to fall. In San Francisco for example, prices fell 11 percent in the last three months alone. Y....
- MidasTimes -> Drop in Jobs Can't Stop Rise in Stocks
Despite a reported loss of 742,000 jobs in the private sector in March, investors are focusing on the increases in pending home sales and manufacturing data. The Dow Jones industrial average increa....
- MidasTimes -> Big Law Firms Cut Attorneys, Staff in Tight Economy
Today's tight credit market has greatly impacted the legal industry. Corporate and real estate transactions have decreased and the litigation that normally occurs during an economic recession is la....
- MidasTimes -> Jobless Data Suggest More Pain Ahead
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, first-time unemployment insurance claims increased to 669,000 the week ending March 28. For the week ending March 21, continuing claims increased to 5.7 m....
- MidasTimes -> FASB Eases Mark-to-Market Rules
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has revised its mark-to-marketing accounting rules, making it easier for companies to determine the fair value of their assets and avoid impairment c....
- MidasTimes -> A Few Drops Don't Make the Glass Half Full
Economic optimists like to think that smaller declines in data mean the U.S. economy is starting to recover from the recession. However, things getting worse more slowly is not the same as a recove....
- MidasTimes -> Credit Woes Hit Home
Financial-services firms aren't only tightening up on consumer credit cards, but they're also reducing credit lines, raising interest rates on and closing business credit card accounts. Many firms ....
- MidasTimes -> Tax Tips: Married to Your Business Partner?
If you and your spouse run your business as a husband-wife partnership in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin good news! Instead of filing the ....
- MidasTimes -> As Manufacturers Buckle, Winners Emerge from Havoc
As major furniture companies struggle or close across the country, the manufacturer Craftsmaster Furniture Inc. has increased revenues by 5 percent since January 2009. In 2006, the China-based furn....
- MidasTimes -> Banks Offer a New Tool for Home Refinancing
Bank of America Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. are a few of the big lenders that have started accepting applications to refinance mortgages for homeowners unable to ac....
- MidasTimes -> Tough Times for Town Fathers
In the small town of Loganville, Georgia, pillars such as Tommy DeMilio of Wayne Thomas Group, Stanley Kelley of Community Bank, Maxie Price of Maxie Price Chevrolet, Betty McCullers of the Chamber....
- MidasTimes -> Help Me, Uncle Sam
Due to California's declining financial condition, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has been lobbying Congress to secure a federal backstop or guarantee on $12 billion to $16 billion of short-term reve....
- MidasTimes -> COOL Generates Some Heat North & South of the Border
Due to the new regulations in U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws, certain U.S. manufacturers have stopped purchasing non-domestic meat and hogs to simplify their jobs as well as labels. In....
- MidasTimes -> The Lessons of the Savings-and-Loan Crisis
Barron's recently interviewed William Black, an associate professor of economics and law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and past deputy director of the former Federal Savings and Loan I....
- MidasTimes -> Bank Lending Keeps Dropping
In an effort to be more transparent regarding the banking bailout programs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is now issuing monthly data on the total amount of loans originated by the top 21 Tro....
- MidasTimes -> ISM: Service Sector Shrinks for 6th Straight Month
The services sector has declined for the sixth consecutive month – at a faster rate of contraction than expected, according a services index from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Su....
- MidasTimes -> 5.1 Million Jobs Lost in this Recession So Far
The United States has lost a total of 5.1 million jobs since the recession started, according to the Labor Department. In March, the number of U.S. nonfarm jobs decreased by 663,000, bringing the u....
- MidasTimes -> Sweet Returns
When Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli Inc. Owner Gary Gottenbusch noticed that customers were buying smaller items and commodity prices were increasing due to the recession, he turned to Manufacturi....
- MidasTimes -> Small-Bank Consolidation Wave Coming
Morgan Keegan asserts that banks are trading at significant premiums to their Capital Assistance Program (CAP) conversion prices, based on the KBW Bank index. These "cap premium" stocks b....
- MidasTimes -> Small Firms Wait for a Credit Thaw
Credit markets may be freeing for large companies, but many small businesses are still finding it difficult to get loans as banks curb credit and rebuild their capital bases. According to the Feder....
- MidasTimes -> More Small Firms Drop Health Care
As smaller businesses cope with reduced revenue and increased health-care premiums due to the recession, many of them have no choice but to stop offering health insurance. Only 38 percent of small ....
- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Pack Up and Go Home
Due to the recession, many small-business owners are relocating their businesses from storefronts to their homes. But unfortunately, this change means additional challenges, such as home-business z....
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- MidasTimes -> Unique Ways Entrepreneurs Are Raising Money
Due to the credit crunch, small-business owners are taking a more creative route than pursuing traditional funding sources to sustain their business. Business owners Debi Ryan asked her neighbors t....
- MidasTimes -> In Recession Specials, Small Firms Revise Pricing
Many small businesses are revamping their pricing strategies to accommodate consumers during the recession – and enjoying success as a result. High-speed internet access provider Towerstream ....
- MidasTimes -> Town's Friendly Bank Left Nasty Mess
Despite growing from $1 billion in assets in July 2006 to $2 billion in January 2008, state regulators shut down the community bank New Frontier Bank in northeast Colorado on April 10. Thirty-five ....
