Everyone is up in arms about the unemployment rate in the US being around 10%. One of the best ways to create jobs is to encourage small business growth. According to the Small Business Association (SBA), small businesses: Represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms. Employ just over half of all private sector employees. Pay [...]
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My Visit to James Madison University
After a couple of awesome presentations at Skidmore College, I was a bit bummed to hear that Professor Wales, my good friend and teacher of the class, had accepted a position at James Madison University in Virginia. I had enjoyed going in to speak both semesters and thought that the two of us had a [...]
Skidmore Round 2
I gave my “Entrepreneurship as a Career Choice” talk again yesterday at Skidmore. Much like last semester, it was an amazing experience. I revised my presentation a bit, and overall I thought I did a good job. More than that though, it’s just an awesome feeling giving a talk and knowing that people are genuinely [...]
Thank You Skidmore!
“Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on Earth”. -Roberto Clemente I mentioned back in August that I was invited to speak to an Entrepreneurship and Small Business class at Skidmore College in Saratoga, NY (about a 45 minute drive [...]
Times Are Changing
Back when I was in high school, we barely used computers. Other than typing up reports and a little bit for research, I don’t think I really needed a computer in any of my non-elective classes. I graduated in 2000. A lot has changed since then. Our sports writer for the Tastefully Driven Lifestyle Blog [...]
