So many current economic and financial news events affect small businesses. The most important ones that affect small business owners will be discussed here.
When Ben Bernanke was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year, many people were confused and even disgusted. Many people didn't understand Time's choice as Bernanke was blamed, in part, for the collapse of Wall Street in the fall of 2008.
What is the most important financial event of the decade in your opinion?
There have been so many important financial events in this decade that it is hard to choose the top ten. It has been a jam-packed decade of financial events in the United States and around the world, some good, some bad, and all newsworthy.
It's no surprise that the five most popular blog posts on the small business finance website clearly show the concerns of small businesses in 2009. The top concern is how to get financing for their businesses.
Make these five New Year's resolutions about the financial operations of your company and you will prosper in the new year!
The economy remains in recession in the second quarter 2009 though it is easing. The GDP, unemployment, consumer and producer price indexes, stock prices, consumer confidence, consumer spending, and Federal Reserve beige book data are analyzed.
The stock market has been going up for three months. Now there are fears of rising interest rates and inflation. Is the economic recovery real?
Economic indicators, released monthly and quarterly, help us understand the state of the economy. Some of them are the Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Price Index, Unemployment Index, Consumer Confidence, Producer Price Index, and others.
The Economic Stimulus Bill provides tax deductions and credits for small business.
The recession has been devastating to small business owners. This explanation of the evolution of the recession and the role of the stock market and the financial markets may help small business owners know what to do now.
The Federal Reserve is the federal agency responsible for monetary policy. One element of monetary policy is manipulation of interest rates to control the amount of available credit in the economy.
Mortgage-backed securities, better known as toxic assets, are partially responsible for bringing down the U.S. economy into recession. The subprime mortgage crisis started the crisis because banks bought up mortgage-backed securities to the point they didn't have money to loan in the marketplace.
