[[Category:Internal]]{{Infobox_McNair_ProjectMcNair Topic Areas | image = American-City-Business-Journals-corporate-office.JPG <!-- First need to upload file. Then change name. --> | caption = Small Business Offices in the United States <!-- change caption as appropriate --> | name Topic Area Name= Project for Small Business <!-- This corresponds to project name --> | owner Team Members= Dylan Dickens <!-- self explanatory --> | members = Carlin Cherry, Dylan Dickens <!-- self explanatory --> | start_date = 06-01-2016 <!-- can also use "start = mm-dd-yyyy" --> | end_date = <!-- can also use "start = mm-dd-yyyy" --> | status = Active <!-- status can only be active or on hold or terminated --> | deliverable = Issue Brief, Blog Post, Wiki Page, Academic Paper | primary_billing Primary Billing= Dr. Edward Egan <!-- can also use "billing|Keywords= none" -->Small Business, Entrepreneurship | relevant_resources Caption= Women Small Business Offices in Entrepreneurship SQL <!-- can also use "resources = none" -->the United States | skills_needed Image= Writing, Database Construction, Wiki Maintenance <!American-City-Business- can also use "skills = none" Journals-corporate-> | audience = General Public, Entrepreneurs, Policymakers | keywords = Small Business, Entrepreneurship, SBA, office.JPG
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==Summary==The McNair Center's Project for topic area on Small Business is the concerted effort to inform the public on the details of small business, the best practices for maintaining and or growing one, and how government regulatory and supporting bodies effect them. Particular interest is granted to educational blog posts and wiki pages to spread information, and investigative research concerning the [[Small Business Administration]]. =Projects Outline=
==Completed Work==
==Works Work in Progress==*Carlin CherryA [[Small Business Development Ecosystem of Houston| Portal]] on resources for small business owners.*[[Dylan Dickens]]'s [[Women in Entrepreneurship Houston SBA Loans (2016Blog Post)| Blog Post]] Issue Brief concerns on the roles loaning practices of the Houston SBA office. *An [[The Affordable Care Act and relations Small Businesses (Academic Paper) | Academic Paper]] detailing the effects of women in the Affordable Care Act on small business. businesses*The [[Small Business Information PageResearch]] represents the current educational wiki page concerning small business.*[[Small Business Data]] A page compiling data on Small Businesses.
==Future Work==
*[[(Blog Post) Best Practices for Small Business|A Blog posts post]] concerning best practices for small business Small Business on the McNair Blog.*An [[SBA Investigation (Report)|investigative academic paper report]] taking a look at the financial activities of the [[SBA|Small Business Administration]].*A [[What's Killing Small Businesses? (Blog Post) | Blog Post]] describing the governmental and societal factors that are causing small businesses to fail*An [[Government Regulations affecting Small Businesses(Academic Paper) | Academic Paper]] detailing the effects on small businesses directly caused by specific government-issued regulations [[Category:Small Business]]