For too long, America’s small business owners have been deliberately ignored by a federal government that’s elbowed its way into their affairs, essentially becoming an undesirable partner in their operations. Their earnest pleas for affordable health care for their families and employees went unanswered, as did their calls for tax reform and less regulation, red […]
It takes a lot of courage to start a small business. It takes even more courage to stick with it during tough times like these when the nation’s financial structure is wobbling, uncertainty fills the air and even the basic principles of free enterprise are questioned by anti-business politicians. Although the sinking economy has threatened […]
Got your eye on a new way to expand your business? See a sure move to beat competitors? Today, you and lots of small business owners are eager to seize opportunities to grow, create jobs and capture market share. But that big cloud of uncertainty hanging over Washington, D.C., stops you dead in your tracks. […]
Although the presidential campaign is increasingly clogging the nation’s news outlets with partisan tit for tat, there’s a nasty political struggle in Europe these days that should be getting equal air time for it could affect Americans’ lives even more than November’s election results. Across the Atlantic, some nations are facing bankruptcy. Unemployment is rising, […]
The IRS needs money. It’s struggling to get by on about $12 billion a year, an agency official told Congress, warning that insufficient funding prevents adequate enforcement. The result is a $400 billion “tax gap” caused by some taxpayers under-reporting what they owe. Washington’s solution? Give revenuers more money. But a better use of […]
The solution to America’s biggest challenge is small — small business, that is. Most Americans know and understand the only way to put the national economy back on its feet is to put people back to work. But that simple message has gotten muddled in the pandemonium that’s engulfed candidates of both parties in their […]
Long hours and hard work comes with owning a small business. Few entrepreneurs would have it any other way. It’s the price they pay to live their American dreams. But not everyone welcomes overtime and extra effort to get the job done. The IRS, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson reported to Congress recently, is suffering […]
President Barack Obama is preparing, once again, to ask Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling — this time for an additional $1.2 trillion to feed the ever-mushrooming federal government debt. Any American small business owner who asked a bank to borrow money this way — always asking for more while not proving any ability […]
A new year offers the perfect time to dream about the future and set new goals and resolutions. If your plans include starting a new business, the best place to start is with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The agency remains committed to providing access and opportunity to Americans who are — or who want […]
While creeping along in holiday traffic on the way to grandma’s house for the holidays, take comfort that despite detours and fender benders, you’ll eventually get there. For millions of American small business owners, arrival at their final destination — success — is not assured. The way is often blocked by complex federal regulations and […]