What is the SBE Council doing in Washington on behalf of small businesses? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the SBE Council’s efforts in Washington on extending tax cuts and diffusing high energy costs.
What are the major components of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS)? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the details of the recently passed JOBS Act, including how it will help companies go public.
Is crowdfunding a good source of capital? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss elements of the JOBS Act, with emphasis on some of the details of how crowdfunding works, plus some of Jim's concerns.
Shouldn't the Obama administration be celebrating their greatest achievement? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why ObamaCare is unraveling and ask if that's why the Obama administration isn't celebrating the 2nd anniversary.
Why didn't President Obama have anything for small business in his state-of-the-union speech? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the rhetoric in Obama’s State of the Union Address and the absence of small business issues.
How are President Obama's small business policies working? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Obama’s proposal to consolidate the various agencies that serve small businesses, plus the problems with his proposed tax proposals.
What small business owners are telling members of Congress. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on an SBE Council member’s upcoming testimony in Congress about the unfavorable small business policy environment.
SBE Council survey shows small businesses are not optimistic about the economy. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal an SBE Council survey that most small businesses are still pessimistic about the near-term prospects of the economy.
Why are small businesses pessimistic about future growth? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of uncertainty of government policies, federal debt and tax rates on small business optimism.
A recent SBE Council survey shows exporting is part of small business growth plans. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report more small businesses are including exporting in their growth plans.
