Other Economies

WHAT STARTED OUT as a way for Cindy Twomey to keep her young daughter’s hair from falling in her face has turned into a successful and growing business. By Brian McClimans, BUSINESS WRITER Oakland Tribune…

Governors and mayors find themselves in similarly dire fiscal circumstances, with significant deficits forcing them to cut programs and raise taxes, but they’ve yet to jointly present their concerns to Congress.

Indiana is caught up in a war between the states that shows no signs of abating as business incentives nationwide are bid to ever-higher levels. By: Ted Evanoff, and Michele McNeil Solida Indianapolis Star News…

Hoque considers PacifiCall a good example of the right use of Act 221, the state’s high-tech tax-incentive law. "It’s really about creating innovation and job creation in the tech sector," he said.

”An entrepreneur’s ability to do business is based upon the perception of customers,” he said. ”If a customer perceives the area as being populated by workers incapable of performing high-tech tasks, that hurts business. The beauty of the Internet is that you can be located literally anywhere in the world and provide services,” he said.

Lawmakers and tax officials in 30 states enter the New Year seeking legislative approval for the first major overhaul of the nation’s complex sales tax structure in nearly four decades. By Patrick J. Walsh, Special…

California losing $200 million or more annually on Net sales SACRAMENTO — As states across the country struggle with budget deficits in the billions, many officials are beginning to eye sales taxes on online shopping….

"We need the universities and community colleges looking, acting and thinking like entrepreneurial organizations," he said. (See the text of this article for links to some of the creative programs underway here in Montana- Russ)

Next, he’ll visit technology-rich areas around the country — Pappas named Boston, North Carolina, Austin, Michigan, Georgia and Silicon Valley — to learn from their accomplishments and mistakes. "You can create an environment that encourages entrepreneurial activity," Pappas says.

Sixty-nine percent of Kentucky businesses use computer technology to handle some of their business functions, but only 36 percent use the Internet and little more than 20 percent have a website, according to a report…