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Abbot's Vaccine Order Is Just as Oppressive as Biden's: Neither Political Is Willing To Tolerate Deviation From the One Business Policy He Thinks Is Best Oct. 20, 2021
As recently as late August, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said private businesses in his state were free to... Read More
Brilliance Creates a Company; Structure Runs It Oct. 14, 2021
Q: My husband has a brilliant mind, and he created a startup tech company. It has been growing and h... Read More
September 1, 2021 Sep. 01, 2021
Dear Annie: I am a small-business owner with two small children. My husband is stationed in Iraq. I... Read More
Murphy's Law and the Entrepreneur Aug. 24, 2021
"My spouse and I recently decided to start a business designing knapsacks for children. We've got a ... Read More
The American Labor Crisis Has Hit All the Small Businesses on This One Street Aug. 10, 2021
PITTSBURGH — It's 4:30 in the morning, and Raymond Mikesell's alarm has gone off. Within an h... Read More
So Long, Low Price Aug. 06, 2021
His name was Leonard Kaplan, and he died a week ago at the age of 91 in Alpharetta, Georgia, far fro... Read More
How Bourbon Rose From a Humble Grain To Embody American Exceptionalism Jul. 20, 2021
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. — About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus cor... Read More
Big Business Loves Big Government Jul. 07, 2021
Politicians say they pass laws to "protect Americans from big business." People like hearing that. M... Read More
The American General Store is a Symbol of Enterprise and Exceptionalism Jul. 06, 2021
BUCKSTOWN, Pa. — The Duppstadt's Country Store, sitting high on a plateau along the Lincoln Hi... Read More
Why Are Republicans Agreeing to Send Armies of IRS Agents After American Small Businesses? Jul. 02, 2021
If you wanted to find the group getting the rawest deal in 2021 America, you might start with small-... Read More
Should You Hire a Contract Manufacturer? May. 11, 2021
"I'm a retired engineer who is spending his Golden Years designing new household products. "I've obt... Read More
When Worlds Collide: Seller Financing and SBA Loans May. 04, 2021
"I read your recent column on selling a business and found it very useful when someone approached me... Read More
Don't Wait for Friend to Be a Partner Apr. 29, 2021
Q: I had a perfect idea for a friend and I to start a business together. We are both very organized,... Read More
On Freedom and Entrepreneurship Apr. 20, 2021
Last week's column — in which I gave my readers a (perhaps too) candid look into what I person... Read More
When We Emerge From Our Foxholes Apr. 13, 2021
Like just about everyone else right now, I'm wondering what life is going to be like once enough Ame... Read More
Use Talent for a Midlife Career Change Apr. 01, 2021
Q: I am 50 and was the founder and sole worker of my own local business. When I decided to move out ... Read More
Our Business Dreams Have Been Altered Mar. 19, 2021
DR. WALLACE: My friend and I are both 18 years old (soon to be 19!), and we graduated together from ... Read More
My Stimulus Money Mar. 17, 2021
DR. WALLACE: My mom and dad are going to get another stimulus check from our government soon, and th... Read More
Should You Hire a Business Broker to Help Sell Your Business? Mar. 16, 2021
"I run a small manufacturing business. We have only one product, but it's a doozy; even during the p... Read More
February 16, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
Dear Annie: For 10 years, I have had an unwritten business partnership with a woman 26 years my seni... Read More
