Karen Kerrigan

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The SBE Council is small business’s best friend in Washington, DC. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the issues currently in Congress, including the probable repeal of the 3% contractor withholding mandate.
What better way to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week than to encourage investing? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on legislation that supports entrepreneurship, like the one passing this week that encourages crowdfunding.
Entrepreneurship is encouraged and esteemed all over the world. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on her participation in the Global Entrepreneurship Forum held this month in Singapore.
The 3% contractor withholding law is a hardship for small business. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of repealing the 3% government contract withholding tax that is punitive and costly for small business.
America needs to lead the world again as a trading partner. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of three trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia and Panama, and why these are good for small businesses.
How do you seek private capital without breaking securities laws? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on new laws that will help start-up entrepreneurs seek private capital without violating securities laws.
Provisions of Obama’s jobs plan will not significantly help small businesses. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the weak, short-term measures of Obama’s jobs plan will not significantly help small businesses.
Small business was looking for a bold, aggressive plan to create a better jobs environment. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the lack of small business confidence in Obama’s jobs plan, plus the burdens of the health care bill.
The government should be agnostic about what kind of jobs are created. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Obama’s jobs philosophy not only picks winners and losers, but also attacks the private sector.
What good came from the final outcome of the budget debate? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the result of the budget debate was to turn the tide away from more government spending.