Growth Without Barriers

Oct 28 2021
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For over 25 years, SBE Council has worked to successfully implement a range of policy and private sector initiatives to strengthen the ecosystem for startups and small business growth.
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Weak GDP and "Build Back Better"; IRS surveillance update; Senate anti-trust bills; supply chain solutions, Halloween & holiday sales.

Oct 28 2021 20 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Weak GDP and why "Build Back Better" is not the answer; IRS surveillance update; "Big Tech" Senate antitrust bill's harm to small biz; supply chain solutions; getting ready for the holiday and more.

Troubling Small Biz Pulse Surveys; Senate "Big Tech" bill harms small biz; IRS bank-tracking scheme; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act."

Oct 21 2021 19 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey presents troubling picture; "Big Tech" Senate bill sabotages small businesses; update on IRS scheme to track banking accounts; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act" passes House.

Opposition to IRS tracking all transactions over $600+proposed changes to 20% deduction; kudos to SEC on new Capital Raising Navigator Tool.

Oct 13 2021 18 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Privacy dangers and complexity of proposed IRS tracking of all transactions over $600; how changes to 20% deduction under House Dems' tax plan will impact SMBs; high marks to SEC for 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.

Oct 07 2021 16 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau weekly data shows difficult environment for small biz, government shouldn't make it worse; Facebook outage lessons; QuickBooks/Small Business Roundtable 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.

Sep 30 2021 17 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: New SBE Council study by EY Quest ranks economic harm of proposed Biden Admin. tax hikes; why $80 billion + supercharged IRS reporting is bad for small biz; update on $1.2 trillion and $3.5 trillion spending packages.

SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures in $3.5T package; new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax credit info.

Sep 24 2021 16 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Update on the $3.5 trillion spending package and SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures; SBA's new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax/marketing resources at SBECouncil.org.

Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Asheesh Agarwal on his recent op-ed at The Hill: "Will US emulate China's tech takedown?"

Sep 22 2021 21 mins  
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Asheesh Agarwal on America's technological edge, policies government action that threaten the edge and national security, and his recent op-ed at The Hill: "Will the 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.

Sep 21 2021 30 mins  
Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Dr. Kekai Namauu; Air Force Vet; founder, Dynamic Advancement & NTI; on his cybersecurity training biz for vets and 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."

Sep 16 2021 18 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council on National Small Business Week, a summary of the wins and losses in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package - including big tax hikes - and results of a new American Edge survey and 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.

Sep 12 2021 15 mins  
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The Biden vaccine/testing mandate and its impact, small business retirement plan requirements advance in U.S. House, and latest Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey shows why both these proposals are harmful.