The first question every voter should ask when evaluating a candidate By Brian Hamilton My dad never graduated from high school. He used to tell me: “Brian, talking ain’t doing.” Despite not having the fancy degrees that many of us hold, my father instinctively knew the importance of action. One of our better presidents, Teddy […]

by Brian Hamilton, opinion contributor – 01/10/26 2:00 PM ET President Trump this week took to social media to signal a shift in the national conversation about housing, announcing plans to ban big investors from buying single-family homes. It’s about time. At the peak of the pandemic, almost 5 percent of homes were being purchased […]

Merry Christmas. The economy is recovering. In assessing our economy or, really, any economy, you want to know if the economy is growing, that there are enough jobs for people, that people can borrow at reasonable rates and that the dollar you hold today is worth about the same as it did a year ago. […]

A man who was formerly incarcerated is on a mission to redefine how people think about jerk seasoning with help from nonprofit Inmates to Entrepreneurs. NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter looks at how they’re Making a Difference.

Barry Mattson, a combat veteran and the CEO of the Brian Hamilton Foundation, joins WRAL on Veterans Day to discuss his experience leading organizations that support fellow service members.

Military.com | By Nick Mordowanec | Published October 31, 2025 Barry Mattson represented his country in the U.S. Air Force and Army. Since his military days, he’s used his experience in community building and humanitarian efforts to pay it forward to the next generation of aspiring business owners and job seekers. Mattson’s leadership as part […]

Disraeli said there are three lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Of course, he forgot the last lie: anything having to do with politicians. North Carolina was recently named the best state in the nation to do business and, at the same time, the worst state in the nation to work. How can one state hold both of […]

For US startups, the past few days have felt like whiplash. President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee threw founders and their employees into chaos, and a fresh proposal to overhaul the visa lottery has left founders fearing they can’t compete with deep-pocketed Big Tech companies for talent. Now, some young companies have frozen hiring as […]

Here we go again. Another policy that lands hardest on the people least able to absorb it: entrepreneurs and small businesses. Last week, the President issued a proclamation requiring a $100,000 payment for each new H-1B visa petition. The intent is to protect American jobs. That’s a worthy goal, but if you subtract out politics and look […]

Brian Hamilton is one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs and a leading expert on entrepreneurship. Today, Hamilton serves as chairman of software company LiveSwitch. He is known for his pioneering work in fintech, his advocacy for small businesses, and his commitment to criminal justice reform. As the founder of Sageworks (now Abrigo), America’s first fintech company, […]