Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Small businesses across America are struggling in the current economic tsunami. With small firms creating some eighty percent of new jobs for the past two decades, we look at how small businesses are fairing, hear the “David vs. Goliath” challenges they face in gaining federal contracts, and explore what some creative local entrepreneurs are doing to survive.
Guests
- Manny Hidalgo Executive Director, Latino Economic Development Corporation
- Nora Partlow Owner, St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (Delray/Alexandria,VA)
- Eddie Velasquez Owner, DeJaBel Cafe
- Lloyd Chapman President, American Small Business League
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