Small Business Regulations

Is Regulation Really Strangling Start-ups, and How Much Would the JOBS Act Do to Keep It Under Control?

Scott Bittle | Posted 05.30.2012

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Whether regulation is hampering business and stymieing job creation is just as important as whether the public interest is being served and what would be lost if the regulations were rolled back or pruned.

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Small Business and Politics

Nelson Davis | Posted 05.26.2012

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But alas, in the real world even the smallest business owner needs to realize that we are in a co-dependent relationship with office holders in our cities, counties, states and even at the head office in Washington, DC.

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Some Red Tape Helps Small Business

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 02.29.2012

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What is hindering small-business owners' growth? While some politicians would have you believe it's “too much” government regulation, a recent pol...

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Small Business Confidence Hits 3-Year High

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 02.02.2012

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Seventy-five percent of small businesses are confident about the future of their business, according to the 2011 Year-End Economic Report by the Natio...

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Bazinga! 5 Ways Washington Can Screw Up My Small Business In 2012

Gene Marks | Posted 02.05.2012

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Look, I can do a great job screwing up my business on my own. I don't need any help this year. Especially from Washington.

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Obama Approved Fewer Regulations Than Bush

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.26.2011

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President Barack Obama has signed fewer regulations than President George W. Bush had at this point in his presidency, but it's putting a bigger dent ...

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World Bank: U.S. Regulations More Business Friendly Than Most

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.24.2011

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As U.S. politicians wrangle over the best way to create jobs and spur economic growth, one international agency is indicating that changing the regula...

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Small Businesses See Green in Stiffer Clean Energy Laws

John Arensmeyer | Posted 11.21.2011

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Lawmakers continue to bang the anti-regulation drum. But what do the actual small business owners who are purportedly being crushed by regulations think? They think its hogwash.

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Is The Startup America Initiative Moving Fast Enough?

Ray Leach | Posted 11.21.2011

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While I do wish that the macroeconomic situation in the country wasn't making it so hard for the Startup America initiative to generate outcomes more quickly, I actually couldn't be more impressed with the speed and the implementation of the White House's program.

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