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Small Biz Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Resources for Entrepreneurs
This week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. November is...
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Senator Rand Paul Nails It on Taxes
Small Business Insider by Raymond J. Keating- In announcing his support for the Senate’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said: “The good news is — we can do this every year.” In a...
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NRF REPORT: Retailers Rang Up Solid Sales During Thanksgiving Weekend
Small Business Insider The Economy by Raymond J. Keating- For retailers, the holiday season can be the most wonderful time of the year. That is, if sales are healthy. The early news for Thanksgiving...
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Susan Solovic: 6 Key Areas for Improvement if You Want to be The Industry...
By Susan Solovic- Are you a sprinter or a marathoner? It’s one of the most important questions you can ask yourself, because becoming a local or industry leader – and maintaining that position – is...
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GDP Lessons for Pro-Growth Tax Relief
Small Business Insider The Economy by Raymond J. Keating- The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis increased its estimate for third quarter real GDP growth from 3.0 percent to 3.3 percent. That basically...
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Tax Relief for ‘Pass-Through’ Small Businesses: A Look at the House and...
by Raymond J. Keating- Clearly, one of the hot topics swirling around the current tax relief effort is the tax treatment of pass-through businesses, such as S-Corps, LLCs, sole proprietorships, and...
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Small Biz Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Resources for Entrepreneurs
This week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. Strategy,...
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Why Global Entrepreneurs Make the Best Entrepreneurs
Ramon Ray, founder and CEO of Smart Hustle Magazine, attended the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India. Ramon certainly was in his element as he says this gathering of global...
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4 Reasons Why Restoring Internet Freedom Is Good for Entrepreneurship and...
by Raymond J. Keating- The way Americans live, work and do business on a daily basis has been transformed by broadband Internet service. That includes new and improved products and services being...
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GES 2017: Pearls of Wisdom from the City of Pearls
Members of the U.S. delegation to the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Hyderabad, India, November 28-30, 2018. By Kristie Arslan- Last week I made the long journey from my small business in...
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Small Biz Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Resources for Entrepreneurs
This week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. Branding and...
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Should Small Businesses Take the HIT?
By Karen Kerrigan – Entrepreneurs and small business owners are feeling confident about economic conditions and their prospects for growth for 2018. A tax reform package signed before Christmas would...
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Susan Solovic: 3 Ways To Improve Business Relationships Over The Holidays...
by Susan Solovic- A) In a relationship. B) It’s complicated. How would your customers describe their relationship status with your business using those familiar Facebook terms? One of the cardinal...
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What About Small Business Regulatory Reform?
Don’t Be Fooled by Meaningless “Relief” Efforts UPDATED from original August 24 Post U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman Jum Risch...
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The Fed’s Positive Take on the Economy
by Raymond J. Keating- The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced today that it has decided to inch up the federal funds rate from the 1.00%-to-1.25% range to 1.25%-to-1.50%. In terms of the...
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Industrial Production Up in November: Growth Tied to Regulatory Relief and...
by Raymond J. Keating- According to the Federal Reserve, industrial production (that is, the actual output in manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities industries) expanded by 0.2 percent...
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Tax Conference Report of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” is Now Live
What’s are the details of “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” conference report? We have linked to all the publicly available information below. The text of the Tax Conference Report is now live on the Rules...
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7 Plusses for Small Business in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”
by Raymond J. Keating- Congress is poised to finally vote on major tax relief. While no major piece of legislation is ever perfect, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” conference report ranks as a solid bill...
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The Small Business Role in Spreading Christmas Cheer
by Raymond J. Keating- Christmas is just about here. It’s a time for celebrating faith, family and friends. Of course, part of that celebration involves exchanging gifts, and American small businesses...
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Small Business Accelerator: 2018 New Year Edition
Tips, Trends & Resources for Entrepreneurs Is your small business ready for growth in 2018? Key policy changes, like tax reform and regulatory relief, are fueling the confidence of entrepreneurs...
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