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Since 1994, the mission of The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has been to protect small business and promote entrepreneurship by educating. elected officials, policymakers, business leaders and the public about key policies that enable business start-up and growth. When the…

Karen Kerrigan & Gregg Stebben


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    Weak GDP and "Build Back Better"; IRS surveillance update; Senate anti-trust bills; supply chain solutions, Halloween & holiday sales.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 20:16


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Weak GDP and why "Build Back Better" is not the answer; IRS surveillance update; "Big Tech" Senate antitrust bill's harm to small biz; supply chain solutions; getting ready for the holiday and more.

    Troubling Small Biz Pulse Surveys; Senate "Big Tech" bill harms small biz; IRS bank-tracking scheme; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act."

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 19:27


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey presents troubling picture; "Big Tech" Senate bill sabotages small businesses; update on IRS scheme to track banking accounts; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act" passes House.

    Opposition to IRS tracking all transactions over $600+proposed changes to 20% deduction; kudos to SEC on new Capital Raising Navigator Tool.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 18:42


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Privacy dangers and complexity of proposed IRS tracking of all transactions over $600; how changes to 20% deduction under House Dems' tax plan will impact SMBs; high marks to SEC for new Capital Raising Navigator Tool.

    Census Bureau weekly data shows tough times for small biz; Facebook outage lessons; virtual Entrepreneurship Exchange on Weds Oct 13.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 16:16


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau weekly data shows difficult environment for small biz, government shouldn't make it worse; Facebook outage lessons; QuickBooks/Small Business Roundtable virtual Entrepreneurship Exchange on Weds Oct 13.

    New SBE Council/EY Quest study ranks economic harm of Biden tax hikes; why proposed new IRS funds/reporting are bad for small biz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 17:15


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: New SBE Council study by EY Quest ranks economic harm of proposed Biden Admin. tax hikes; why $80 billion + supercharged IRS reporting is bad for small biz; update on $1.2 trillion and $3.5 trillion spending packages.

    SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures in $3.5T package; new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax credit info.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 16:38


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Update on the $3.5 trillion spending package and SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures; SBA's new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax/marketing resources at SBECouncil.org.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Asheesh Agarwal on his recent op-ed at The Hill: "Will US emulate China's tech takedown?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 21:06


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Asheesh Agarwal on America's technological edge, policies government action that threaten the edge and national security, and his recent op-ed at The Hill: "Will the US emulate China's tech takedown?"

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How DOE proposals to limit use of online education hurts vets, innovation & our economy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 30:17


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Dr. Kekai Namauu; Air Force Vet; founder, Dynamic Advancement & NTI; on his cybersecurity training biz for vets and how DOE proposals to limit use of online education hurts vets, innovation & our economy.

    National Small Business Week; large tax hikes for small biz in $3.5T package; new American Edge poll shows where voters stand on "Big Tech."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 18:18


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council on National Small Business Week, a summary of the wins and losses in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package - including big tax hikes - and results of a new American Edge survey and where voters stand on "Big Tech."

    Impact of Biden vaccine/testing mandate; proposed small biz retirement plan requirements; Census Bureau's Small Biz Pulse Survey.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 15:31


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The Biden vaccine/testing mandate and its impact, small business retirement plan requirements advance in U.S. House, and latest Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey shows why both these proposals are harmful.

    August jobs data; $3.5 trillion spending bill & Senator Manchin's WSJ op-ed opposing the bill; more on step-up basis elimination.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 16:26


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: What's behind August jobs data, what's next for $3.5 trillion spending bill, Senator Manchin's WSJ op-ed opposing the bill, more on step-up basis repeal, SBECouncil blog series debunking premise of Biden Competition EO.

    Tragic events in Afghanistan, tax impact for small biz of $3.5T budget and double death-tax, 5G LinkedIn Live with AT&T Business on 9/1.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 16:53


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on tragic events in Afghanistan; tax impact of $3.5 trillion budget on small biz; why retroactive capital gains tax at death will crush small biz + be cash cow for big banks; 5G LinkedIn Live on 9/1 with AT&T Business.

