A revealing survey of small business owners was released yesterday by U.S. Bank. The survey was conducted in only 36 states with the over 3200 sample including sole proprietors through businesses with fewer than 100 employees. Unfortunately the survey also included 3% of businesses with over 100 employees, not my definition of a small business.  […]
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Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations rated extremely business-friendly by local small entrepreneurs South Carolina female business owners more optimistic about their financial future than their male counterparts. South Carolina small business owners give lowest ratings to state and local governments’ training and networking programs. Columbia, SC- May 9, 2012—South Carolina ranked among the top small
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What do the small business owners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, Nevada and Colorado have in common with those across the country? On political demographics and opinions on some important issues apparently a lot. Earlier this year a national survey of small business owners commissioned by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and
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There are approximately 12,600 registered lobbyists in Washington (including one of the newest– Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia’s son Eugene). Spending on lobbying activities last year was about $3.3 billion according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Much of all this lobbying power has recently been aimed at convincing our elected and non-elected officials that
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I know that I pick on these guys relentlessly but every once in a while they produce some good information. I’m talking about the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) or in this case the NFIB Research Foundation. The Foundation released a new study, Small Business, Credit Access, and a Lingering Recession. William J. Dennis
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On regulations, taxes and money in politics…”We’re not like them“ Columbia, SC—A national poll shows the opinions of small business owners differ dramatically from the advocacy of big businesses and multinational corporations.  The results of the national scientific poll were released over the past four weeks by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance
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Published February 5, 2012 By MARCELLA S. KREITER |Â United Press International We’ve all heard the arguments: Regulations are strangling U.S.businesses. It’s been a staple in the Republican playbook for years. Buta funny thing happened last week. The American Sustainable Business Council, the Main Street Alliance and the Small Business Majority released a survey blaming the
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The Hill’s Congress BlogFebruary 1, 2012 By Frank Knapp, Jr. With Congress back in session, the Senate will have several bills to consider that seek to make it nearly impossible for federal agencies to implement regulations. The REINS Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and the Regulatory Accountability Act have already passed in the House.
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National poll finds 78 percent of small businesses say regulations needed to protect small businesses from unfair competition, level playing field with big business; 86 percent see regulations as necessary part of a modern economy Washington, DC – Small business owners say their main concern is weak customer demand, not regulations, according to independent opinion
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Tomorrow the U.S. House Committee on Small Business holds a hearing featuring the results of a Gallup poll conducted in October last year. The title of the hearing is The Path to Job Creation but the better title might be The Path to Deceiving Congress.  The issue is the role government regulations play in
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