And today we see very small job growth last month, more people dropping out of the job market.
Moreover, revised estimates now show a small job gain in January and a smaller job loss in February than previously reported.
The Obama administration also saw the passage of the Small Business Job Act, which provided additional small business tax cuts, zero capital gain taxes on important small business investments held for five years or more, deduction for self-employed health insurance costs and increased access to lending for small business owners.
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So it seemed particularly cruel when I visited the store over the last few months, with some small repair job or to get a replacement battery, and learned that Mr. Abraham had been robbed or burglarized no fewer than four times over the last year or so.
About small business as job creators: Treasury found that only about 5.4 million small businesses paid any wages at all.
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According to a 2010 Kauffman Foundation study, since 1977, new and small businesses have been responsible for all net job growth in the U.S., thus creating government policies to nurture start-ups and small businesses is critical for sustainable job growth.
Like Mr Mbeki, Mr Cook will find that his feet are too small for the job.
Many will claim that small businesses are job creators, but the evidence shows this is not true.
The folks in Congress and on the campaign trail who oppose this plan warn that it would somehow hurt small businesses and job creators.
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Me.), an important moderate who is courted by Democrats for key votes, was particularly interested in reducing the S-corp self-employment tax impact on small-business job creators.
In launching this, Howard Schultz, the head of the company called small business an engine for job growth that has stalled and said small entrepreneurs must have access to credit so they can hire again.
We also know that the small businesses are the job engines of our economy.
"Don't worry if your job is small, and your rewards are few, " it says.
The Bush tax cuts, other tax extenders and small business packages with job stimulus have taken center stage.
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We are also streamlining existing regulations, with a priority on implementing changes that benefit small businesses and spur job growth.
And Summers certainly seemed content with the final package, even though we now know it was too small to do the job.
In other words, entrepreneurs who start small businesses are real job creators.
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"While this compromise version of the bill is better than previous iterations, it will still hurt small businesses and stifle job creation, " Mr. Bloomberg said.
"While this compromise version of the bill is better than previous iterations, it will still hurt small businesses and stifle job creation, " he said in a statement.
At the same time, regulations require the banks to hold 8 percent in capital when lending to job creating small businesses and entrepreneurs, i.e. an authorized leverage of 12.5 to 1.
It does feel a bit like it, with a tacit nod along the way to those who feel they must turn to the private sector to get one, small part of the job done.
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That's also why, after taking steps to cut taxes and increase access to credit for small businesses to jumpstart job creation this year, I've called for a three-year freeze on discretionary spending, starting next year.
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The Cypriot president said if he hadn't accepted the tax on bank deposits, the European Central Bank would have stopped providing emergency funds to the country's top two lenders which would have led to the collapse of the banking system, the bankruptcy of thousands of small businesses, massive job losses, and ultimately the country's exit from the euro.
School of American Ballet alum Nick Smirnov had just left his first job when he auditioned for a small dance company in Florida and was offered a job on the spot.
The goal of 10, 000 Small Businesses is to unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10, 000 small businesses across the United States.
If the U.S. federal government is going to stimulate the economy, they need to do more than pay lip service to the small businesses that drive much of the job growth in this country and provide real incentives to kickstart the small urban manufacturing opportunity.
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And as the engine of job creation, small business will accelerate the economic recovery.
When you took a job at a small company, you saw an opportunity to gain resume-enriching experience.
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With a few exceptions in Africa, private business, especially the job-creating small and medium sort, is weak.
If Mr Krueger is right, loosening credit could be the key to restoring job growth at small firms.
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