| This Week's Top Story | | | Policy The decades-old perception that small businesses oppose raising the federal minimum wage is changing | | More Top Stories | | | As President Obama's deportation deferral program gets going, attorneys are urging businesses to prepare for a rush of new applicants and for current employees who falsified work authorization | | | A new report shows that Gen Y workers are more likely than the average U.S. worker to seek independence by studying to be entrepreneurs and working at small companies | | | Online startup Ditto seeks the middle ground between upstart eyeglass e-tailers and established brands | | | Shmaltz Brewing won national acclaim without producing its own beer. Now it's finally opening its own brewery: in Brooklyn | | | With lobster prices so low, Maine is spending big money to market the crustacean to a wider audience of diners | | | Individuals building businesses will accomplish more if they understand what drives their decisions, Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck co-author Richard J. Harrington says | | | This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. | | This week in Small Business | | Efforts to raise the minimum wage have long been opposed by small business advocacy groups. But as U.S. income inequality has widened and economic studies have challenged the notion that increases suppress employment, small business owners and lobbyists are turning up on both sides of the debate. Also on tap: hear from lawyers who expect young immigrants to flood small employers. Learn why Gen Yers are more likely than the average worker to study to be entrepreneurs and to work at small ventures. Meet the brains behind a craft beer brand that outsources production and a startup seeking the middle ground between upstart eyeglass e-tailers and established brands. Finally, catch a chat with the co-author of Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, who elaborates on the importance of self-awareness. Enjoy. –Nick Leiber | | | Advertisement | Small Business Resources | Advertisement | |
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