Story of Small Business: When Costs Compete With Passion
Bankrupting America Video:
Sixteen years ago, Barb started Black Eyed Susan -- her store of hard-to-find garden and home accessories -- to fulfill her passion, to have a positive impact on a community, and to enjoy a lifestyle of freedom.
Today, Barb may close the doors on what she loves to do. In an already difficult environment for small business, government-augmented uncertainty threatens to raise the cost of Barb's retail business to unbearable levels.
Specifically, the little-known 1099 provision in the healthcare reform bill would burden her so that much she might stop doing business.
As Barb says in the video, "I hope when I close the doors to this store...it's because I decided it's just time to move on...not because I felt like my hand was forced."
Barb's story is Part 2 of our documentary series "The Story of Business," a joint project of Public Notice and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
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- Check out Part 1, "Moving forward in uncertain times," a story about a limestone crushing business's future amidst the possibility of rising costs and ever-changing rules.
- Our comedic take on the issue of government uncertainty "Wait and See":
Tags: Bankrupting America, The Story of Business, Public Notice, SBEC, business, small business, uncertainty, government, economic policy, healthcare, 1099 provision To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
Today, Barb may close the doors on what she loves to do. In an already difficult environment for small business, government-augmented uncertainty threatens to raise the cost of Barb's retail business to unbearable levels.
Specifically, the little-known 1099 provision in the healthcare reform bill would burden her so that much she might stop doing business.
As Barb says in the video, "I hope when I close the doors to this store...it's because I decided it's just time to move on...not because I felt like my hand was forced."
Barb's story is Part 2 of our documentary series "The Story of Business," a joint project of Public Notice and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
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- Check out Part 1, "Moving forward in uncertain times," a story about a limestone crushing business's future amidst the possibility of rising costs and ever-changing rules.
- Our comedic take on the issue of government uncertainty "Wait and See":
Tags: Bankrupting America, The Story of Business, Public Notice, SBEC, business, small business, uncertainty, government, economic policy, healthcare, 1099 provision To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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