The cost of government regulations is staggering and it’s a cost that only goes one way: Up. I just clicked over to the Federal Register website, where you can search and access regulations published since 1994 and on one single Monday, 26 new rules were published. There’s an old saying about “the straw that broke […]
Entrepreneurship and small business need to be front and center during this election cycle. After all, Americans are concerned about their economic future, and entrepreneurs are critical to getting the economy back on a strong growth track. Now with Super Tuesday results giving Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton the lead, who would be the best […]
The results are in: Two-thirds of US small business owners believe their government’s policies are unfavorable to small business. Trinet, a company that provides cloud-based HR services to businesses, engaged Harris Poll to conduct the survey. Here are more highlights: 32 percent rate US policies as very unfavorable. 53 percent of small business owners believe that […]
It has been a big week for businesses, workers, government, unions and the First Amendment. The US Supreme Court handed down two 5-4 decisions that will certainly affect commerce in the years to come. The most widely anticipated decision was the Hobby Lobby case. The Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores is a closely held […]