Small Louisiana town still feels the effects of the spill

The Gulf Today: Economic hardships along the coast

The Gulf today: Debt, stress and lost dreams for business owners

How The Shutdown Hurt The Country’s Businesses

How The Shutdown Hurt The Country’s Businesses:
"Standard & Poor’s estimated that the shutdown would shave percentage points off of GDP growth, costing the economy $24 billion, nearly the same as paying for a year of Head Start, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Women Infants and Children (WIC) program combined."

The Business Community Finally Realizes Republicans Are Screwing Them Over

www.politicususa.com/2013/08/20/business-community-reaps-sowed-bed-tea-party.html
"Guess who’s sorry they fell for the Koch brothers baloney? Oh, none other than the “U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, and other business interests”. See, it turns out that what is good for the Koch brothers isn’t necessarily good for the rest of the business community, the country or Wall Street."

In Major Blow To Consumers, Supreme Court Protects Mega-Corporations From Liability

In Major Blow To Consumers, Supreme Court Protects Mega-Corporations From Liability: In case it weren’t clear already, the U.S. Supreme Court hammered home Thursday morning that it will protect the rights of corporations to go to arbitration over the individuals’ access to the court system at any expense. In a 5-3 ruling with Justice Sonia Sotomayor recused, Justice Antonin Scalia eviscerated almost any opportunity small merchants [...]/p

REPORT: DC’s Paid Sick Leave Law Had No Negative Effect On Businesses

REPORT: DC’s Paid Sick Leave Law Had No Negative Effect On Businesses: A new audit of Washington, DC’s paid sick leave law finds that it didn’t discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the city, nor did it encourage them to move to another location, as detractors had warned could happen. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor interviewed business owners from when the law [...]/p

Small Businesses Declare Their Support For Paid Sick And Family Leave

Small Businesses Declare Their Support For Paid Sick And Family Leave: On Tuesday, a coalition of businesses launched a website in support of earned sick leave and family leave insurance called “Better Workplaces, Better Businesses.” The site is a partnership of the American Sustainable Business Council, the Main Street Alliance, and Social Venture Network and includes a comprehensive list of businesses that support campaigns for these [...]/p

Thanks To Obamacare, Major Insurers Have To Give Back $36 Million To California Small Businesses

Thanks To Obamacare, Major Insurers Have To Give Back $36 Million To California Small Businesses: On Tuesday, Golden State small businesses and their employees got some great news: two of the state’s largest insurers will have to give them over $36 million in insurance rebates because of an Obamacare consumer protection. The health law forces insurers to spend at least 80 percent of the premiums they charge on paying for [...]/p

Who’s Murdering Small Business in America?

Who’s Murdering Small Business in America?
"So, Conservatives can try to blame Obama, smokestack regulations, and Obamacare for the death of small business in America all they want, but anybody who knows history knows otherwise.

Reaganomics killed small business."

The Corporate ‘Predator State’ | Common Dreams

The Corporate ‘Predator State’ | Common Dreams
"Multinational executives have just launched the “LIFT America” Coalition to push for a territorial tax system that would exempt from U.S. taxes all profits reported abroad. ASBC and its allies could rally small businesses to demand closing down overseas tax havens and imposing a minimum tax on profits sitting abroad, so that they didn’t face a higher tax burden that their global competitors.
In today’s Washington, powerful corporate interests stymie progress on areas vital to our future. Can a right/left, small-business/worker odd bedfellows alliance emerge to counter the predatory interests? We can only hope so."

Fox' McDowell on Wal-Mart Shutting Down Small Businesses: 'Ma And Pa Need To Get Over It'

Fox' McDowell on Wal-Mart Shutting Down Small Businesses: 'Ma And Pa Need To Get Over It'
"So much for all of that rhetoric about small businesses being the engine of our economy and job growth."

STUDY: Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses

STUDY: Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses: Economic researchers on a recent Georgetown University panel all agreed that Massachusetts’ small business owners were actually bolstered by health care reform, as the number of small businesses offering health care to their employees increased from 70 percent to 77 percent in the time since Romney enacted the reform in 2006. Linda Blumberg, an economist and senior fellow at the Urban Institute, said her organization’s research confirmed that small business owners are not struggling to afford the insurance plans that the health reform law requires them to provide for their employees