The Venture Edge

Now there’s a negative way to start a post! But I believe in facing the facts; let me explain. Today on the news shows, people were talking about how the government has to incentivize entrepreneurs tostart businesses and businesses in general to hire more people. Some talking head on CNN actually proposed that if the government would simply subsidize one new job for every small business and that business had to keep the person for 5 years, we could get rid of unemployment. Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it?

If you're like most people, you're probably  tired of the negative campaign ads and slogans, the partisan sniping, and debates that don't answer the question, how are we going to fix this mess?  I know I am.  If you only depended on ads and the sound bytes you get in the news, you'd have a hard time trying to decide whom to trust.  I'm not going to presume to tell you how to vote in this election.  What I am going to say is that it's very important that you study the issues and vote as an informed voter. If you don't vote, you really have given up your right to complain about what you get after the election.

There's been a lot of talk lately about how the government needs to do everything possible to support small businesses with special lending funds (like the $30-billion fund currently under consideration by Congress), tax breaks, and more. Why? Because, as many politicians tell us, small businesses are "the engine that creates two-thirds of all new jobs."