When I look back to the dark days of 2020 and to our current promising economic situation, I must confess that I’m pleasantly surprised. Small businesses around the world were
19-03-2024
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I write a lot about independent workers on this blog, and often bemoan the lack of a social safety net for these folks. That’s why I’m really intrigued to dig
07-03-2024
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I’ll be back in my Zoom room next Thursday and Friday with my colleagues from the International Development Council (IEDC). Starting on Thursday March 7th, we’ll be teaching the latest
01-03-2024
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If you’re looking for a good single source on what’s happening on the ground with the US economy, I can highly recommend the National Association of Counties’ new report, County
21-02-2024
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Earlier today, the Urban Institute hosted an excellent workshop tied to the release of its new report, Federal Small Business Supports, a deep dive into what’s working, and what’s not
13-02-2024
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For the past several years, I’ve had the pleasure of supporting the Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities project, which is led by the National Association of Counties and funded
29-01-2024
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Finding available and affordable childcare remains a huge challenge for caregivers around the US, and the situation has recently worsened thanks to expiration of Federal pandemic era supports for the
23-01-2024
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If you’re looking for a concise summary of what works in workforce development, I can highly recommend a new piece, “Can Workforce Development Help Us Reach Full Employment,†from the
03-01-2024
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Over the past decade, we’ve seen a major revolution in how we work as more Americans opt to work from home or embrace various types of self-employment, freelancing, and gig
18-12-2023
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