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Welcome to Main Street Morning, The Washington Post’s daily collection of news affecting entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with a special focus on policy and government.
Here’s what’s affecting my small business, my clients and other entrepreneurs today.
Washington
The Obama Administration steps in to help end the Verizon strike.
Three states are down to just one Obamacare insurer and Massachusetts’ insurers are suffering red ink because of the legislation.
The Economy
Manufacturing employment rose in April after following sharp declines in February and March.
The Elections Trump forecasts a “ not very good relationship” with British Prime Minister David Cameron and challenges London’s new mayor to an IQ test. People Why even if your employee is a skinhead, you cannot be not the judge of his personal beliefs. A flight attendant is charged with taking 1,500 mini-bottles of liquor. An employment lawyer tackles whether employees should be banned from sending emails after-hours. Bossbabe’s Alex Wolf demystifies what Millennials really want. An injury impact report details the most frequent workplace accidents. Why working at a wastewater treatment facility is as gross as you’d think it would be. Why unprecedented overtime expansion is likely to send business leaders into payroll damage control. Management These are the five biggest threats to business right now. Warren Buffet makes a massive bet on Apple. Tesla is accused of exploiting cheap labor to make its factories. These are the business advantages of getting mobile office containers. Entrepreneurs A once homeless business owner gets $5,000 to expand her company. Retail Amazon says it will start selling its own private-label groceries , diapers, and more. Walmart’s mobile wallet app rolls out to nearly 600 stores in Texas and Arkansas. Restaurants Applebee’s may be playing with fire with its $75 million menu overhaul. Sales […]
