Small+Business

=Small Business and the American Economy:= (Open Mon, 28 Feb through Sun, 6 Mar). Last week, president Obama visited Cleveland to speak to business leaders- especially about promoting the growth of small businesses. Small businesses are seen as the key to creating good paying private sector jobs that will enable workers to make a decent living. What small businesses are you familiar with ? What sort of job do you hope to have when you start making a living ? What can government at the local, state, and national level do to help small businesses get started, grow, and hire more employees ? This topic is also meant to relate to the Career Activities that you'll soon have rescheduled with the guidance counselors.

__**Small Business Topic Resources:**__

COSE- Council of Smaller Enterprises. A Resource for Northeast Ohio Small Businesses.

Jump Start Inc- A Non Profit Organization dedicated to helping launch small businesses hoping to take good ideas to market.

U.S. Small Business Administration- The Federal Government version of Jump Start