If you’ve had a chance to take a peak at the cover of today’s Wall Street Journal, then you know that there are dramatic changes on the horizon for sole proprietors, small business owners, and independent professionals alike. It’s going to become increasingly important that small businesses stick together, generate small business leads, follow up on every sales lead and stick to referral marketing.
“The House bill, which also would impose new taxes on the wealthy estimated to bring in more than $544 billion over a decade… under the House measure, employers with payrolls exceeding $400,000 a year would have to provide health insurance or pay the 8% penalty. Employers with payrolls between $250,000 and $400,000 a year would pay a smaller penalty, and those less than $250,000 would be exempt.” -Janet Adamy, Wall Street Journal
Unless you’re an insurance agent, you may find this landmark legislation to be a serious blow to small businesses; either because you’re directly effected or now you’re
If big business and government can’t get it right why not dump that load onto small business, besides they like working right? Small businesses being under representation in Washington has always been a concern and in the last few months the situation has become even more serious.
Regardless of personal feelings toward any single piece of legislation, the overwhelming majority people agree that small business is not properly represented in the political arena.
Consider the results of this Harris Interactive poll back in February -
Question: Now a question about the power of different groups in influencing government policy, politicians, and policy makers in Washington. Do you think small business has too much or too little power and influence in Washington?
Source: Harris Poll
Date: Mar. 12, 2009
Results:
too much 5%
too little 90
about right 3
not sure/ refused 3
Field Date - Feb 10-15, 2009
Universe: Country: United States
Method: telephone
Sample Size: 1,010
Tags: small business politics
