North Carolina's Rural Prosperity Task Force and the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center have both suggested two very different states in North Carolina: the thriving urban areas and the stagnant rural areas. Both agencies recommended using the North Carolina Community College...

This article describes a race neutral policy proposal designed to increase business formation and success rates for young urban African Americans. The proposal suggests using local governments' taxing authority, in a manner analogous to tax increment financing, to create financial incentives for...

Financial distress by definition threatens a company’s viability. Entrepreneurial and start-up entities are particularly vulnerable to this threat. Yet, much of the discussion following the recent recession focuses almost exclusively on financial institutions and “too-big-to-fail”...