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Woman-owned small businesses are growing globally, according to Karen Kerrigan who joins Jim Blasingame to report on her recent work with women entrepreneurs in Portugal and Morocco.
The government is creating uncertainty for small business. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the health care bill will hurt small business, plus changes in 1099 reporting and the plan to tax Sub S distributions as earned income.
What's in the health care bill for small business? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on what is in the health care bill for small business owners, including the good and the bad, like tax credits and tax increases. They also talk about the prospect of a VAT.
How did the Mass. Senate election impacted small businesses nationally. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Scott Brown's Senate election changed the legislative direction to benefit small businesses.
How to create real jobs. Karen Kerrigan talks with Jim Blasingame about her audience with the Obama administration on how to create Main Street marketplace jobs, instead of artificial stimulus jobs.
What will the President's state of the union speech have in it for small business? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the specific small business issues the president is expected to include in his speech.
What will be the fate of the current health care legislation in 2009? Karen Kerrigan and Jim Blasingame discuss this issue, including the legislative steps remaining and the prospects for passage this year.
Celebrating small business milestones is the topic of discussion between Karen Kerrigan and Jim Blasingame, including the fact that you're still in business at the end of 2009.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame following her recent trip to the middle east with a report on the health of entrepreneurship in Israel and Palestine in the face of regional strife.
Reporting on current small business policy issues, Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the elements of the proposed health care reform legislation, like co-ops. They also talk about protectionist concerns over President Obama's tariff on tires from China.