Former President Bill Clinton spoke to the franchise industry at the IFA Franchise South Expo last week and endorsed Barrack Obama’s economic stimulus bill (formerly know as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). President Clinton feels that the effects of the stimulus package will start being felt as early as 15 months, but [...]
Fri, February 20 2009 » business opportunities, campaign 2008, current events, franchise convention, franchise expo, franchising event, franchising information » No Comments
This may be the most important presidential election for many voters (and not just the young voters either!). According to the polls, Obama has anywhere from a 5% to 11% lead over McCain. Check out this USA Today Presidential Poll Tracker, which is a graph of all the polls taken since January 2008. If there [...]
Mon, November 3 2008 » campaign 2008, current events » No Comments
The 2008 presidential campaign has seen a record amount of advertising and campaign contributions. But who is contributing the most to the McCain and Obama campaigns? Here is a list of the top contributors to the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates.
Barack Obama
John McCain
University of California
$909,283
Merrill Lynch
$359,070
Goldman Sachs
$874,207
Citigroup Inc
$296,151
Harvard University [...]
Fri, October 31 2008 » campaign 2008, current events, financing » No Comments
Barack Obama or John McCain, who will do the most for small business as the President of the United States? With so much rhetoric and mischaracterization of the opposing candidates positions, it can be very difficult to discern who stands for what, and who would be better for small businesses and franchises. Here are some [...]
Tue, October 21 2008 » business opportunities, campaign 2008, current events, franchising, income tax, small business » 1 Comment
