Happy Days Are Here Again...

Guidant Financial teamed up with LendingClub to get the pulse on small business trends with a survey of over 2,500 small business owner respondents.  Forty-four percent of respondent were baby boomers.

Good News:  The majority of those baby boomers of are Happy!  And...Profitable (67%)!

Check out more "State of Small Business" survey highlights here.

How about less Red Tape?

Hey Small Business Owners... a few politicians recognize the value of YOUR time.

In April, several U.S. Senators introduced a bill that would cut IRS compliance burdens for small business owners.  The bill, The Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S. 2689, has now been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.  According to one of the co-sponsors,

 “This bill lowers the compliance burden, strengthens taxpayer protections and ensures small businesses are not targeted for additional scrutiny based on discrimination.”

>>Read more about Bill S. 2689 or check out the specifics.