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Senate Votes to Include $30 Billion Lending Fund in Small Business Aid Package
The controversial amendment is now part of a bill that could go before the Senate next week.
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Financial Reform and You
Small business appears a few times in the bill making its way through Congress, but could feel the biggest impact where it's not mentioned.
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Small Businesses Fight Offshore Tax Havens
Multinational companies use tax havens to avoid $37 billion in taxes -- money that could be spent on a small business lending fund.
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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.
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Senate Votes to Rescind FCC Ruling
The U.S. Senate voted to rescind new FCC regulations that would a... Read more
Uncle Sam Takes on Internet Marketing
So far, companies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook have been allowed to "self-regulate" their marketing practices. This means that companies are large... Read more
Untaxed Competitors
Congratulations on a fine article. You failed to mention, however, that business activity by nonprofit groups was the subject of hearings by the House Wa... Read more
New Patent Laws to Favor First-to-File
Congress is on the verge of passing the first patent reforms in 60 years. This may not be good news for small business. Read more
The Intel Hacking
According to Intel's annual report, the company was the Read more
Are Venture Capitalists Small Business Owners?
Do today's cash-wielding, yacht-navigating venture capitalists qualify as small business owners? Can a startup that's received tens of millions of dollars... Read more
A Senator's Exit Interview
As he prepares to leave Congress, Senator Bob Bennett of Utah reflects on his life in business and in politics. Read more
Digital Signature Bill to Give E-Commerce a Boost
This week both chambers of the U.S. Congress approved legislation that outlines national standards for electronic record keeping and gives digital signatu... Read more
How Far to Trust Digital Signatures
A law passed in 2000 makes electronic signatures as binding as written signatures. Read more
Warner's Senate Bid
Mark Warner, the wireless entrepreneur who served as Virginia's governor, announced today in a web video that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate seat b... Read more
Businesses Could Foot the Health Care Bill in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, there's good news and bad news on the health-care front for small businesses. The good news is that the Massachusetts' Senate and House ... Read more
In Congress We Trust
I bring good news to those of you who feared Congress made a lot of promises but did nothing this past year: it did something! I stumbled across small but... Read more
Quiz: The Year in Entrepreneurship, 2010
Take Inc.’s end-of-year quiz to see what you remember, what you missed, and what you want to forget about in 2010. Read more
When Republicans Fight A Tax Cut
Today the House of Representatives is to vote on a short-term fix to the Alternative Minimum Tax, the system set up in 1969 to capture revenue from millio... Read more
The Bill In Congress To Censor Fraud Sites
It sounds like a well-intentioned bill. The U.S. House of Representatives has a piece of legislation making its way through (it passed the Financial Servi... Read more
Bailout Fallout
Earlier today, the House of Representatives balked at the Paulson bailout plan, prompting the Dow to drop 777 points. Writing on his New York Times ... Read more
House Approves 2 SBA Bills (With A "Nay" From Ron Paul)
International traders and micro-businesses seeking assistance from the Small Business Administration got a potentially big boost on Tuesday when the House... Read more
The SBA's 2008 Budget, Half Full
A couple weeks ago it looked, to the untrained eye, like Congress was heading toward an appropriation for the Small Business Administration, one that plac... Read more
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
Related Terms: Depreciation The Accelerated Cost Rec... Read more
Multiple Employer Trust
A Multiple Employer Trust (MET) is a group of ten or more employers who form a trust in order to minimize the tax implications of providing certain types ... Read more
Hardware Goes Green
With energy costs rising and data center servers using more energy, technology makers are giving businesses a choice of more energy-efficient hardware. Read more
Spreading the Wealth Around
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
Getting In on the E-Signature Game
Over the centuries, signatures have come in many forms, from a simple mark to a copperplate John Hancock to the imprint of an intricately carved ivory sea... Read more
Getting In on the E-Signature Game
Over the centuries, signatures have come in many forms, from a simple mark to a copperplate John Hancock to the imprint of an intricately carved ivory sea... Read more
Bush Says Wage Hike Likely
In his press conference this afternoon, President Bush made headlines by replacing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He also praised the nation's grow... Read more
Change in Congress
Expect a new cast of characters serving on the small business committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the next Congress. Republicans ... Read more
Privacy Concerns Continue to Dog Facebook
Several U.S. Senators and the Federal Trade Commission are looking to regulate Facebook and other social networking sites. How does that affect you? Read more
The Daylight Savings Time Computer Glitch
It may not impact as many of the world's computer systems as the Y2K bug, but don't let your business be caught off guard – or off by an hour -- by the ear... Read more
Stimulus Bill Meets Resistance -- And Not From The GOP
Republicans aren't the only ones in the House digging in their heels on the Obama-Pelos... Read more
Board of Directors
Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley A corporation is a... Read more
2009: A Tough Year to Sell a Business
A look at some businesses that were put up for sale in 2009 and how they fared. Read more
Will the Bailout Help You?
It's the $700 billion question on everyone's mind -- and nobody has a real answer. To understand whether the money will start flowing again, it's important t... Read more
Inc.com Daily | Entrepreneur News
Google's +1 button, Windows 8, Rep. Weiner's alleged Twitter pic, the fate of the immigrant entrepreneur, and what else you need to know today. Read more
MEMS the Word
MEMS, which is short for micro-electro-mechanical systems, may be almost too small to see, but they could play a big role in the future. Read more
MEMS the Word
MEMS, which is short for micro-electro-mechanical systems, may be almost too small to see, but they could play a big role in the future. Read more
Small Business Loan Breaks Extended Until May 31
The Small Business Administration's popular loan adjustments program gets another eleventh hour cash infusion. Read more
Let's Get Rid Of The Corporate Income Tax
Politicians talk boastfully about taxing wealthy corporations, when they are really just using smoke and mirrors to obfuscate the issue. Read more
UPDATE: The Clock Still Ticks For Earmarks
Earlier this month, Rep. David Obey, the Democratic chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, sent his Republican colleagues a letter that forced a ... Read more
Earmark Ban Heads To Senate, On The Candidates' Backs
The possible moratorium on earmarks in the House of Representatives that I Read more
Report: Business Owners Regaining Confidence in the Economy
Hiring and sales commissions are up, though concerns about health care persist. Read more
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