Headline Stories
Technology and Entrepreneurs: FCC Lagging and Dragging the Market
by Raymond J. Keating- The telecommunications marketplace continues to drive ahead with investing in, expanding and innovating high-speed Internet Protocol (“IP”) broadband networks. Of course, consumers ultimately are driving this transformation, as they make the decisions about what works and what does not in the marketplace. For example, a December 27, 2012, NBC News report [...]
Immigration Reform in the Senate and W Visas
By Savannah Bentley- ImmigrationWorks USA held a briefing on May 13, 2013 regarding how the Senate immigration reform bill (S.744) developed by the “Gang of 8” addresses the business community’s critical need for access to lesser-skilled workers. Representatives from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), International Franchise Association, Migration Policy Institute and the National Association of Home Builders provided insight. The [...]
Energy & Entrepreneurs: Strange Export Politics
by Raymond J. Keating- Political opposition to U.S. natural gas exports rank as one of the strangest developments on the trade front that I’ve ever seen as an economist and policy analyst for nearly a quarter century now, and as a student of economic and policy history. A member of Congress leading the opposition [...]
SBE Council Press Releases
• May 02, 2013 - New Study Underscores Benefits of Natural Gas Production and Exports for Small Business and Jobs
• April 17, 2013 - “Business Tax Index 2013” Ranks State Tax Systems for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• April 05, 2013 - No Reason to Celebrate on One Year Anniversary of JOBS Act: Capital Access Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Stuck at SEC
• April 04, 2013 - ONLINE + OFFLINE ACCELERATOR, CROWDFUNDx, LAUNCHES TO CONNECT STARTUPS WORLDWIDE WITH INVESTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND CAPITAL
