Weak GDP and "Build Back Better"; IRS surveillance update; Senate anti-trust bills; supply chain solutions, Halloween & holiday sales.
Troubling Small Biz Pulse Surveys; Senate "Big Tech" bill harms small biz; IRS bank-tracking scheme; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act."
Opposition to IRS tracking all transactions over $600+proposed changes to 20% deduction; kudos to SEC on new Capital Raising Navigator Tool.
Census Bureau weekly data shows tough times for small biz; Facebook outage lessons; virtual Entrepreneurship Exchange on Weds Oct 13.
New SBE Council/EY Quest study ranks economic harm of Biden tax hikes; why proposed new IRS funds/reporting are bad for small biz.
SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures in $3.5T package; new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax credit info.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Asheesh Agarwal on his recent op-ed at The Hill: "Will US emulate China's tech takedown?"
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How DOE proposals to limit use of online education hurts vets, innovation & our economy.
National Small Business Week; large tax hikes for small biz in $3.5T package; new American Edge poll shows where voters stand on "Big Tech."
Impact of Biden vaccine/testing mandate; proposed small biz retirement plan requirements; Census Bureau's Small Biz Pulse Survey.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri Sept 10, 2021
August jobs data; $3.5 trillion spending bill & Senator Manchin's WSJ op-ed opposing the bill; more on step-up basis elimination.
Tragic events in Afghanistan, tax impact for small biz of $3.5T budget and double death-tax, 5G LinkedIn Live with AT&T Business on 9/1.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri Aug 20, 2021
House vote on $3.5T package & impact on small biz; new SBA data on self-employed & wealth creation; flawed Biden prescription drug plan.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri Aug 13, 2021
Raymond J. Keating, chief economist, SBE Council: New SBE Council tax survey; implications for small biz of $3.5 trillion spending package.
On heels of Senate infrastructure bill passage, latest SBE Council small business survey shows great concern about possible tax increases.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri Aug 6, 2021
A tale of two infrastructure packages, implications of each for small biz, and the "pay fors" for each; small biz tax hike concerns.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri July 30, 2021
Biden vaccine/testing guidelines; Washington Times op-ed on healthcare; infrastructure packages & PRO Act; new SBA PPP forgiveness portal.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Rieva Lesonsky, GrowBiz Media: Mastering Facebook, Amazon & other marketing platforms.
HELP Committee's PRO Act hearing, will Democrats keep pledge not to raise taxes on small biz?; recap of this week's SBE Council briefing.
Small biz ranks #1 in "Confidence Survey"; infrastructure & budget, DOL/David Weil nomination; SBE Council Hill Briefing, July 22, 1 pm ET.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri July 16, 2021
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How President Biden's "Competition" EO hurts small biz and consumers.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri July 9, 2021
Support for bipartisan infrastructure agreement, opposition for DOL nominee David Weil; impact of worker/supply shortages on small biz.
New SBE Council survey by Morning Consult on what small employers want in health care: choice, control, transparency, affordability.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: We discuss "Antitrust This Week - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly."
Latest on infrastructure package + marathon antitrust markup session, and how antitrust bills will harm small biz and consumers.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Prime Day, "Big Tech" antitrust bills, and why platforms like Amazon are essential for small biz.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri June 18, 2021
The STEP Act & changes to 20% deduction for small biz; latest Supreme Court decision on Obamacare; access to broadband.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How House “Big Tech” Antitrust Bills could harm consumers and small businesses.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri June 11, 2021
Survey that shows 35% of SMBs at risk of not surviving summer; slow SVOG rollout; IRS tax-return breach; unemployment-fund heist?
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri June 4, 2021
The $6 trillion Biden budget; White House memo on ransomware; Rep. Luetkemeyer pushes regulatory accountability & relief for small business.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: US Innovation Act & INFORM Act; PRO Act; DC AG's misguided lawsuit against Amazon.
Treas. Secretary Yellen refuses to testify & SBA Admin. Isabella Guzman's testimony; how Biden tax plan hurts small biz; INFORM Act.
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: INFORM Act; House anti-trust/big-tech hearings; social media/digital platform tips.
Morning Report Podcast - Weekly News Wrap-Up: Fri May 21, 2021
New report shows business is most trusted institution; Save Local Business Act, "INFORM Act" & "STEP Act."
Morning Report Podcast: Thurs May 20, 2021
Morning Report Podcast: Weds May 19, 2021
Morning Report Podcast: Tues May 18, 2021
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How digital platforms & big tech have provided "safety net" for small business.
Morning Report Podcast: Mon May 17, 2021