Small businesses: characteristics, challenges, and growth strategies
Small businesses are the backbone of American economy. They are easier to start, minimum capital is required and if, they succeed, the economy reaps benefits more than it does when the entrepreneur was working as an…
Interest Rates, Welfare Economics, Public
According to the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union, the current (as of June 1, 2005) interest rate on a loan to a successful small business, for an amount between $5,000 and $500,000, for a term of between one and five…
Chernobyl liquidators: roles and experiences
Chernobyl was, arguably, the worst nuclear disaster in history. There were many cleanup people - called liquidators - who worked at the plant after the disaster and who ended up dying or getting very sick from the radiation. This paper explores Chernobyl, but also the possibility of a nuclear incident in the US and how it would be handled.
Neumark-Sztainer, D. Story, M. Ackard, D., Moe,
Neumark-Sztainer, D. Story, M. Ackard, D., Moe, J., & Perry, C. (2000). The "family meal": views of adolescents, Journal of Nutrition Education, 32, 329-334