Archive for October, 2008
The Last Typewriter Repairman
Every business day, as he has done for the past 49 years, Paul Schweitzer, 69, travels the streets and skyscrapers of Manhattan making “house” calls, carrying his black leather tool bag by his side. Schweitzer, who insists on wearing a suit and tie while on his rounds, is one of the last of his kind: [...]
Largest Solar Thermal Storage Plant to Start Up
A few weeks from now, the Andasol 1 solar thermal power plant in Andalucía, Spain, will begin charging the largest installation built expressly for storing renewable energy (other than the tried-and-true hydroelectric dam, of course). Heat from the solar thermal power station’s 510 000-square-meter field of solar collectors will be stored in 28 500 tons [...]
5 Reasons This Election Matters
Barack Obama and John McCain gave us their positions on issues relevant to small business. Here’s where they stand on other important issues.
To see the candidates’ stances on health care, taxes, the SBA and immigration, click here.
BARACK OBAMA
Budget and Economy: Obama promises to cut taxes for the middle class and eliminate income taxes for [...]
Rescue Package Hostile to Small Business?
The American Small Business League, a nonprofit organization that represents small businesses across the nation (100,000 by its own count), today expressed fears that the revised $700 billion financial rescue package being considered in Congress this week could allow the federal government “to completely ignore the federal government’s small business contracting goals,” according to a [...]
