Past 2011 News Articles:

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Sacramento Bee, March 25, 2011 - Teleconference covers feds' health care law

Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 22, 2011 - A year later, many small businesses unaware of law aimed at helping them offer employees insurance

Sacramento Bee, March 18, 2011 - Event will explore effects of health care reform on small businesses

Sacramento Bee, March 15, 2011 - California says 300,000 businesses may owe use tax

Orange County Register, March 8, 2011 - Are California businesses closing or leaving

MercuryNews.com, March 6, 2011 - Opinion: Tax policy should not put small business at a disadvantage

Orange County Register, March 5, 2011 - Mystery solved: how bosses find new workers

CaliforniaWatch.org, March 3, 2011 - Businesses split over national patent reform

Orange County Register, March 2, 2011 - Fix the economy business tell Sacramento

Huffingtonpost.com, February 26, 2011 - Oil Prices Squeeze Small Businesses As Transportation Costs Rise

Financial Advisory, February 19, 2011 - Concerns Raised over Small Business Administration Loan Program

Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2011 - SBA loan program ready, but restrictions raise concern

Sacramento Business Journal, February 16, 2011 - Democrat state senators detail regulatory reforms aimed to help business

Sacramento Business Journal, February 1, 2011 - Governor's speech gets mixed reviews from business leaders

pr.inside.com, January 7, 2011 - Small Business California Opposes Executive Pension Benefits at the University of California

Past 2010 News Articles:

LA Times, December 27, 2010 - Small-business confidence droops

SF Chronicle, December 24, 2010 -SF bookshop owner to close over ADA lawsuit

SBA, San Francisco District Office News Update, December 10, 2010 - Small Business Leaders Talks About Accomplishments, Predictions

Los Angeles Business Journal, November 29, 2010 - Small Companies Finally Get Some Credit From Banks

LA Times, November 19, 2010 - Better Business Bureau says it will change its rating system

The Bellingham Herald, November 18, 2010 - Better Business Bureau to review rating system

San Francisco Chronicle, November 5, 2010 - Prop. 23 celebrations turn to fears over Prop 26

Los Angeles Business, November 3, 2010 - Brown bests Whitman in governor's race

Business Service News, October 25,2010 - Small Business Administration Pressed to Study Small Business Lending

Businesswire.com - October 24, 2010 - Small Business California Urges Impact Study of Bank Lending Practices on Small Businesses

Sacramento Business Journal, October 8, 2010 - Job requirement for state's next boss: nerves of steel, thick skin

Sacramento Bee, October 8, 2010 - $168 million in small business aid on its way to California

The Bellingham Herald, October 4, 2010 - Credit card deal may aid consumers

Sacramento Business Journal,  October 1, 2010 - California creates health benefit exchange, unveils website

Silicon Valley Business Journal, October 1, 2010 - California's next governor will inherit big problems

September 23, 2010 - Speaker Pelosi Acknowledges Scott Hauge and Small Business California in Remarks At Enrollment Ceremony For Small Business Legislation

September 7, 2010 - IRS Releases Form To Help Small Businesses

September 16, 2010 - Federal Health Reform: Impact on Small- and Medium-Sized Employers

Sacramento Bee, September 27, 2010 - Health care 'exchange' won't usurp state powers

Los Angeles Times, September 23, 2010 -Small-business aid bill clears House, heads to Obama

Seattle pi Blogs - September 20, 2010 - Confused about the health plan mandates on small business?