    House vote on $3.5T package & impact on small biz; new SBA data on self-employed & wealth creation; flawed Biden prescription drug plan.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 17:33


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on House's return to vote on $3.5 trillion spending package, and impact on small biz; new data from SBA's Office of Advocacy on self-employed & wealth creation; why the Biden plan for prescription drugs is a problem.

    Raymond J. Keating, chief economist, SBE Council: New SBE Council tax survey; implications for small biz of $3.5 trillion spending package.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 17:26


    Raymond J. Keating, chief economist, SBE Council, discusses small business and A) new SBE Council tax survey; B) current economic situation, workforce shortage, inflation; C) economic and tax implications of the $3.5 trillion spending package.

    On heels of Senate infrastructure bill passage, latest SBE Council small business survey shows great concern about possible tax increases.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 17:17


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the latest SBE Council survey showing great concern about possible tax increases, and the impact of higher capital gains taxes and elimination of step-up in basis, on small and family businesses and family farms.

    A tale of two infrastructure packages, implications of each for small biz, and the "pay fors" for each; small biz tax hike concerns.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 12:07


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on a tale of two infrastructure packages - the "bipartisan" and "human infrastructure" packages - the implications for small business, and the "pay fors" for each. Hint: watch your pocket on the latter package.

    Biden vaccine/testing guidelines; Washington Times op-ed on healthcare; infrastructure packages & PRO Act; new SBA PPP forgiveness portal.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 13:01


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Impending Biden vaccine/testing requirements for federal employees/contractors; Karen's Washington Times op-ed on government & healthcare; infrastructure packages & PRO Act threat, new SBA PPP Direct Forgiveness Portal.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Rieva Lesonsky, GrowBiz Media: Mastering Facebook, Amazon & other marketing platforms.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 27:27


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media: Mastering Facebook, Amazon & other marketing platforms; online advertising & social commerce strategies; important data from Rieva's TrendCasts at SBECouncil.org.

    HELP Committee's PRO Act hearing, will Democrats keep pledge not to raise taxes on small biz?; recap of this week's SBE Council briefing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 16:06


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Senate HELP Committee's hearing on the PRO Act; will Democrats break their pledge to not raise taxes on small biz?; a recap of SBE Council's "State of Small Business and Startups in the Digital Economy" briefing.

    Small biz ranks #1 in "Confidence Survey"; infrastructure & budget, DOL/David Weil nomination; SBE Council Hill Briefing, July 22, 1 pm ET.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 16:30


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Gallup "Confidence Survey" ranking small business at #1; status of infrastructure deal & budget package, update on opposition to DOL/David Weil nomination; SBE Council's Capitol Hill Briefing, July 22, 1 pm ET.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How President Biden's "Competition" EO hurts small biz and consumers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 23:35


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: We discuss President Biden's EO on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” and how it will harm competition, innovation and investment in the tech sector, along with small businesses and consumers.

    Support for bipartisan infrastructure agreement, opposition for DOL nominee David Weil; impact of worker/supply shortages on small biz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 17:25


    Karen Kerrigan: Momentum behind a bipartisan infrastructure agreement and what SBE Council will monitor; the big problem DOL Wage and Hour nominee David Weil; and the challenge of worker/supply shortages on small businesses.

    New SBE Council survey by Morning Consult on what small employers want in health care: choice, control, transparency, affordability.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 11:40


    Karen Kerrigan on a new SBE Council survey by Morning Consult on what small employers want in health care: choice and control over health plans, affordability, transparency and financial support/tax credits.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: We discuss "Antitrust This Week - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 12:30


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: "Antitrust This Week: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly." Courts rein in weak FTC/AG case against Facebook, but new FTC Chair to go big & broad on enforcement. What's ugly? New wide-ranging EO from White House.

