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Business Owners Question Health Insurance Tax
Small businesses are very mindful of their spending especially when it comes to healthcare. The Health Insurance Tax that’s included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is raising eyebrows among business owners. News 5’s Katie Gauthier went to… Read More
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Detroit Small Businesses Urge the Repeal of Health Insurance Tax
DETROIT – Michigan small business owners and advocates gathered for a roundtable event February 28 to discuss the threat and implications of the looming Health Insurance Tax (HIT). The HIT will take effect in 2014 and directly impact each of… Read More
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Small Matters: How Job Growth is Generated
Last week, an Associated Press article on this page stated that “most small businesses are not particularly adept at creating jobs, at least not the best jobs.” I don’t know what “best jobs” are supposed to be. I do know… Read More
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Group Fights Health Insurers Fee
A group of business associations hopes to build grass-roots support for repealing part of the federal health care law scheduled to levy a fee on health insurers starting in 2014. The group, headed by the National Federation of Independent Business,… Read More
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Obama Doubles Down on Health Care Reform
Only 360,000 small businesses benefited last year from a tax credit designed to make health insurance more affordable. That’s partly because Congress limited the availability of this credit to hold down the cost of the $940 billion health care reform… Read More
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Small Businesses Still Nervous About Hiring
While a post-holiday season decline in hiring is to be expected, new data shows the slide could continue, with many business owners still reluctant to bring on new employees due to continued economic uncertainty. The January CBIZ Small Business Employment… Read More
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Stop the HIT Coalition Applauds Representative Olson for Standing Up for Small Business
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas (22nd CD), issued the following news release: The Stop The HIT Coalition today welcomed the strong support of RepresentativePete Olson (R-TX), after he co-sponsored H.R. 1370 to repeal the Health InsuranceTax (HIT)… Read More
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Bill Introduced to Repeal Health Insurance Tax
United States Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced legislation, The Jobs and Premium Protection Act, to repeal the onerous Health Insurance Tax (HIT) which takes $87 billion away from small business by the end… Read More
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Female CEOs Point to Over-Regulation, Uncertainty as Major Hurdles to Economic Recovery
Over-regulation, uncertainty and a dearth of qualified candidates for tech jobs were the most notable grievances listed Monday at the “Women’s CEO Panel on Jobs and the Economy,” convened by Republicans. With an estimated 50 women and a few men… Read More
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Small Business Trends in 2012: Rough Forecast
Small businesses had better be prepared to bring on their ‘A’ game next year. One in seven marginally successful businesses recently polled said they will be pushed to the brink and may close if their revenues drop drastically over the… Read More