Blog entries

Create Jobs for Innovators, or for Regulators?

tarkenton — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:17:42 +0100

I believe very strongly that one of the most prominent problems
affecting business in America is hyper-regulation from the government.
Of course, without showing ways in which regulations unnecessarily
increase business c...

Alaska Governor Gets It Right

tarkenton — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:05:06 +0100

It’s very simple common sense that two things our country needs
right now are jobs and domestic energy sources. Conveniently, there’s an
easy way to help improve our situation in both regards, just by
following through on...

Silver Bullets Don’t Solve Social Problems

tarkenton — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:54:48 +0100

Our lives are all made up of countless facets that combine in unique
ways to make us, us. Society is no different. The economy isn’t a single
machine; it’s the sum of millions of people making billions of
decisions every ...

Be Disruptive!

tarkenton — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:38:27 +0100

Technological breakthroughs have a way of completely upending the way
we live—and that includes the business world, too. The most successful
businesses of the next century—and the fastest growing sectors—won’t be
the same...

What Tom Coughlin Can Teach You about Business

tarkenton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:58:29 +0100

As we head into Super Bowl week, football is on everyone’s minds.
Hundreds of millions of people will be watching the game—whether for the
football or just for the commercials! But just because it’s a football
game doesn’...

For Big Companies, Change is Hard and Slow

tarkenton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:59:43 +0100

One of the most important things any business needs to do in order to
survive in the long term is reinvent itself. Every day, you have to be
open and willing to change, never letting yourself get locked into a
single way ...

Small Manufacturers on the Rise

tarkenton — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:24:32 +0100

Manufacturing is on its way back in America. Growth in this sector is
great news for America, and especially great news for small business
people.