    Latest on infrastructure package + marathon antitrust markup session, and how antitrust bills will harm small biz and consumers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 17:53


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the latest news about the infrastructure package + the House Antitrust Subcommittee's marathon markup session Weds. night, and the negative impact on small business and consumers from their big-tech antitrust bills.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Prime Day, "Big Tech" antitrust bills, and why platforms like Amazon are essential for small biz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 18:15


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: On Prime Day we highlight hundreds of thousands of small businesses benefiting from tech platforms like Amazon, and how US House antitrust bills will hurt small biz growth, consumer choice and convenience.

    The STEP Act & changes to 20% deduction for small biz; latest Supreme Court decision on Obamacare; access to broadband.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 15:18


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on tax proposals such as the STEP Act (a new "death tax") & changes to 20% deduction for small biz; the latest Supreme Court Obamacare decision; this week's House Small Business Committee hearing on access to broadband.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How House “Big Tech” Antitrust Bills could harm consumers and small businesses.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 14:07


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: The House Antitrust Subcommittee introduced five “Big Tech” Antitrust Bills on June 11, and SBE Council's Karen Kerrigan provided a preview on how the bills could harm both consumers and small businesses.

    Survey that shows 35% of SMBs at risk of not surviving summer; slow SVOG rollout; IRS tax-return breach; unemployment-fund heist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 15:03


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Alignable survey showing 35% of SMBs at risk of not surviving summer; super slow rollout of SVOG; IRS tax-return breach and small business; Axios reports $400B of pandemic unemployment funds may have been stolen.

    The $6 trillion Biden budget; White House memo on ransomware; Rep. Luetkemeyer pushes regulatory accountability & relief for small business.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 15:53


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The $6 trillion Biden budget & small business; White House memo to business on ransomware threats; Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer pushes small business regulatory accountability & relief in letter to key White House office.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: US Innovation Act & INFORM Act; PRO Act; DC AG's misguided lawsuit against Amazon.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 13:16


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the status of U.S. Innovation Act and INFORM Act; increased workplace regulation via the PRO Act and the impact on automation; DC AG's misguided and curious lawsuit against Amazon.

    Treas. Secretary Yellen refuses to testify & SBA Admin. Isabella Guzman's testimony; how Biden tax plan hurts small biz; INFORM Act.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 19:02


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Treas. Secretary Yellen's refusal to testify before House Small Business Committee, and SBA Admin. Isabella Guzman's testimony; how Biden tax increases will hurt small business; update on Innovation Act & INFORM Act.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: INFORM Act; House anti-trust/big-tech hearings; social media/digital platform tips.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 18:03


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Karen Kerrigan op-ed today at Morning Consult on INFORM Act; update on House anti-trust efforts focused on big-tech; new SBE Council resources for keeping up with social media trends and digital platforms.

    New report shows business is most trusted institution; Save Local Business Act, "INFORM Act" & "STEP Act."  

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 14:12


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org): New report shows business now most trusted institution in world; why you should support Save Local Business Act; why Congress must get informed on harsh small biz impact of "INFORM Act" & "STEP Act."  

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How digital platforms & big tech have provided "safety net" for small business.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 17:37


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: How digital platforms and "big tech" have become an essential "digital safety net" for small business, and why we can't let Congress destroy that "safety net" with needless government regulation.

    New CDC guidelines; inflation fears & pro-growth policies; Save Local Business Act; new cybersecurity resources; PPP, SVOG, RRF.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 16:11


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on new CDC guidelines; inflation fears and need for pro-growth policies; countering PRO Act with Save Local Business Act; new cybersecurity resources at SBECouncil.org; updates on PPP, EIDL, SVOG & RRF.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: National broadband strategy, digital economy tips and top tech influencers.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 12:52


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on most effective way to deploy broadband via infrastructure package; new digital economy tips for small biz at SBECouncil.org; BizTech's top tech influencers for 2021, and what you can learn from them.

    Explaining SBE Council opposition to WTO "Vaccine IP Rights Giveaway" petition, PRO Act, withdrawal of “Independent Contractor Rule."

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 17:21


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), explains SBE Council's opposition to: WTO "Covid Vaccine IP Rights Giveaway" petition, PRO Act for undermining new business creation and job growth, and DOL withdrawal of “Independent Contractor Rule."

