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Posted August 25th, 2011 by John Arensmeyer
Heidi Kallet had to sign away her life, so to speak, to achieve the American Dream. Despite the dismal economy, the Virginia small business owner was ready to open her second stationery store and hire some new staff. Although Heidi’s business was booming, credit for small businesses had dried up and she couldn’t get a [...]
Posted April 15th, 2011 by John Arensmeyer
by John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO: Small Business Majority For months it seemed the new 1099 reporting rules in the health care law were destined to bounce from one chamber of Congress to the other without lawmakers finding a solution to the requirement that would mire small businesses in mountains of paperwork – if it went into [...]
Posted April 8th, 2011 by John Arensmeyer
The big news of the day is the government shutdown. Although most of the focus is on what this means for the country and the political gamesmanship involved, the little guys often get lost in the shuffle. It’s those people who often times pay the biggest price. Our national policy director, Terry Gardiner, knows personally [...]
Posted March 21st, 2011 by John Arensmeyer
It’s hard to keep up with what’s happening with healthcare reform these days. The new law is complicated. The debate is heated. And entrepreneurs are busy running their businesses, making it hard to stay on top of it all. We’re here to shine some light on the situation. The fact is that the Patient Protection [...]
Posted March 8th, 2011 by John Arensmeyer
The countdown to tax day is on and it’s safe to assume you’re either gathering receipts and scrambling to fill out forms or putting off the inevitable for yet another day. Either way, when you do sit down to scrutinize every last detail in your attempt to keep as much of your profits this year [...]