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Inc.com | by Michael Alter | Mar. 31, 2009 With all this economic gloom and doom, business owners are no doubt finding it a challenge to stay positive. What some might not realize, though, is that along with the challenges of a downturn comes huge opportunity. When times are good, it’s easy to overlook problems [...]

The Wall Street Journal | by Martin S. Roth & Richard Ettenson | Mar. 23, 2009 As Western companies struggle to navigate the worst economy in generations, here’s one piece of advice: Look at places where volatility is business as usual — emerging markets. In these countries, companies have learned they can’t just hunker down [...]

On March 9th President Obama’s executive order reversed the Bush administration’s long-standing restrictions on using federal funds for embryonic stem cells research and authorized the destruction of live human embryos in medical experimentation. The administration ignored the promising results from adult stem cell therapies. It reopened a Pandora’s box of bioethical concerns and raised vocal [...]

BusinessWeek | Suzy & Jack Welch | Mar. 16, 2009 Welch told the Financial Times the emphasis on shareholder value is “misplaced.” In this Q&A, he puts his comments in context On Mar. 12, the Financial Times ran a front-page story with the headline “Welch Denounces Corporate Obsessions.” The article, which generated widespread reaction in [...]

The Wall Street Journal | by Yaron Brook | Mar. 14, 2009 Ayn Rand died more than a quarter of a century ago, yet her name appears regularly in discussions of our current economic turmoil. …her magnum opus, “Atlas Shrugged,” is selling at a faster rate today than at any time during its 51-year history. [...]

American Thinker | by Randall Hoven | Mar. 12, 2009 I think I have it figured out, roughly. And I’m ready to assign blame. If my narrative is not exactly true, it is a hypothesis that appears to fit the facts. This particular hypothesis is conspiracy-free, although I still think something is really fishy about [...]

Inc.com | by Norm Brodsky | March 2009 It requires conquering your fears and making the right choices. Many business owners won’t do either Fear can be a motivator, but it can also lead you into bad decisions, particularly in times like these. I have no doubt that a lot of business owners have spent [...]

It may come as a surprise that US companies pay the highest taxes in the world. Yes, you read that right! American businesses, large and small and across all industries pay from 35% to 41.6% of their income in combined state and federal taxes. The 41.6% maximum rate is scheduled to rise to 46.2% in [...]