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How Your Local Economy Really Works – by Mark Lautman

How Your Local Economy Really Works – by Mark Lautman

This was my “Ignite” presentation delivered on April 2010 in Santa Fe,...

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Don’t throw out the incentives with the bath water

Don’t throw out the incentives with the bath water

Imagine Albuquerque without Verizon, Rio Rancho without Intel, or Clovis without the dairy industry. If we got rid of all the economic base employers that took economic development incentives to get them here, our economy would look like Detroit’s. Most of the net new employment growth in our local economies has come from deals that required economic development incentives that were brokered by local economic development...

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10 Inspiring TED Talks for Start-ups

10 Inspiring TED Talks for Start-ups

ReadWriteWeb has posted a collection of inspiring talks for those brave enough to start their own businesses.  Enjoy. Read article here: 10 Inspiring TED talks for start-ups See two of the videos here: 1) “Give Your Customers a Choice” 2) “Be Bizarre, Not...

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Andy Grove: “How To Make An American Job Before It’s Too Late

Andy Grove: “How To Make An American Job Before It’s Too Late

I recently read a great article by Andy Grove on Bloomberg and I wanted to share it here.  Andrew “Andy” Grove is the co-founder and senior adviser to Intel Corp. READ ARTICLE: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-01/how-to-make-an-american-job-before-it-s-too-late-andy-grove.html Photo by: Tony Avelar/Bloomberg...

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