Will The Real Small Businessman Stand Up?
Unfortunately, he can't, because he doesn't exist, although everyone claims to speak for him these days. Read story
Unfortunately, he can't, because he doesn't exist, although everyone claims to speak for him these days. Read story
Critics say the new Senate measure amounts to amnesty and will lead to higher taxes. Read story
March 8, 2005 -- Efforts to attach minimum-wage increase proposals to legislation designed to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy law were d... Read story
Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority? Read story
Summary of the mandated benefits debate and the uncertain outcome both locally and nationally Read story
What is the most important piece of small business legislation yet enacted in our life-time? My vote goes to the Small Business Innovation Development Ac... Read story
Citing a lack of protections for small businesses, Republicans block a measure to raise the federal minimum wage without including tax cuts for employers. Read story
This month, all eyes are on the Senate, where a Democratic victory would put business interests on the defensive. Would this be the end of the Reagan revolut... Read story
Reasons why immigration may be the most effective way to boost the economy. Read story
Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the v... Read story
President Bush promises to veto the legislation, which sets a timetable for troop withdrawal. Read story
June 17, 2004 -- With worries about many low paying jobs having already been lost abroad, Congress will consider whether those left behin... Read story
The groups want Congress to consider a minimum-wage increase and tax cuts as separate legislation. Read story
Barack Obama campaigned on an agenda of change -- from increased financial oversight to health-care reform. But with an economic crisis that shows no signs o... Read story
Inflation topping 15%, the prime nudging 20%, and business failure rates skyrocketing. When it came to starting a company. . . Read story
DEMOCRATS ARE MOVING SLOWLY IN RETHINKING POLICIES AIMED AT THE SMALL-BUSINESS SECTOR. Read story
Eighty-one United States senators have joined to sponsor (not just vote for) a "Small Business Innovation Research Act of 1981." We have previously report... Read story
Record rainfalls have caused days of disruption and millions in property damage. Read story
Calling the bill a "work in progress," groups in Washington say they support the overall reform effort. Read story
The so-called card-check bill, opposed by business groups, would have made organizing unions easier. Read story
With the possible adoption of a national exchange program comes the benefits of buying in bulk. Read story
Better support of small company R D will help us lead the world in innovative products as well as basic research. Read story
Democrats are expected to make a strong push against the legislation allowing association health plans. Read story
Profile of a start-up not for-profit youth service corps. Read story
Reagan and the Democrats either don't understand free trade or have started believing their own pap. Read story
Oct. 5, 2004 --In Maine, where the minimum wage is already well above the federally mandated level of $5.15 an hour, the state plans to ra... Read story
Not much, at least from a marketing standpoint. And that's where David Sawyer comes in. Read story
Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas. Read story
Inc. 's editor-at-large examines the results of a recent Inc. Gallup survey that suggests worker confidence is good. Read story
A growing number of businesspeople are looking beyond the survival of their own companies -- and becoming outspoken participants in the nuclear arms debate. Read story
The president of the American Business Conference would have us think that the organization represents the elite of America's growth companies. Think again. Read story
The best mail-order catalog in America is put out by people who hate to sell, never use the word 'new,' and make customers pay for the privilege of ordering Read story
PBA was an airline in disgrace. Peter Van Arsdale had two weeks to save it. He did. Then the next disaster struck. Read story
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