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Health Care Bill and Small Business

“I’ll never be able to choose my doctor again!” Wendy wailed.  “And I like my doctor!”

“Wendy, what’s the matter?” I put on my “concerned coach” voice.

“The Health Care Bill, that’s what! It’s pages and pages of gobledigook that’s going to ruin our government and drive our country to socialism!”

Having just read [...]

CA Women Entrepreneurs Write Your Legislators!

During the last NAWBO-Silicon Valley meeting, our Public Policy Director told us about a new plan introduced by California Senate President Pro Tem Darrel Steinberg that will negatively affect all small business owners in California–particularly women business owners. The plan requires all companies employing independent (1099) contractors to withhold 3% of monies paid for [...]

Congress: Tear Down This Wall!

Women Entrepreneurs in California Are Hurting

On June 12, 1987, President Reagan uttered one of the most famous lines of his presidency:  Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Today I would like to issue the same line to our Congress:  Democrats and Republicans — tear down this wall!

We are not served by a Congress [...]

Rights, Obligations and Health Insurance for Small Business

During a sermon yesterday, my pastor talked about rights and obligations.  As the current health care debate goes on, the concepts definitely come into play. Whatever happens will have an impact on small business owners in general and women business owners in particular, because we are still the caretakers.

I haven’t done enough research to [...]

Taxes, Business Taxes and, Well, Taxes

For the first time in several decades, I actually had to pay taxes this year. I also fell into the curse of the estimated payments due once a quarter.  In the middle of a recession it’s hard.  There’s good news hidden in all of this….

Business Books Are in Order

I am a stickler about [...]