Small businesses across the Gulf coast have been brought to a screeching halt because of the BP oil spill. Now, those businesses have nowhere to turn but to BP.
Archive for June, 2010
BP: The only game in town
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Working on the Waterfront
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Aided by technology—and self-employment—a growing number of people are actually working from the beach. Seriously.
Your own personal $129 cloud
Saturday, June 26th, 2010Daniel Putterman is a data junkie.
Battling back after business drops
Saturday, June 26th, 2010When Joe Phillips was 22, he asked a cute girl named Heather to a Psychedelic Furs concert but stood her up at the last minute — he had second thoughts about dating a girl who was only 16 and his boss’s daughter. Joe and Heather laugh about it now: They got married eight years later, and Joe climbed the ranks in his father-in-law’s architectural firm while Heather focused on their four children.
What We Don’t Know About Small Business Lending
Saturday, June 26th, 2010The House just approved a $30 billion fund to help banks lend to entrepreneurs. But officials say they’re unsure how much would reach the target
Regululatory Alerts Item – Pesticide General Permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) System
Saturday, June 26th, 2010On June 4, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of draft permit and notice of public hearings regarding Pesticide General Permits (PGP) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) System. The PGP regulates discharges to waters of the U.S. from the application of biological pesticides, chemical pesticides that leave residue, and the following pesticide use patterns: flying insect pest control, aquatic weed and algae control, aquatic nuisance animal control, and forest canopy pest control. When the rule takes effect on April 10, 2011, any operator with a point source discharge resulting from the application of pesticides will be in violation of the Clean Water Act if those discharges are not covered under an NPDES permit. Comments must be received by July 19, 2010.
Israel’s Kibbutzim Shift From Red to Green
Saturday, June 26th, 2010As they drift away from socialism, the collectives are launching eco-conscious businesses
Special Report: Green Energy
Saturday, June 26th, 2010Elizabeth Warren: Why Credit Is Still Frozen
Saturday, June 26th, 2010The congressional TARP watchdog says there’s no evidence that the $700 billion bailout boosted lending to small business
Big Changes in Business Loan Approval Process
Saturday, June 26th, 2010
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