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Health Care Bill and Small Business

caseydawes — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:43:14 +0000

“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 an [...]

CA Women Entrepreneurs Write Your Legislators!

caseydawes — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:47:42 +0000

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 work [...]

Congress: Tear Down This Wall!

caseydawes — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000

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

caseydawes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:37:51 +0000

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

caseydawes — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:09:23 +0000

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 [...]

Victory! The Lilly Ledbetter Bill is Signed

caseydawes — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:45:58 +0000

One of the things that I ask my clients to do is become aware of their relationship with the business community and government. Knowing who their Senators and Representatives are is a minimum. Why? Because we small business owners can affect government, just as much as government affects us.

Now, Lilly Ledbetter didn’t work for a [...]

President-Elect Obama and Women Entrepreneurs

caseydawes — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:55:50 +0000

Knitting a Prayer Shawl

I received a call early this morning from one of the ladies in my knitting circle. We get together twice a month to knit prayer shawls for those in need and baby hats for a local hospital. “Casey,” this nice woman says, “I’ve gotten a number of calls from people. [...]

Women Owned Business = Government Business?

caseydawes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:00:20 +0000

As I was reading last week’s San Jose Business Journal, I came upon this quote from Jason Papier, president of Fluent Wealth Partners LLC:

My advice to business owners looking forward is seeing that there’s a major shift in economic focus from consumer spending back to government spending — infrastructure, social issues — figure out [...]

Sales Tax Woes

caseydawes — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:51:24 +0000

If you are a small business owner who pays retail, it is likely that you pay some form of sales tax or VAT (value added tax). Customers grown about the cost, particularly on high ticket items. Online merchants fight to keep governments from taxing online sales. And the retailer is buried under one more layer [...]