Posted by Jim Van on December 22, 2010 under small business | 
This blog is normally devoted to issues and discussions affecting small business on a regional and national level, but this week’s article by Donna Perry in GOLOCALprov is a great example of yet more over-regulation by our state leaders. Turns out that the kid who mows my lawn is going to have to register as a ‘landscape architect’, pay a registration fee, and fork over even more money for a mandatory insurance policy. So much for the $35 I pay him weekly to maintain my cubicle-sized lawn… Read more of this article »
Posted by Jim Van on December 15, 2010 under entrepreneur, small business |
There’s been a lot of buzz about the Knowledge Economy, and how it’s going to save Providence (and the rest of the country) from this economic cycle that seems to keep us on the bottom forever. So, I asked about a half-dozen people that I know and respect to define the Knowledge Economy, and received a half-dozen different answers, which is not surprising, given that it’s such a new concept. Or is it? Read more of this article »
Posted by Jim Van on December 1, 2010 under entrepreneur |
Recently, in a blog that centers on Logicomm’s industry, managed IT services, there’s been some mention about burnout, and how many owners of IT practices are fairly burned out and looking to get acquired by larger competitors, and about how many have not realized the income and growth that they anticipated a few short years ago. Read more of this article »
