Economy

New podcast on the Economy

by satkinson 8/5/2008 12:33:00 PM

Listen to How the Economy is Affecting the IT Market

Click on the below graphic to listen to my colleague, Kneko Burney, discuss how the latest economical indicators are affecting today's overall IT market. It is a good listen and you can also listen to it on your iPod. Enjoy!

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Business IT | Economy

Interesting Trends on Social Micro Loan Sites, Could Benefit Small Businesses

by satkinson 6/24/2008 3:09:00 PM

There are a growing number of online websites that provide a network of lenders to support loans for small businesses. Now these sites are interesting because it is not banks or financial institutions loaning the money, but everyday people like you and me. This is not only cool because it gets the banks out of the equation, but the people lending the money can also track the progress of the company and can feel very involved in the success of that company it lended the funds to. Some of these sites are microloan sites for personal loans and some are specific to projects or small businesses. Borrowers can state their case or cause and hope that a lender will bite. There are several different business models out there with these sites, but all are interesting! Here are a few of the interesting sites that I found:

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Cool Business Gadgets | Economy | Finance, Banking, & Insurance

Recent Survey Results on the Economy

by satkinson 6/23/2008 8:54:00 AM

Compass Intelligence recently interviewed 1,382 Business IT decision-makers in the United States and interestingly enough here are some of the results and highlights:

Most decision-makers are not optimistic about the economy
More than 50 percent of IT Business decision-makers believe the economy is not affecting their business now
Decision-makers are very worried about the economy within the next 12 months
The upcoming presidential election is not expected to bring optimism to the economic conditions overall