- MidasTimes -> Condo Boards Take on Lenders
It can take several months for a bank to foreclose a property after the owner stops making mortgage payments, but condominium boards still need to pay utility and maintenance bills. To foot the cos....
- MidasTimes -> Too Big to Fail, or Succeed
Although President Obama claims he supports free markets, his plan for future regulation of the financial system focuses on stability vs. innovation, competition and change. The plan would authoriz....
- MidasTimes -> Beyond Products
In addition to products, countless businesses across all industries are now offering services to generate a regular income stream and higher margins, reduce fixed capital investment, build loyalty ....
- MidasTimes -> Innovative Ways to Reel in Cash
Instead of seeking financing from banks, small-business owners are now finding innovative ways to raise money. For instance, ESSpa Kozmetika Organic SkinCare day spa Owner Eva Sztupka-Kerschbaumer ....
- MidasTimes -> Local Efforts to Save Main Street Bring in Traffic
Consumers and groups all over the country are running buy-local campaigns in an effort to support their neighborhood's small businesses. For instance, Ginger Pet House Owner Ginger MacCutcheon part....
- MidasTimes -> Stores Anxiously Watch Back-to-School Sales
Many retailers have been cutting their inventories over the last six months by up to 20 percent from 2008 in anticipation of a slow back-to-school shopping season. According to J. Crew Group Creati....
- MidasTimes -> Services Index Improves a Bit in June
The services sector increased from 44.0 to 47.0 percent, still contracting but slower than before, reports the Institute for Supply Management. In fact, this reading is the highest index since Sept....
- MidasTimes -> Website Marketing Turnoffs
Learn some of the most common ways that companies unintentionally turn users away from their websites and in effect, from their products and services. Source: Entrepreneur.com ....
- MidasTimes -> How to Enlist a Global Work Force of Freelancers
Buyouts and layoffs due to the recession have led many of today's companies to look for remote labor online, which they can do using online services marketplaces such as Guru.com, Elance.com and oD....
- MidasTimes -> As Bankruptcies Surge, Fewer Emerge
In May, 7,514 businesses filed for bankruptcy, increasing last year's number by 40 percent. Even when the recession ends, economists predict that the rate will stay high for at least a year due to ....
- MidasTimes -> Dropping Home Values Crunch Credit Lines
Many small-business owners fund their business with a home equity line of credit (HELOC), like Marcia and Tom Blackwell did when they launched their business, Blackwell's Organic Gelato, in 2005. I....
- MidasTimes -> Obama Admin Considering TARP $ for Small Business
The U.S. Treasury is contemplating using Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds to increase Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for small businesses affected by the recession. Of the $12....
- MidasTimes -> California Vendors Fight for Their Cash
California State Legislature could not concur on ways to close the state's $26 billion deficit, leading it to start issuing IOUs for vendor bills, personal income tax refunds, local government fund....
- MidasTimes -> Starting on a Shoestring
Some businesses have significantly reduced overhead costs, enabling them to survive the recession. How? First and foremost, by being flexible with noncrucial business functions. More specifically, ....
- MidasTimes -> Survey: Entrepreneurs are Optimistic
President's Resource Organization (PRO) President Ray Silverstein recently surveyed business owners on how they are doing in these tough economic times. He found that "The outlook is optimisti....
- MidasTimes -> Small-Business Groups Want Aid Plan Details
The Obama administration is considering various proposals to help small businesses obtain loans, but the initiatives are not generating much enthusiasm from small-business advocacy groups. One prop....
- MidasTimes -> Don't Be Tempted by 'Shelf Corporations'
While investigating "shelf corporations" – corporations created in low-tax, low-regulation states to build credit history before they are sold off, the Central California BBB discov....
- MidasTimes -> Cash-Balance Plans Appeal to Small Firms
Small-business owners and professional groups are discovering a new way to save for retirement: cash-balance pension plans. A type of defined-benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement....
- MidasTimes -> Dallas-Fort Worth Small-Business Owners Say Health Plan's Price May Be Too Steep
House Democrats and the Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee both proposed national health care reform bills this week requiring employers to supply health insurance or pay a fee. In respons....
- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Win Tax Case Versus IRS
With the U.S. Tax Court's recent ruling allowing Nebraska farmers and active investors Paul and Alicia Garnett to deduct losses against salary and investment income, tax advisers will probably star....
- MidasTimes -> Lean from the Top
"Think lean" is the new mantra for E.F. San Juan, a 32-year-old, family-owned custom millwork company located just north of Panama City, Florida. To survive the struggling economy while e....
- MidasTimes -> Among Small-Business Owners, Signs of Hope
Small-business owners feel increasingly hopeful about the economy based on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly optimism index – since March, it has increased by 6.9....
- MidasTimes -> Small-Business Salaries Lowest Since 2006: Survey
SurePayroll Inc. recently found that small-business salaries have decreased by 0.08 percent since June and more than 5 percent since 2009 started, making them the lowest since March 2006. Last year....
