The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., the Health Care Reform Law or the Health Insurance Reform Law) was passed March 23, 2010.  It included a number of tax credits to small employers to defray the costs of providing additional insurance coverage.  The Internal Revenue Service issued rules Monday regarding these tax credits.  The White House claims [...]

One of my favorite sites, Women Entrepreneur, gives some specific examples of how your business attorney can save your bacon through annual legal checkups:  http://www.womenentrepreneur.com/2009/12/your-biz-needs-an-annual-legal-physical.html

 There is dire economic news out there – 11 percent unemployment in North Carolina, drastic losses of state construction jobs, business credit is harder to come by. 

Here’s an interesting article  from the Harvard Business Review discussing the struggle some corporate executives face with using social media. 

The NC Justice Center, a non-profit, public policy organization, is holding a roundtable from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 9, 2009, for Durham and Triangle small business owners to discuss the challenges and opportunities small businesses face in trying to provide health care for their owners and employees. Join the conversation:  Golden Belt [...]

Karen Mills was confirmed as head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Thursday.  Her nomination drew widespread head-scratching because of her background as a venture capitalist, rather than as someone familiar with small business needs.  The SBA is supposed to be the federal government champion of small businesses.  According to its web site: The U.S. Small [...]