Small Business Major Issues

Post Election: Looking Out for Small Business

A Business Friendly California Will Return the State to Prosperous Times

These are crucial times for California and crucial times for the business community in the state. It should not be a surprise that the two are related.

Issue Advocacy and Small Business Heroes

"Trade and commerce, if they were not made of India rubber, would never manage to bounce over the obstacles which legislators are continually putting in their way..." Henry David Thoreau 1849

Keeping A Watch on Workers Compensation

The workers comp issue is likely to heat up in the legislature — again. The big question this time: How many businesses will fight and how many will run right out of the state?

Pension Reform

California’s state and local government pension and health costs for retirees are a hot political issue that should be a concern for small businesses around the state. As public pensions continue to take more and more from government budgets, services will be cut. Small businesses will face the threat of losing services or facing higher taxes to pay for the pension and health care costs.

Live Within Our Means

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The Need for a Business Friendly California

In a keynote presentation on Oct. 15 at the 40th annual Ventura County Economic Development Association business outlook conference, Fox said reforms take place in waves that can take decades to enact. Fox, the former head of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, said property tax issues surfaced for decades before Proposition 13 passed in 1978.