Archive for March, 2010
Tapping Revolving Loan Funds for Business Finance
March 24th, 2010I recently returned from a regional Economic Development Administration (EDA) meeting in Philadelphia where the National Association of Development Organizations (www.nado.org) sponsored a roundtable discussion of local revolving loan fund (RLF) operators. EDA has funded these RLFs for decades, and their quality and local impact can vary wildly. Some have become key investors in local […]
The 3/50 Project: A New Approach to Buying Local
March 17th, 2010Lots of communities around the US are hoping to encourage their residents to do more local purchasing and to support local retail businesses. The problem is that these efforts generally do little more than use the bully pulpit to support Buy Local efforts. There’s nothing wrong with these well-meaning efforts, but they could be even […]
Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction
March 15th, 2010I’m just finishing up Barry Lynn’s new book, Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction. As usual with Barry, it’s a provocative and different look at what’s happening to small businesses in the US. The basic gist is this: as large firms build global supply chains, they gain the market power needed […]
Welcome to the EntreWorks Blog
March 11th, 2010This is a new and exciting effort for us. EntreWorks has been producing a regular e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insights, that takes a quarterly look at economic trends and other policy issues impacting the world of economic and workforce development. Our blog is designed as a supplement, allowing us to provide more regular commentary, to […]
EntreWorks Blog
March 10th, 2010The EntreWorks Blog reviews the latest thinking and the newest ideas on what’s happening in the worlds of economic and workforce development.