US News and World ReportApril 5, 2012 Families and small businesses pick up the tab for egregious tax loopholes exploited by corporations By Joseph Rotella, Dennis Van Roekel Some politicians might believe that “corporations are people,” as former Gov. Mitt Romney declared last year. At tax time, however, corporations enjoy better treatment than ordinary folks. […]
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April 4, 2012 By Frank Knapp Jr. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Health law helping small businesses I agree with Ben Homeyer’s comment that “our health-care system is broken” (“Business can help craft better health law,”March 26). However, I do not agree with his negative opinion of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). On behalf of the
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Published on April 3, 2012 By Adrienne Burke | SmallBizVote Many news outlets this week are speculating about how a Supreme Court decision to throw out the Affordable Care Act could affect election results. Regardless of how the Court’s decision helps or hurts the incumbent or his GOP opponent, overturning Obamacare would be a disaster
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Published on April 2, 2012 By Frank Knapp, Jr., Vice-Chairman, American Sustainable Business Council | The Hill’s Congress Blog The Supreme Court has now completed its three days of hearing on provisions within the Affordable Care Act (ACA),or “Obamacare” as even the president’s reelection campaign is now calling it. Opponents of the ACA will continue
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Published on March 23, 2012 By Adam Beam | The State A House panel in the S.C. Legislature Thursday approved a $59 million-a-year tax cut for small business owners. The bill – one of seven tax reform bills that House Republicans hope to pass this year – would cut the tax rate that small business
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Published on March 23, 2012 By Lisa Allen, The Deal Pipeline As Congress readies to send a package of measures promoting capital formation by startup companies to President Obama, proponents of a provision allowing Internet crowdfunding suggest it will revolutionize capital-raising for smaller companies. The crowdfunding measure is part of a bill that among other
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Published on March 15, 2012 By Eliza Newlin Carney | Roll Call As the Senate prepares to take up the House-passed Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, a popular proposal to free up capital through “crowdfunding” has pitted consumer advocates against entrepreneurs. The idea behind crowdfunding is simple: Instead of going to a bank for loan, a
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You still have time to kick SC solar industry into high gear Act Now!! Vote is at 3:00 today The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce supports H.3346, which provides for a 35% state tax credit for the installation of solar energy equipment in commercial buildings. We believe that this legislation will greatly help
Published February 16, 2012 By Ashley Byrd | South Carolina Radio Network A bill headed to the Senate floor pits a larger multi-national company and insurance interests against a group of small businesses in the state. Business owners on both sides crowded Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Wednesday, state senators amended and approved H. 4042
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Published February 13, 2012 on CNBC President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget proposal, released today, follows through on some of the promises he made in his State of the Union address last month to help small businesses create more jobs, and reduce barriers to manufacturing in the U.S. The proposed budget also calls for raising hundreds
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