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Small Businesses: What’s All the Fuss About?

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Anyone and everyone is talking about small businesses. They’ve been in the news as of late, thanks to Capitol Hill, with the recent JOBS act, talks of tax cutsĀ and what plans the presidential candidates have to help small businesses. Obviously,…

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Washington’s Love Affair With Small Businesses: The Truth Behind the Pick Up Lines

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As of late, Washington has fallen in love with small businesses. Like a girl with a school yard crush, politicians just can’t seem to stop talking about them. But what does all this talk mean? What’s the reality behind the…

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Is Washington Making the Right Investments for Small Businesses?

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From creating jobs to providing essential services, small businesses lie at the cornerstone of the American economy, and the government is finally giving independent enterprises their proper due. New legislation such as the JOBS Act and proposed tax cuts has…

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Small Business Tax Cuts on Debate in DC

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Democrats versus Republicans: which party’s tax plan is better? Over the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans alike have proposed different tax cuts, which are supposedly meant to help small businesses. As tax season sneaks up on small businesses all…

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Your Small Business and “Startup America”

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  We’ve all spent a lot of time lately watching the recent conversations and changes going on in the legislation impacting small business. Obama has an agenda: to create a “Startup America”. However, all this can get confusing. Where does…

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Introduction to the JOBS Act 101

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Small businesses are finally getting the attention they deserve. The House of Congress recently approved the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by an incredibly wide margin of 390 to 23, reports the New York Times. This shows signs of…

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