Inc magazine's FreshInc blog has a post today about San Francisco and its outlook as a business center. Our future looks good – despite high cost of living and not so business-friendly politics. Why?
The reason, more than anything else, is that the city continues to
attract and retain a uniquely talented group of people who love the
place and are unlikely to leave. Many of these people own or work in
small business. This is one reason why the city survived the dot-com
downturn, which wiped out more than 10% of its jobs, without collapsing
a la Detroit or like New York in the 1970s.
Read the whole post here.
August 17, 2006
New Geography: A Future for San Francisco
Fresh Inc blog
Posted by Joel Kotkin
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.