Ecopreneurist, September 15, 2010 - CA Chambers of Commerce Members Prove Energy Efficiency is Profitable

New York Times, September 15, 2010 - Despite Struggles, Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Give Back

San Francisco Chronicle, September 14, 2010 - Pelosi touts Dems' small business push

Sacramento Business Journal, September 10, 2010 - Tempers flare in Prop 23 debate

Sacramento Business Journal, September 3, 2010 - Sacramento Business Journal Ad

Orange County Register, September 3, 2010 - Rebuttal - We need state health exchanges

Office of the Mayor of San Francisco - September 2, 2010 -Mayor Newsom & San Francisco Business Leaders Announce Renewed National Effort To Extend Federal Stimulus Funding For JobsNow! Program

myMotherLode.com - August 27, 2010 - California Health Insurance Exchange

Capitol Weekly, August 26, 2010 - Businesses will benefit mightily from federal health care reforms

Bloomberg BusinessWeek, August 26, 2010 - Commentary:  Misrepresenting Small Business

Orange County Register, August 26, 2010 - John Arensmeyer and Scott Hauge: Health reform's lifeline to small business

Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2010 - Health-Insurance Market Moves Ahead in California

SF Chronicle, August 25, 2010 - Op Ed - Legislature must authorize insurance exchanges

SF Chronicle, August 18, 2010 - SBA loan is wind at back of San Leandro firm

SF Examiner, August 11, 2010 -Small Business California comes out against Prop. 23

SF Examiner, July 29, 2010 - Bankruptcies Forecast End of Recession

LA Times, July 5, 2010 - New SBA Regional Chief to focus on lending, job growth

LA Times, June 18, 2010 - Small Business Program Faces Loss of Federal Funds

LA Times, May 30, 2010 - How I made it:  Scott Hauge

LA Times, May 26, 2010 - Health insurance rate hikes hitting California small businesses

LA Times, May 17, 2010 - Healthcare overhaul's tax provisions have small firms crying foul

SFExaminer, May 3, 2010 - Small-biz leaders ask supes to proceed with caution

Portfolio.com, April 19, 2010 - Hunger for Information

LA Times, April 19, 2010 - Firms find cost of earthquake insurance too big a jolt

Phoenix Business Journal, April 16, 2010 - Health tax credit could help some small companies

Fresno Bee, April 12, 2010 - Bill Challenges Monopoly Over Prison Goods

San Francisco Chronicle, March 28, 2010 - Business leaders' thoughts on health care bill

Sacramento Business Journal, March 19, 2010 - Seeking a more level playing field

SF Examiner, March 15,2010 - San Francisco seeks stiff fines for unpaid taxes

Cal Watchdog, March 12, 2010 - 21% of Small Businesses on Brink

San Francisco Examiner, March 9, 2010 - Local businesses still worried about future

San Francisco Chronicle, March 7, 2010 - Glimmer of hope for small businesses

Record Searchlight, March 7, 2010 - We need access to capital

San Francisco Examiner, March 4, 2010 - Green jobs are good; green careers are better

dBusinessNews, March 3, 2010 - Small Business California Survey Indicates Economic Recovery Being Slowed By Lack of Small Business Purchases and Access to Capital

BusinessWire, March 2, 2010 - Small Business California Survey Indicates Economic Recovery Being Slowed ...Businesses continue to struggle with cost and access to healthcare

California ApparelNews.net, Feb. 26, 2010 - Merchants' Credit Card Fess Becoming Political Issue

San Francisco Examiner, Feb. 22, 2010 -  Businesses complain about footing OT tab for Jobs Now

Capitol Weekly, Feb. 4, 2010 - Chicken Little Attacks on AB32

San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 31, 2010 - Overhaul of San Francisco business tax eyed

San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 24, 2010 - Bad year for small businesses in San Francisco

San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 18, 2010 - Small Businesses Push For Internet Tax Rules

Lansing State Journal, Jan. 11, 2010 - Health Care Overhaul Could Save Money and Boost Jobs

Los Angeles Time, Jan. 8, 2010 -  Healthcare overhaul could save money and boost jobs

San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 7, 2010 -  Jobs plan meets strong support

Past 2010 Healthcare Articles:

March 31, 2010 - IRS - Small Business Health Care Tax Credit  -  Frequently Asked Questions

March 29, 2010 - Buck Consultants - Health Care Reform Comparison in Brief

March 26, 2010 - Sacramento Business Journal - Businesses still not sure what health care reform means

