The Art of Raising Capital

By Dean Whittaker Access to capital has long been the key to economic success.  Whether it is from savings, friends and families, venture capital firms, or borrowed from a bank, capital is a key component to economic growth. Recently, I attend a panel discussion by a...

The Rise of Small Businesses

By Vidhan Rana According to the Edward Lowe Foundation’s website, www.YourEconomy.org, the number of self-employed people in the United States has increased from approximately 2.2 million in 1993 to 7.8 million in 2008, an increase of over 250 percent. In that same...

What is Your Website's Personality?

By Jami Miedema As a research analyst, I get to scour through hundreds of websites per week. These sites belong to several different types of companies and organizations, public and private, manufacturing and service companies, small business and Fortune 500, and...

Leadership, Courage, and Faith

By Dean Whittaker Last Wednesday, when my cell phone rang at 4:18 AM, I thought it was my alarm to wake me for my 7:15 AM flight to Lexington, KY.  I was to teach the following day at the Kentucky Economic Development Institute. But, instead it was Delta Airlines...