A monthly Inuit index shows small employers added just 15,000 jobs in February, Donna Fuscaldo reports. [Fox Business]

Arlene Weintraub examines the business opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act. [Entrepreneur]

The effects of sequestration on the Small Business Administration loan guarantee program have been overblown, writes Scott Shane. [Small Business Trends]

Kay Koplovitz, founder of USA Network and a longtime supporter of startups, has some advice for female entrepreneurs who are seeking venture funding, writes Allison Fass. [Inc.]

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan have different views on being a female executive and work-life balance, reports Betty Liu. [Bloomberg Television]

Gene Marks collects more reading material from the week that was. [New York Times]

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