
Michael Manahan regularly writes articles and blog posts about business, entrepreneurship, careers, personal finance, economics and other topics of general interest. You can find those articles and posts at his website.

Yahoo Finance Features Michael Manahan and The Polk Institute Foundation
As featured on Yahoo Finance. “You’re not too young, you’re not too old, you’re not the wrong color or the wrong gender; anyone can be an entrepreneur,”

Why I Hate Fox News!
Well if the title to this article got you to read it, then great. But really, when you think about it, hating a news channel seems to

The Real Reason Politicians Love Increasing the Minimum Wage
In the debate over minimum wage, I have long wondered why politicians are so eager to support minimum wage increases. I understand business. An increase in minimum

Quoted on MoneyGeek.com on Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest in the Market?
Recently the personal finance website MoneyGeek asked me to answer some questions related to paying off your mortgage. Following are my responses. Pay off Your Mortgage or

Indeed.com Doesn’t Do the Job
The problem with many online services is that they are so eager to provide every bell and whistle with their service, they forget to manage some of

The Application of Sales Tax in the U.S. and How It Differs From Value Added Tax
My colleague Dr. Cenap Ilter and I have been researching accounting for taxes other than income tax and the implication on financial statement presentation. The Financial Accounting

Power Pack Your Resume with Demonstrations
If you perform a web search (I always recommend using Bing for your web searches) you will find hundreds of websites, videos and books that explain how

Understanding Customer Behavior and Market Dynamics
Bob and Sally (changed for confidentiality purposes) decided to get into the travel business. Even though they both knew the travel business is very competitive, after doing

Ten Logical Arguments Against the Minimum Wage
Minimum wages are a touchy subject. If you object to increasing the minimum wage, you are immediately branded as a person who is oppressing the poor and

The Truth About Corporate Income Tax No One Is Telling You
Some years ago, then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made the statement that “corporations and the wealthy must pay their fair share.” She was, of course, referring to

Super Shout Out to Gusto Payroll Service
Somewhere I heard that if you have a happy customer, that happy customer will tell one other person. However, if you have an unhappy customer, that person

Why Did it Take Seven Months to Fix a Mistake on My Credit Report?
Years ago, I watched the 2013 report by 60 Minutes on credit reporting agencies, and the reported “40 million mistakes” on personal credit reports at the three