March 22, 2010 - Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/housesenatebill_final.pdf

Feb. 12, 2010 - An Effective Workforce Health Program Can Provide a Competitive Edge

An Effective Workforce Health Program Can Provide a Competitive Edge

Past 2009 Healthcare Articles:

December 23, 2009 -  Side by Side Comparison - Final House and Senate HCR Small Business

December 4, 2009 - Treasury's Geithner hears ideas on easing credit crunch

Congressional Health Reform Proposals By: Adam Dougherty. Insure the Uninsured Project Sept. 2009

http://www.itup.org/Reports/UniversalCoverage/Health%20Reform%20Comparisons%20II.pdf

May 7, 2009:  House Small Business Committee Hearing - Testimony by SB-Cal President Scott Hauge

Past 2009 News Articles:

Spending Stimulus Funds must not happen.  We should only use funds wisely...An Op-Ed by SB-Cal Executive Director, Hank Ryan

San Francisco Examiner, Dec. 18, 2009 Consumer input in health reform would be a true path to overhaul

December 4, 2009 - Stimulus act’s loan program proves a small-business boon

November 24, 2009 - Obama Alert:  Restore Funding For Small Business

November 23, 2009  - State: California DIR Raises Overall Assessments More Than $115 Million: Top

November 23, 2009 - SBA Runs Out Of Gas On 7a and 504 loans - Capital - Portfolio.com

Please see article pertaining to small business energy issues that Scott Hauge testified to the Senate ERIS Committee about in Washington, D.C. on June 10th.  We work in partnership with Byron Kennard and the CSBE on this issues.  "Climate Debate Overlooks Small Businesses" by Ben Block

Los Angeles Times, Nov. 10, 2009 Poizner rejects proposal for workers' comp insurance rate hike

Workers' Comp Executive Newsdesk - Nov. 10, 2009 Insurance Commissioner's Rate Decision Ignores Own Actuaries...Again

New York Times, Nov. 7, 2009  City's JobsNow Program Also Benefits Newsom

Sacramento Bee, Nov.5,2009 "CIT filing may tighten credit for Sacramento-area small firms"

Nov.4, 2009 "California -- Schwarzenegger Signs Bill to Thwart Those Without Comp Coverage"

NBC News Los Angeles - Nov. 2, 2009 "Under the Microscope: Health Care Reform" Seven part video series including segments with Scott Hauge on "Insuring the Uninsured" and "What If You Have Insurance"

Los Angeles Times - Oct. 13, 2009
Figuring out the true cost of complying with California regulations

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Sept. 10, 2009 Obama's health care speech gets mixed reviews

 Reuters - USA Sept. 9, 2009   Head of Small Business California Available for Comment on ...

Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC, USA  Sept. 9 2009 Business lobbyists give mixed reviews to Obama's health-care speech

IBA West Weekly Inside, August 14th, 2009 "WCIRB Recommends 22% Increase in Pure Premium Rates Effect
January 1, 2010"

Los Angeles Business Journal, August 10th, 2009 "Workers' Comp Rates May Climb on Back of Budget Plan" by Howard Fine

The Huffington Post, August 18th, 2009, "Five Ways California's Climate Law Will Boost the Economy" by Frances Beinecke

Dubuque Telegraph Herald, July 26, 2009 "Main Street Loan Defaults Soar" by Frank Bass & Rita Beamish

California Progress Report, July 22, 2009 "Delaying Actions on State Climate Change Regulations Would Undermine California's Small Businesses" by Scott Hauge

The Examiner, July 20, 2009 "Survey finds small business owners would offer health insurance if they could afford it" by Katie Worth

Sacramento Business Journal, July 10, 2009 "State ask employers to kick in cash to fund some agencies" by Kelly Johnson

Press Release, July 15, 2009, "New Anti-AB 32 Reports Ignores Benefits to Small Businesses; Assumes No Innovation in California"

Sacramento Business Journal, July 10, 2009, "State Fund board says no to proposed sale" by Kelly Johnson

