Business Groups Attack Immigration Bill
Critics say the new Senate measure amounts to amnesty and will lead to higher taxes. Read more
Edward M. Kennedy
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Immigration's New Rules
Senators ranging from Democrat Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts to Republican Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced today that they had reached a deal on compr... Read more
Senate Defeats Minimum Wage Hike
March 8, 2005 -- Efforts to attach minimum-wage increase proposals to legislation designed to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy law were d... Read more
Unhealthy Benefits
Hold on to your wallets. Read more
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 more
Learning to Love Nancy Pelosi
Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority? Read more
Deja Vu All Over Again
Summary of the mandated benefits debate and the uncertain outcome both locally and nationally Read more
Minimum Wage Increase Stalls in Senate
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 more
Small Business -- And The Nation -- Win A Very Big One
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 more
The Stakes In The '86 Elections
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 more
Open the Gates
Reasons why immigration may be the most effective way to boost the economy. Read more
Storming the Hill
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 more
Small-Business Tax Cuts Tied to Iraq Funding Bill
President Bush promises to veto the legislation, which sets a timetable for troop withdrawal. Read more
Business Groups Protest Iraq Bill
The groups want Congress to consider a minimum-wage increase and tax cuts as separate legislation. Read more
Minimum Wage Debate on the Horizon
June 17, 2004 -- With worries about many low paying jobs having already been lost abroad, Congress will consider whether those left behin... Read more
The Obama Administration: Now What?
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 more
Aah, Those Were The Days
Inflation topping 15%, the prime nudging 20%, and business failure rates skyrocketing. When it came to starting a company. . . Read more
What Health Care Reform Means for Your Business
The House of Representatives has passed a sweeping health care bill. Here's what it means for you. Read more
Wooing Small-business Votes
DEMOCRATS ARE MOVING SLOWLY IN RETHINKING POLICIES AIMED AT THE SMALL-BUSINESS SECTOR. Read more
Congress Hears -- And Forwards -- A Message
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 more
Massachusetts Businesses Still Reeling from Floods
Record rainfalls have caused days of disruption and millions in property damage. Read more
Getting To Inbox Zero
How to stop drowning in e-mail. Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet doesn't blame you for tweeting when you get to inbox-zero. "It feels good getting to th... Read more
Business Groups Push for New Immigration Bill
Calling the bill a "work in progress," groups in Washington say they support the overall reform effort. Read more
Senate Rejects Pro-Union Bill
The so-called card-check bill, opposed by business groups, would have made organizing unions easier. Read more
Small Business Not Left Out of Health-Care Reform
With the possible adoption of a national exchange program comes the benefits of buying in bulk. Read more
Nobel Prizes Aren't Enough
Better support of small company R D will help us lead the world in innovative products as well as basic research. Read more
Senate Agrees to Take Up Health-Care Bill
Democrats are expected to make a strong push against the legislation allowing association health plans. Read more
Not For-Profit
Profile of a start-up not for-profit youth service corps. Read more
Protectionist Paranoia
Reagan and the Democrats either don't understand free trade or have started believing their own pap. Read more
States Grapple with Wage Issue
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 more
What's The Difference Between Politicians And Cottage Cheese?
Not much, at least from a marketing standpoint. And that's where David Sawyer comes in. Read more
Minimum Wage: Whither Mitt?
The federal minimum wage rose 70 cents today, to $5.85 an hour -- the first step in a two-year march to $7.25 an hour. Government figures cited by the Ass... Read more
The Kerry Pitch
Yes, John Kerry is your soul mate. Read more
Cracks in the Melting Pot
Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas. Read more
In Norway, Start-ups Say Ja to Socialism
We venture to the very heart of the hell that is Scandinavian socialism—and find out that it’s not so bad. Pricey, yes, but a good place to start and run... Read more
The Happiest Workers in the World
Inc. 's editor-at-large examines the results of a recent Inc. Gallup survey that suggests worker confidence is good. Read more
Now I Know My Abcs
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 more
"being Dead Is Bad For Business"
A growing number of businesspeople are looking beyond the survival of their own companies -- and becoming outspoken participants in the nuclear arms debate. Read more
The Anti-marketers
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 more
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