U.S. House of Representatives


House Passes Small Business Health Fairness Act

July 28, 2005 --The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would allow more small businesses to afford health insur...  Read story

Measuring Clout

If small business can help Boeing, why can't it help itself?  Read story

Verizon, EBay, SMBs Hail House Vote vs. Internet Tax

Merchants and small businesses who sell and buy via eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) got a piece of good news on Tuesday: The U.S. House o...  Read story

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 story

The Corporate Blotter;

Los Angeles may be on the cutting edge of the trend to hold corporate executives criminally responsible for workplace deaths. But presecutors and legisla...  Read story

Report: Business Owners Regaining Confidence in the Economy

Hiring and sales commissions are up, though concerns about health care persist.  Read story

NFIB Appoints New Director of House Lobbying Team

June 9, 2005 --A lobbyist who has successfully pushed issues of tort reform on behalf of small businesses has been named director of feder...  Read story

Not Exactly Beach Reading But...

Inc.'s editor recommends three books on business and management for people who usually balk at these topics. Also covered is a pending bill that may increase...  Read story

President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?

Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his...  Read story

Safe Specs

The way the security-industry experts see it, if you're a small-business owner, Internet security is your problem. Not your IT department's problem...  Read story

The Dot-Com Congressman

Jared Polis sold his company for $780 million at the height of the first dot-com bubble. Now the serial entrepreneur has won a Democratic seat in Congress.  Read story

House Passes Small Business-Friendly OSHA Bills

July 14, 2005 --A package of legislation that aims to bolster small businesses' clout in challenging Occupational Safety and Health Admini...  Read story

Ed Zschau

"I had an awful lot to learn about business . . . I had the conglomerate mentality -- the view that, if you just build one product for one market, you weren'...  Read story

Company's Legal Woes Cause Trouble for Another Firm

The CEO of Louisville, Ky.-based iGate recently pleaded guilty to bribery.  Read story

Growing Companies

Hardee's Food Systems Inc. and Boddie-Noell Enterprises Inc. were the original fast-food businesses in Rocky Mount, N.C. But as the two began to develop i...  Read story

Cut Your Health Care Costs Now

Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools.  Read story

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