SF Weekly Blog, July 1, 2009, "Did City's Goof Cause Tax Collectors to Overcharge San Francisco's Small Businesses?" by Joe Eskenazi

Los Angeles, June 25, 2009, "Plan to sell part of California worker's comp insurer State Fund faces opposition" by Marc Lifsher

Press Release, May 21, 2009...."California Department of Transportation and U.S. Small Business Administration Partnership Announcement"

San Francisco Examiner, May 18, 2009...."Bill would bounce credit card fees" by Andres Koskey

California Executive, April 23, 2009 ... "Bill Seeks to Level Playing Field for the Self Employed"  by Steve Tanner

LaJolla Light, April 21, 2009....  "Energy efficiency initiative announcement for small business" by San Diego Suburban News

San Francisco Examiner, April 16,2009...."Small businesses are big community boost" by Andrea Koskey

California Executive, April 10, 2009...."Legislation Loosens Up Alternative Work Week Schedule Rules" by Steve Tanner

San Francisco Examiner, April 3, 2009..."Loan program boosts small businesses" by Brent Begin

Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2009..."Access to COBRA healthcare subsidy may expand" by Cynthia Zwahlen

San Jose Business Journal, March 27, 2009..."Businesses uncertain about extended COBRA benefit plan" by Cathy Wesellby

Sacramento Business Journal, February 27, 2009..."New COBRA subsidy helps former employees, bites business" by Kathy Robertson

Forbes.com, February 24, 2009..."Where's The Stimulus For Small Business ?" by Melanie Lindner and Maureen Farrell

San Francisco Chronicle, February 12, 2009..."S.F. Mayor in San Jose during budget huddle" by Marisa Lagos and Erin Allday

Ecopreneurist, January 21, 2009..."What Can You Do To Green The Country?" by Jennifer Kaplan

Past 2008 News Articles:

U.S. News, December 8, 2008..."To Help Bail Out Small Businesses, Regulate Global Warming?" by Matthew Bandyk

CNBC.com, November 19, 2008...."California Dreamin' With The Spirit Of Small Business" by Jane Wells

nc.com, October 30, 2008...."Survival tips from the Governator" by Kelly Faircloth

Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2008..."Reforms on tap at workers' comp insurer State Fund" by Marc Lifsher

BizJournals, October 17, 2008..."Small Business Owners' Guide to the Election" by Kent Hoover

Capitol Weekly, October 9, 2008...."California's landmark greenhouse gas law benefits small business" by Scott Hauge

Los Angeles Times, October 2, 2008..."Credit freeze puts businesses on thin ice" by Marla Dickerson

Workcompcentral.com, September 18, 2008...."California -- New Assessment Proposals Have Employees Reeling" by Jim McCaffrey, Western Bureau Chief

Sacramento Business Journal, August 15, 2008..."Businesses' loss could be state's gain:  Budget Proposal would suspend net operating loss tax deduction" by Tanya Roscorla, Correspondent

Los Angeles Times, August 13, 2008...."California plan could be major boon to subprime lenders" by Evan Halper

Los Angeles Times, August 8, 2008..."Workers' compensation enforcers widen focus on employers" by Marc Lifsher

San Francisco Examiner, August 6, 2008..."A retirement plan that works for small business" by Scott Hauge, John Arensmeyer and Thomas Martin

IBA West Weekly Insider, July 25, 2008...."Small Business California Honors Poizner and Others"

Business Wire, July 23, 2008..."California Tax Measure Adversely Impacts Small Business"

California Executive, June 10, 2008...."Employers Should Update Rules for Unscheduled Time Off" by Steve Tanner

San Francisco Business Times, June 6, 2008...."State targets employers evading workers' comp" by Chris Rauber

Insurance Journal, June 6, 2008..."California Launches Workers' Comp Enforcement Program"

Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2008.... "California regulators seek to expand utilities' loans for small business" by Cyndia Zwahlen

