Is California’s economy too big to fail?

This piece by Moria Herbst of Business Week ask the question, and details the problems in California.  Should the state ask the government for help?

Purdue hosts China, Indiana Business Forum

“A symposium examining business opportunities and challenges in China and India will be held March 28 at Purdue University’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Discovery Park. The university says the event is designed to provide insight into how the two countries relate to the global economy. The Consul General of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, Ping Huang will be the keynote speaker.”

A Pay Crystal Ball

What is your MBA really worth?  This question was asked in a recent Business Week article on the value of the MBA from the country’s top 45 graduate programs.

AIT Named Small Business of the Year

Indianapolis-based AIT Laboratories (AIT) has been named the state’s 2009 Small Business of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

Sales & Marketing: Traing the Young Guns

Understanding Gen Y Sales Reps. From INC magazine.

A program at MIT offers a window into the minds of Gen-Y sales reps

December Small Business Loans exced $20 Million

The US SBA Indiana discrict combined efforts with 29 local partners to loan more than $20 million dollars.

Economic Data and Reports from the US Govt.

The Economic Report of the President, 2009 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers and transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government.

The Economic Report of the President includes:

1. Current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income, and Federal budget outlays; 2. Employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force; 3. Annual numeric goals; 4. And a program for carrying out program objectives.

Also included is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of Congress as set forth in section 10(d) of the Employment Act of 1946 as amended by the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.

The Economic Report of the President is available on GPO Access at:<http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop>.

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Timeline of the Financial Crisis

http://www.stlouisfed.org/timeline

We have posted a timeline of events and actions for the credit crisis. The site has timeline of market events and Fed and other government agency actions with links to the official source documents. The website also contains links to relevant economic data and important government agency websites. The site will be continually updated, along with additional content features in the next few months.

100 Best companies to work for

Check out Fortune’s 2009 list of top 100 companies to work for.

Credit Crunch Burning Solar Industry

Here’s an article from Fortune:

http://greenwombat.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/12/03/credit-crunch-burning-solar-industry/

CEO offers advice for upcoming financial woes

An article in the Exponent about Rick Smith’s (CEO of Equifax) recent visit to Purdue.