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Nat'l Small Business Week; how PRO Act undermines digital economy.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 13:32


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on World IP Day last Monday and National Small Business Week this week; we discuss Karen's op-ed on tech's role in a vibrant small business ecosystem and how the PRO Act undermines the digital economy.

    President Biden's policy address to Congress; GDP & recovery threatened by tax/regulatory proposals; PRO Act survey.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 16:02


    SBE Council's Karen Kerrigan: President Biden's policy address to Congress and implications for small biz; how positive GDP & recovery are threatened by tax & regulatory proposals; new survey shows "PRO Act's" devastating impact on small business.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: We discuss threats of new taxes and new regulations for big tech and M&A.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 14:18


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on moves in Congress to regulate big tech and M&A, and discusses why it's important to restrain from imposing new tax and regulatory burdens on the business sector, especially during economic recovery.

    The danger of imposing new regulations/taxes on small business; World IP Day on Apr 26; update on PPP, EIDL, SVOG, RFF.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 16:01


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), urges the Biden Administration and Congress to restrain from imposing new regulatory burdens or taxes on small business; World IP Day is Apr 26; update on PPP, EIDL, SVOG & RFF capital access programs.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Sen. Josh Hawley's "Trust-Busting" bill & House antitrust committee's final report.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 11:56


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: The most Googled small biz questions by state and the digital economy; Senator Josh Hawley's far-reaching "Trust-Busting" bill; what's next following House antitrust committee's final "Competition" report.

    SVOG, PPP & Restaurant Revitalization Fund; Main Street Tax Certainty Act; House Small Biz Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 15:21


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), with the latest on SVOG, PPP, EIDL & Restaurant Revitalization Fund; "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" and efforts to repeal the Death Tax; spotlight on House Small Biz Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer.

    Reaffirming intent of Bayh-Dole Act; infrastructure package & corporate tax hike; updates on antitrust, PPP & SVOG.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 27:11


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on NIST proposed comments reaffirming intent of 1980 Bayh-Dole Act; the latest on big infrastructure package & impact of corporate tax increase; antitrust & small business; updates on PPP & SVOG program.

    $2T infrastructure package, scope, and impact of proposed tax hikes; updates on PPP, EIDL, Shuttered Venue Grants.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 19:24


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on the $2T infrastructure package, scope, and impact of the proposed tax hikes on small business, global competitiveness and pandemic recovery. Also: Updates on PPP, EIDL and Shuttered Venue Grants.

    Biden press conference and infrastructure, R&D & China; PPP, EIDL & American Rescue Plan; tax policy webinar for small biz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 24:21


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on Biden press conference focus on infrastructure, R&D & China; updates on PPP & EIDL; pros & cons of American Rescue Plan; upcoming webinar on taxes for small biz with Small Biz Roundtable & H&R Block.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Hearings in U.S. House on breaking up U.S. "big tech"; update on latest digital trends.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 19:55


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Hearings in U.S. House on breaking up U.S. "big tech" and impact on small businesses & entrepreneurship, and how proposed actions will help U.S. global competitors. Also: Update on latest digital trends.

    New SEC regulated crowdfunding changes; PPP update; PRO Act; proposed tax increases.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 18:06


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on this week's new SEC regulated crowdfunding changes & boost to capital access; update on new SBA head Isabel Guzman, PPP extension, and PPP funds remaining; status of PRO Act & proposed tax increases.

    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Online & e-commerce trends, dangers of tech anti-trust efforts.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 17:57


    Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: Latest online & e-commerce trends; dangers of tech anti-trust efforts for startup ecosystem & all business sectors; launch of Open Competition Center to address potential anti-trust & regulatory overreach.

    PPP extension; SBA Administrator confirmation; PRO Act status; $1.9 trillion stimulus; what's next for Congress?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 12:16


    Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), with updates on PPP extension/fixes; need to prioritize Senate confirmation of Isabel Guzman to head SBA; House passage of PRO Act; $1.9 stimulus package and small business; what's next for Congress?

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