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TwitterIt’s understandable that this tough economy makes it tougher for some people to take a vacation. Indeed, as noted in an August 4 Wall Street Journal story, it’s particularly hard on the self-employed.In a piece titled “For the Self-Employed, It’s an Endless Workweek,” Sarah Needleman makes three key points:• In this recession, competition for freelance work has intensified, and made it even harder for many solo entrepreneurs to get away on vacation.• While on vacation, many self employed stay in contact through mobile devices in case of a business emergency.• One piece of advice is to build a network with peers, so you have someone who can temporarily fill in for you.The entire piece is worth reading.Raymond J. KeatingChief EconomistSmall Business & Entrepreneurship Council
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High-Tech Immigrant Entrepreneurs
July 27th, 2009 
admin Immigrants are critical to the well-being of the U.S. economy. And that most certainly includes immigrant entrepreneurs.Earlier this month, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy released a new study by David Hart, Zoltan Acs, and Spencer Tracy, Jr. titled “High-tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States.”Among the findings of a survey of “rapidly growing high-impact, high-tech companies” were:• “We find that about 16% of the companies in our sample had at least one foreign-born person among their founding teams.
Be Your Own Boss – Entrepreneurial Training for Veterans
June 12th, 2009 admin Perhaps you saw the article today in the Florida Times Union, talking about the lack of job opportunities for veterans. Here is an excerpt from the article:Jacksonville is a good place, employers figure, for companies looking to hire veterans. For military veterans looking for work, though, sticking around the area doesn’t seem to be in the cards. About 30 companies showed up at a military-focused job fair Thursday looking for veterans who had worked on ship engines, guarded perimeters or were just used to showing up on time for work.The event at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium was the largest nonmilitary-affiliated, veterans-focused job fair held in the city this year.
Sponsorship/Donations Needed for Veterans/Service Disabled Veterans Entrepreneurship Class!
June 3rd, 2009 admin Two Inexpensive Laptops NeededThe Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida (UNF SBDC) has received funding from WorkSource to run two classes to teach up to 40 veterans and service disabled veterans how to run their own businesses. These classes will provide participating veterans with strong exposure to business basics while they research and complete a business plan for their new venture. We are providing classroom space,book and handouts as well as business plan software.
