Entrepreneurship and Small Business - Embassy of the United States
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ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES<br />
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE / JANUARY 2006 / VOLUME 11 / NUMBER 1<br />
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/journals.htm<br />
CONTENTS<br />
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS<br />
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Introduction<br />
HECTOR V. BARRETO, ADMINISTRATOR, U.S. SMALL<br />
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION<br />
How <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong>es Contribute to U.S.<br />
Economic Expansion<br />
DEREK LEEBAERT, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT,<br />
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY<br />
<strong>Small</strong> businesses contribute significantly to <strong>the</strong><br />
U.S. economy in innovation, in adaptability, <strong>and</strong> in job<br />
creation for women <strong>and</strong> minorities, as well as in distressed<br />
areas.<br />
<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> in U.S. History<br />
CHRISTOPHER CONTE, FREELANCE WRITER AND FORMER<br />
EDITOR AND REPORTER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL<br />
<strong>Small</strong> businesses built <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> in <strong>the</strong> country’s<br />
first century; even today Americans hold high regard for<br />
small businesses, whose flexibility has provided lessons<br />
for big business.<br />
Government’s Role in Encouraging<br />
<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />
STEVE STRAUSS, LAWYER, AUTHOR, TELEVISION<br />
COMMENTATOR, AND USA TODAY BUSINESS COLUMNIST<br />
To encourage small business expansion, governments<br />
should make capital more accessible, facilitate business<br />
education, promote entrepreneurship, reduce<br />
regulatory burdens, <strong>and</strong> protect intellectual property.<br />
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American Bankruptcy Laws:<br />
Encouraging Risk-Taking <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
NATHALIE MARTIN, DICKASON PROFESSOR OF LAW,<br />
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO<br />
Unlike laws in most o<strong>the</strong>r countries, U.S. laws aim to<br />
eliminate shame from bankruptcy <strong>and</strong> encourage those<br />
who fail in business to make ano<strong>the</strong>r try.<br />
So You Want to Start Your Own<br />
<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />
PHIL HOLLAND, FOUNDER OF YUM YUM DONUT<br />
SHOPS INC. AND CHAIRMAN OF MY OWN BUSINESS INC.<br />
Starting a small business requires, first,<br />
self-examination, <strong>the</strong>n crucial decisions about what<br />
good or service to sell, how to get financing,<br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r to have a partner, <strong>and</strong> how to write a<br />
business plan.<br />
<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong>es at Work<br />
MICHAEL JAY FRIEDMAN AND BRUCE ODESSEY,<br />
STATE DEPARTMENT STAFF WRITERS<br />
Flickerwood Wine Cellars: A Family <strong>Business</strong><br />
TLC Adcentives: A Woman’s Recipe for Success<br />
Timberline Tractor & Marine: Providing Services to<br />
<strong>the</strong> World<br />
LYNKA: Operating a <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> Overseas<br />
Radio One: A <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> That Grew Large<br />
Bibliography<br />
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Internet Resources<br />
eJOURNAL USA<br />
Economic Perspectives / January 2006