McGovern Joins To Defeat Card Check Bill
Former Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.) has emerged as an unlikely ally of business groups looking to defeat legislation that would allow unions to bypass secret-ballot elections.read more
View Article7-Eleven in Midst of Coffee Presidential Straw Vote
For the last few weeks 7-Eleven has been giving coffee-drinking customers a taste of the November general election by offering them a choice between two coffee cups: blue for Obama or red for...
View ArticleObama Wins: Convenience Store Advocates Chime In
Convenience Store associations chimed in that Obama may be good for small business convenience store owners and franchisees:read more
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President-Elect Barack Obama's First Job
Honolulu Baskin Robbins that teenager Obama worked. Photo/Pualani.read more
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Obama's New SBA Chief Sees Main Streeters and Outreachers
Karen Mills awaits confirmation, BusinessWeekread more
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Senator Specter Unchecks Card Check
Specter says bad time for EFCA. Photo/C-Spanread more
View ArticleTombstone Legislation
The term ‘Tombstone Technology’ came about following a catastrophe that took only minutes and claimed a record 349 innocent lives. Families were left shattered and others were embarrassed.read more
View ArticleA Rallying Cry for Small Businesses from the SBA 504 Experts
I’ve written and narrated a video called The Crisis on Main Street: How Washington Continues to Ignore Small Businesses that I hope will give Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs a common voice and...
View Article2010 Lame Duck Session of Congress - Anything but "LAME"
Unlike in past years, the 2010 Lame Duck session of Congress is proving anything but lame. In the first two weeks alone, and coming off of a major defeat in the 2010 elections, the...
View ArticleWhat's in the Tax Bill and Will it Really Help Your Business?
As you may have heard, last night the House passed the "Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010" (H.R. 4853) which passed in the Senate earlier this week. The...
View ArticleBig Banks and Credit Card Companies Attempting to Block Interchange Law
Franchisees need to act now. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law.read more
View ArticleFranchisee Alert: Vote Tomorrow to Revoke New 1099 Requirements
In 2012, a new law will go into effect which will force franchisees to spend all of their time filling out paperwork.read more
View ArticleHerman Cain Denies Sexual Harassment
WASHINGTON — Herman Cain, whose popularity as a presidential candidate has soared in the last few weeks, faces allegations of sexual harassment stemming from his time as CEO of the National Restaurant...
View ArticleWhy Debit Card Fees are Higher Than Ever
In 2010, franchisees won a long, hard-fought battle against the finance industry, as Congress passed a bill which would regulate the exorbitant debit card fees that were being set by credit card...
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Vice Presidential Debate Discusses Small Business
Vice Presidential Debate 2012 at Centre College, photo by Blue MauMau DANVILLE, Ky. — Vice President Joe Biden and Republican candidate Paul Ryan (R-Wis) contested in a vice presidential debate at...
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