Small Business Policy MIA from State of the Union
Jan 31st, 2011 | By Dawn Rivers Baker | Category: PodcastsGiven the way the reporters and pundits have been beating the State of the Union address to death over the last couple of weeks, I almost want to apologize for bringing it up again.
But I wouldn’t be doing my job if I were to pretend it didn’t happen, now wouldn’t I?
As far as the President’s policy priorities are concerned — and particularly when it comes to small business policy — there was absolutely no suspense and there were no surprises, either.
The advantage of having no surprises to report is that it allows you to have already gotten your disappointment out of the way early. By now, I expect you are merely resigned.
Meanwhile, the SBA Office of Advocacy released the 2009 edition of their annual State of Small Business report to the President. You can find my article covering the report from the more general small business angle at Small Business Trends. In this week’s podcast, I get a bit more micro-specific.
In addition, this week we have the ongoing search for “waste, fraud and abuse,” now in fashion in Washington, and this week’s Policy Matters.
For more information:
- State of the Union Address (video)
- State of the Union: Republican Response (YouTube)
- SBA Office of Advocacy
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
