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Trump Selects Ben Carson to Lead Housing and Urban Development
Donald Trump has officially chosen retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As a retired neurosurgeon, Carson possesses the intelligence to resolve complex situations with timely solutions; life or death scenarios that are not unlike those of the housing ecosystem in gravity and intricacy. Carson will be able to apply the capability he displayed in the medical field to housing, possibly originating innovative solutions to the problems affecting America’s cities.
Carson’s appointment to lead the revitalization of American cities has been viewed by many as another case of the president-elect’s unconventional approach. Can Ben Carson positively impact American housing?
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Women Entrepreneurs: Alternative Business Credit Using Homeownership
It’s undeniable that women entrepreneurs hold tremendous potential for success and the American economy. Entrepreneurial women are starting over 1,100 businesses a day and women-owned businesses have increased 27.5 percent from just 2007 to 2012, currently numbering at 10 million, according to the Census Bureau.
However, this tremendous growth is eclipsed by the dire conditions with which women-owned businesses are faced. Here are two stark truths: 91 percent of women-owned businesses have no employees other than the owner and 88 percent of women-owned firms do not surpass the $100,000 revenue threshold.
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