Cleveland State University, a CEOs for Cities partner, hosted President Obama and members of his cabinet for a forum on small business growth. The President chose Cleveland for its outstanding work in transitioning from a rust-belt economy to a tech-belt economy. The Winning the Future Forum on Small Business…

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This Thursday, I will be hosting another Shop 52 Small Business Seminar.  My Shop 52 seminars provide education and resources to small business owners and individuals interested in opening their own small business.   This one will focus on how small businesses can…

In his State of the City address yesterday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg promised to tamp down the little signs of public disorder:  squeegee men, graffiti, turnstile jumpers.  

"It all begins with public safety, the bedrock of society that makes economic growth possible. Today, according to FBI statistics,…

The top 10 metro areas according to median income of Inc. 5000 look like this:

Grand Rapids
San Antonio
Baton Rouge
Houston
Kansas City
Sarasota
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Hartford

There are certainly some surprises on this list.

The Inc. 500 of fast-growing businesses lists these metro areas with the most companies on the list:

Washington, DC,  39 companies (explained by having government contractors supplying a war)
New York, 31
Atlanta, 29
Chicago, 27
Los Angeles, 26
Dallas/San Francisco, 20
Boston, 18
Miami, 14
Philadelphia/Seattle, 13

Here's the…