- MidasTimes -> Small Business Administration Chief: 'We're the Popular Kid'
Small Business Administration (SBA) head Karen Mills recently shared her thoughts on the impact the Recovery Act has had on small business with CNNMoney. Although SBA-backed loans are down by 30 pe....
- MidasTimes -> Taming Your Business' Cell Phone Bills
Nowadays, small-business owners can easily find better cell phone terms and rates, just by asking their wireless provider. "Thanks to the downturn, carriers are trying even harder to keep your....
- MidasTimes -> Smartphone Showdown
Victor Cheng, the author of the book The Recession-Proof Business and founder of the business-training website VictorCheng.com, recently examined the smartphone operating systems WebOS on the Palm ....
- MidasTimes -> Smartphone Apps Fuel Business
In addition to using smartphone applications for conducting a broad range of tasks, small businesses are now using them to better connect with customers. Specifically, smartphone apps can help busi....
- MidasTimes -> US Misses Target for Small-Business Contracts
Federal agencies only awarded 21.5 percent of their contracts (totaling about $93 billion) to small businesses in fiscal 2008 – failing to meet their 23-percent goal and beat the previous fis....
- MidasTimes -> Tapping Talent Through Internship Programs
As large businesses continue to cut internships and students increasingly need them in today's tight job market due to the recession, smaller businesses are finding it easier to attract more talent....
- MidasTimes -> Why You Need a Business Plan
Business owners often put off writing a business plan, but should tackle the task for a few essential reasons, based on The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook scheduled for relea....
- MidasTimes -> Sharp Drop in Start-Ups Bodes Ill for Jobs, Growth Outlook
Would-be entrepreneurs are more likely to seek employment than start a new company due to the recession, which has historically proven to negatively affect employment rates and economic output for ....
- MidasTimes -> Et tu Bernanke?
Societe Generale analyst Dylan Grice published research comparing the modern-day financial burden of the baby boomers to the Roman army in third century AD. Throughout time, governments across the ....
- MidasTimes -> Wall Street Smarts
A contributing writer for the New York Times tells a story of a well-dressed, financially safe man claiming to know why the financial system almost collapsed in fall of last year. Essentially, he s....
- MidasTimes -> Recession Spells End for Many Family Businesses
Sadly, the recession is forcing many family-run businesses without a formal crisis plan to close after decades of operation. In fact, out of the 90 percent of U.S businesses that are family-owned o....
- MidasTimes -> Three Best Ways to Improve Your Online Reputation
Anybody can read about a business online – good and bad. Even if a customer review is unfounded, prospective customers may take it seriously. To protect and enhance your online reputation, ma....
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- MidasTimes -> Killing the Entrepreneurs
Politicians claim to promote small and medium businesses as the "backbone of the American economy" that creates three-fourths of new jobs, yet they take so many measures to prevent entrep....
- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Take on Tax Man
More and more small-business owners are filing commercial property tax appeals and significantly reducing their tax bill as a result. For example, the Tennessee State Board of Equalization has rece....
- MidasTimes -> Banks Cutting Back on Loans to Businesses
The Federal Reserve recently reported that business loans have decreased at a record annualized rate of 28 percent. On one hand, banks have tightened standards. On the other hand, many businesses a....
- MidasTimes -> Capmark Files for Bankruptcy Protection
After reporting a $1.6 billion loss for the second quarter, the major commercial real-estate lender Capmark Financial Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware. This event highlights t....
- MidasTimes -> Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze on Small Businesses
Now 22 months after the recession started, small-business owners are still dealing with banks not lending and consumers not spending. But another major reason that these owners are not hiring, expa....
- MidasTimes -> Three Best Ways to Build Business Credit
Small-business owners need a strong business credit history to obtain financing, but how can they build credit when banks and credit card companies are not lending to businesses without this histor....
- MidasTimes -> Dollar Calls the Tune for Stocks, Bonds, Oil
As the Federal Reserve continues to pump money into the financial system, investors are nervously buying and selling cash. This behavior is not only causing the market to swing rapidly, but is also....
- MidasTimes -> Big Government Is Here – Now What?
Americans may think we can move past poor legislation when voting political leaders out, but this approach will no longer apply with new legislation like public health care and Barney Frank's bailo....
- Voices -> MentorNotes
Welcome to MentorNotes - Articles, comments, opinions and white papers from the MidasNation Mentors. These works encompass a broad spectrum of industries, sectors, subject matter and discipli....
- MidasTimes -> Small Business Owners Are More Gloomy
Source: WSJ.com | December 8, 2009 To read the full article, visit ....
- MidasTimes -> Fewer Americans Spend Full Year Employed
Source: WSJ.com | December 8, 2009 To read the full article, visit ....
- MidasTimes -> Bank Failure Friday Is Back As Feds Shut Down Four More Banks Last Week
Source: BusinessInsider.com | February 22, 2010 To read the full article, visit http://bit.ly/c869HH....
- MidasTimes -> Report: Chain-Restaurant Slugfest Ahead
Source: BNET.com | August 2, 2010 To read the full article, visit ....
- MidasTimes -> Why an MBA Is a Waste of Time and Money
Source: BNET.com | August 18, 2010 To read the full article, visit ....
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