Welcome. 98% of all US Businesses have fewer than 100 employees (source: American Small Business League - http://www.asbl.com/). And that's who I want to talk about today.
Turns out that American Small Business is supported by a government organization that you may have heard of - The Small Business Administration (SBA). Here's an interesting point from http://www.asbl.com/:
The Government is trying to close the SBAWhy has the Bush Administration been strangling the SBA? Because, the Bush Administration is NOT "Pro-Business" - the Bush Administration is "Pro-Big-Business".
According to Inc.com in 2006 the SBA's budget was $456.5 million. In 2005 the budget was $579.5 million. In 2001 -- the final year of the Clinton Administration -- the budget was $1.1 billion.
Since Newt Gingrich's 'Contract With America', Republicans have controlled Washington. But, what ASBL would like is some better Legislative Help in meeting the tenets of the Small Business Act of 1953 (Remember? From Eisenhower's Days?) which direct the US Government to spend specific sums of prime contracts with Small Business. It's not getting done. We need help and better oversite (that theme keeps popping up, eh?).
I don't need to recite the whole story here! It's well told at http://www.asbl.com/. Or, if you're short of time, this is the crux of the issue: http://www.asbl.com/theproblems.html.
If you are Pro-Business, please check this out! If you WORK for Small Business, your job and future might depend on the work of ASBL! Check it out.
JT
PS - First heard about this here: http://www.am760.net/pages/mario_solis-marich.html
If you visit their website, don't be surprised to be invited to make a donation to this cause (matter of record: I made a donation - it's a very worthy cause).
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