California Executive, May 1, 2008... "Legislation to Ease Confusion of Return-To-Work Procedures" by Steve Tanner

California Executive, May 1, 2008...."How to Return an Injured Employee to Work Without Getting Sued" by Steve Tanner

San Diego Union-Tribune, April 28, 2008..."Health care worries grow among voters" by Bill Ainsworth

California Executive, April 22nd, 2008....."Misclassification of Independent Contractors" by Steve Tanner

Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2008.... "Independent contractor status scrutinized" by Cyndia Zwahlen

Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2008.... "An IRA for the rest of us" by Marc Lifsher

Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2008..."Social Policy on the Menu:  San Francisco eateries are angered by a healthcare law.  Diners eat some of the cost" by Marc Lifsher

SF Examiner, March 14, 2008..."Economy cools small-business climate" by David Smith

SBA News Release, Washington, January 8, 2008..."Business.gov Unveils State and Local Search Features Google, Web 2.0 Search and Expanded Content"

Sacramento Bee, January 2, 2008..."State's minimum wage hits $8:  Lowest-paid workers say the boost helps a bit while restaurateurs fear extra costs may lead to job cuts" by Darrell Smith

Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 1, 2008..."New minimum wage takes effect today" by Jondi Gumz

Past 2007 News Articles:

San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 2007... "Health care plan means only 1% tax for small business" by Ilana DeBare

The Fresno Bee, December 17, 2007... "California employers must provide notices about tax break" by Robert Rodriguez

California Executive, December 13, 2007.... "Small business crusader discusses California healthcare reform" by Steve Tanner

Small Business Review, October 3, 2007..."Small Business Feels the Credit Crunch" by John Arensmeyer

San Francisco Chronicle, September 8, 2007... "PG&E shifts rate increase away from big businesses" by David R. Baker

Forbes.com, September 27, 2007... "California's Health Care Dreams" by Maureen Farrell

Glendale News Press, September 12, 2007... "Session eyes health care" by Ryan Vaillancourt

Fortune Small Business, September 6, 2007... "Who will win the entrepreneurial vote?" by Richard McGill Murphy, FSB editor

Pittsburgh Business Times, Aug. 31-Sept. 6 issue... "States, not Congress, are taking lead on health care reform" by Kent Hoover

San Francisco Examiner, August 31, 2007... "Businesses can't shoulder entire burden of health care reform"   by Steven B. Falk and Scott Hauge

Stockton Record, August 24, 2007... "Small Businesses Share Big Goals" by Joe Goldeen

San Francisco Chronicle, August 24, 2007... "New business coalition takes on health care"  by Ilana DeBare

San Francisco Examiner, August 23, 2007:  Small Business California's op-ed piece.. "How California can help make a difference with emissions law"  by Hank Ryan

Governor Schwarzenegger's plan for fixing our healthcare system, website link... click here

NSBA Business Journal, August 2007... "Golden (State) Advocacy and Education:  Small Business California makes impact in unique environment"  by Rob Yunich

Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2007... "Rules on illegal workers stir fears" by Jerry Hirsch and Kimi Yoshino

Sacramento Business Journal, July 13, 2007... "Legislation Looms:  Healthcare, workers' comp bills pending in the Capitol could have big consequences for small businesses" by Kathy Robertson

Oakland Business Review... SB-Cal's Health Care Proposal Overview by Scott Hauge

Sacbee Article... "Advocate for Small Business named:  Marty Keller led Consumer Affairs Department for state" by Darrell Smith

SF Chronicle article, June 23, 2007... “Dueling Health Proposals:  How Democrats’ new plan differs from governor’s”
by Victoria Colliver

Sacbee Article, June 21, 2007... "Democrats advance health care plan"
by Aurelio Rojas

Business Week Article "Altered States:  California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania take up the push for universal coverage"
by Joshua Kendall

Contra Costa Times Article... "Companies that shirk workers'comp obligations are likely to get caught by aligned information systems through SB 869"
by Marton Dunai

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