Entrepreneurs and small businesses are important to economic recovery. This we hear on the news regularly. But what is being done to help entrepreneurs or at least to cut through the red tape that hinders their progress. We’ll look a bit today at the state of entrepreneurship what’s involved and how things can be improved. So whether you are an entrepreneur or just know or work for a few, we encourage you to read this. Do entrepreneurs get the support they need?

Policy & Politics

Young entrepreneur shut down by police in small town. Our communities may need small business owners and entrepreneurs to take the lead in tough economic times, but these teenagers were shut down for running a bake sale netting a couple hundred dollars because the kids lacked a permit that would have cost several hundred dollars leaving some to wonder whether the response was warranted. Yahoo! News

Could government tinkering endanger economic recovery? It could, according to a growing chorus of critics opposing the ongoing $600 billion pump priming operation in the face of what seems to be rising retail sales and other indicators of a sluggish but ongoing economic recovery? Kudlow’s Money Politics

New small business owners in Congress. Will the new legislature in Washington D.C. have a better understanding of the plight of small business owners and entrepreneurs, admitted by all to be key players in ongoing economic recovery. It should since, according to a recent survey, 33 of the newly elected representatives heading for Congress this term are small business owners or entrepreneurs. Check out the breakdown. You’re the Boss

Finance

Report shows changes in angel investing. Looking to angel investment for your startup capital? There are some trending changes in the market you may want to be aware of before you start chasing these investors and their cash for your next venture. Investors are spreading less money over more companies and investing more in late stage startups. Grow Smart Business

Characteristics of the trophy investor. Gaining the right financial backing for your business means knowing how to target the perfect investor. This is the investor with the proper knowledge, resources and skills to identify choice opportunities and create value and success. To target the best investors for your next business, know the characteristics of the trophy investor to better pursue the best opportunities for funding your business. Startup Professionals Musings

The software for people who don’t like accounting. Certainly, Quickbooks is the leading software for small business financial records today and remains a (fairly) easy to learn and operate technology for the budding entrepreneur and small business owner. But for that small business person for what almost any kind of accounting is a complete revelation an even easier solution may exist. You’re the Boss

Management

Building flexibility with virtual assistants. Sometimes growing your company isn’t about building staff, something which adds greatly to your overhead cost. It can, instead be about creating flexibility that allows you to keep costs low while expanding services where needed to accommodate a client. Matt Manfield takes us on a tour of the new temporary, virtual staffing solution that keeps costs low while meeting all customer needs on time. Matt About Business

Giving your team members what they want. Creating and maintaining a well-organized creative and effective team is an important part of any entrepreneurial or small business venture. And whether they are full-time or part-time, working in close proximity or spread around the world, creating an atmosphere where the best teamwork can take place, remains the key. Here are eight things your team members absolutely need to deliver their best work. ProjectSteps

Entrepreneurship

Lessons from the front line. Andy McLoughlin, co-founder of Huddle, a company specializing in online collaboration, shares the lessons he has learned in bringing his vision from a bedroom workspace and two founders to a 60 employee global company based in London and San Francisco. Youngentrepreneur

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