As the Owner and CEO of a small business, I have learned valuable lessons about running an effective organization. You learn quickly that you need to be able to budget and make decisions that benefit both your company and your employees. However, one of the most concerning issues facing American small businesses is the current […]
If you want to know about the major issues facing small business a new survey by the National Small Business Association makes it clear. The top two are ones that I know well; the cost of healthcare and the amount of time I spend just trying to figure out regulations. When I testified in Washington,
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If you knew you were going to get a big influx of business would you be more likely to hire people. If you had a handle on where interest rates were headed might you think about getting a loan for new equipment? If you thought the economy was going to improve would you launch a
You might think that the numbers say it all but I believe we need to look deeper. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), there are 27.9 million small businesses in the United States and they make up 99.7% of U.S. employer firms. These businesses employ about 50% of the country’s private sector workforce. For
If you don’t mind a huge generalization, I believe that small business owners are an upbeat and positive group. You have to be to start and run a business especially during uncertain economic times. This week when the National Small Business Association (NSBA) released its Year- End Economic Report for 2015, the results were interesting.
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I am not much for resolutions. But, in the spirit of the New Year I would like to offer one that makes a lot of sense for small business owners. First, here is a little history. Over many years small business owners have been working to get some certainty about tax credits and deductions. Some
I am not talking about holiday shopping. I am talking about “shopping” for your business. Last year, I like many individuals waited, and waited and waited for word about the expired tax extenders. Just in the nick of time, tax extenders were approved. Of course by that time many did not have time to shop.
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Are you confused by all the changes in the Affordable Care Act? Are you tired of trying to navigate the complexities of buying health insurance coverage for employees? Have you seen an increase in premiums? If you, like me, are a typical small business owner you probably answered yes to all of the above. We
When comes to what is important to small business different sources come up with different answers. They are all valid, just different. When the National Small Business Association asked small business owners about the number one concern the response was taxes followed by access to capital. Seems reasonable and having just returned from NSBA’s Washington
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It’s almost April 15th. In fact it’s right around the corner so it should be no surprise that many small business owners are thinking about taxes. OK, let me be even more blunt- owners are dreading the thought of taxes because in takes time and money! Here’s a couple of interesting statistics. According to NSBA,
