George W. Bush


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"Technology, especially electronics, is not what you might call my strong point. . . . I mean all I know about computers wouldn't cover a silicon chip."<...  Read story

Read My Lips: No New Ideas

Criticism of George Bush's pandering to big company CEOs instead of small business leaders.  Read story

The Inc. Exit Poll

Early results from a FaxPoll asking readers to identify who they're supporting for president.  Read story

The Talk Of The Inc. 500

Thoughts on the 1992 Inc. 500 conference.  Read story

Bush Supports Small Business Health Plan

June 23, 2004 -- Last week, President Bush offered his support for legislation that would allow small businesses to band together across ...  Read story

New Law Means Stiff Punishment for Identity Thieves

July 16, 2004 -- President Bush signed legislation on Thursday that prescribes serious penalties for identity theft, a problem that he sa...  Read story

Job Growth Is Cloudy in Swing States

August 25, 2004 -- While 28 states reported employment gains in July, seven states viewed as undecided in the upcoming presidential elect...  Read story

Small Biz Still Showing Big Support for Bush

Sept. 27, 2004 -- Both President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential challenger Senator John Kerry have attempted to lay claim to ...  Read story

House Democrats Blame Bush for Small Businesses' Struggles

September 10, 2004 -- President Bush's economic policies are bad news for small businesses, according to the results of a study released ...  Read story

Republicans to Voters: We Know It's About the Economy

September 14, 2004 -- As Republicans wrapped up their speeches at last week's convention in New York City, it's clear that the party deci...  Read story

Congress Extends Popular Middle Class and Business Tax Breaks

September 24, 2004 -- With the presidential election looming, a joint House-Senate committee delivered President Bush an early gift on Th...  Read story

Bush Signs Tax-Cut Bill

Oct. 4, 2004 -- President Bush signed his fourth tax-cut bill in as many years during a signing ceremony at a Des Moines, Iowa, YMCA today...  Read story

What Does a Bush Victory Mean for Small Business

Nov. 3, 2004 --President George W. Bush has won his second term in office after a hard-fought election against Senator John F. Kerry. ...  Read story

Economy Shows Strong Job Growth in October

Nov. 8, 2004 --Maybe the election was all about the economy after all, at least when it comes to new jobs. Following on the heels o...  Read story

Small Businesses Show Optimism About The Next Four Years

Nov. 4, 2004 --Optimism from the business sector spread along with the news that Senator John Kerry conceded the 2004 election to Presiden...  Read story

New Studies Show That HSAs Still Have a Long Way to Go

Jan. 12, 2005 --When it comes to finding ways to offer their workers health insurance, most employers seems to like the idea of health sav...  Read story

President Pushes Small Business Issues

Feb. 7, 2005 -- Small business issues played a central role in President Bush’s fifth State of the Union speech Wednesday night.Read story

Tort Reform Passes, But Groups Still Oppose

Feb. 17, 2005 -- President Bush and business groups earned a victory Thursday, as the Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation limiting c...  Read story

President Signs Revised Bankruptcy Rules into Law

April 21, 2005 --President Bush signed the controversial 500-page Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act into law on Wedn...  Read story

Bush Pledges Boost to Health Care

Feb. 1, 2006 --Amid rising health-care costs for small employers nationwide, President Bush vowed to extend a program of personal tax-free...  Read story

Bush Stumps for Health Savings Accounts

During a visit to Ohio, the president once again expressed his support for HSAs as a way of reducing employer health-care costs.  Read story

Bush Pushes for Tax Relief, Temporary-Worker Program

The president delivered a wide-ranging speech at the SBA's annual conference.  Read story

Bush Makes Case for Temporary Workers

The president described immigrants as vital to the economy, but also pressed for increased border security.  Read story

Small-Business Groups Hail Executive Order on Eminent Domain

President Bush instructed federal agencies to limit the seizure of private homes and businesses.  Read story

Healthy Debate Over Bush Health-Care Plan

Small-business groups and labor advocates clash as opponents say proposed tax breaks will leave more employees without health insurance.  Read story

Report: Employers Take Advantage of Immigrant Workers

The federal government also fails to enforce workers' rights, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.  Read story

Bush's Iraq Veto Puts Minimum-Wage Increase, Tax Cuts on Hold

Both measures, expected to impact small businesses, were attached to a bill that set dates for troop withdrawal.  Read story

California Wildfires Send Business Owners Scrambling

The economic toll from the fires, which have scorched more than 400,000 acres, is still not known.  Read story

Business Groups Attack Stimulus Plan

The president's temporary tax cuts won't help small employers over the long haul, critics say.  Read story

Owners Shrug Off Stimulus Plan

A survey finds most small businesses expect to see little benefit from the $160 billion tax-relief package.  Read story

Small Firms Applaud Bailout

The $700 billion-plus Wall Street rescue package will help free up credit, small-business groups say.  Read story

Veto Delays Community-Bank Relief

May 4, 2007 -- The Iraq war spending bill vetoed this week by President Bush contained a tax-relief measure for small community banks aim...  Read story

Letter From The Editor: Rescuing the Economy

Tax policies should favor, not hurt, entrepreneurs.  Read story

Briefing: March 2003

News and trends, including the Bush dividend, green-eyed Teamsters, fat and happy IPOers, and the throwback jersey rage.  Read story

Office Politicking

In last year's election Bush took Ohio and Gore claimed Oregon. Could a pair of Inc. 500 CEOs have been responsible for that?  Read story

Almost a Tax Plan

The budget deficit is deadly serious. Tax reform should be too.  Read story

Back to the Future

The tax cut makes this Bush look very Reaganesque.  Read story

The Business Year That Was

As the earth completes yet another revolution around the sun, it's time for reflection. What did you learn about the state of the entrepreneurial union in 2003?  Read story

Candidates at Work

Surviving campaign photo ops.  Read story

Unexpected Benefits

More people will start companies, thanks to health savings accounts.  Read story