U. S. Businesses. They are the engine of the economy. Reporter americas 28 million Small Businesses are truly the backbone of the economy. Accounting for more than half of all u. S. Sales, according to the Small Business administration. Theyve also created 66 of all net new jobs since the 1970s and thats created some 8 million new jobs since 1990. But running a Small Business is no easy task. Just ask tamara kennedy. She started as a secretary for a franchisee and eventually bought one of her own in 1999. Before the recession, she had grown to 14 sessions but had to close four during the downturn. The hardest part was letting 50 people go. Never an easy thing to do knowing that those folks had people that counted on their income. Part of communities that that income made a difference in. Reporter but she has persevered with nine locations across minnesota and iowa. This is important for small companies. The National Federation of businesses for 2016 found the cost of Health Insurance t
One day carry people beneath a helium balloon to the edge of space. We begin with breaking news of syria, where the death of 400 i. S. I. L. Fighters in palmyra. 300 rebels have been killed in air raids on the oppositionheld area of the its one of the many battles that Government Forces appeared to lose. Reporter the syrian Rebel Alliance army of conquests, said its consolidating in idlib and moving forward. Recent advances against Syrian Forces made them confident. For weeks they fought to take over a hospital in idlib, and overran it on friday after syrian troops retreated, with the help of air support. The government soldiers returned after losing the stronghold which the president promised to tweet them. It was an alliance funded by arab state and turkey. Experts call it propaganda when maps show a strategy to take back lost area. On the ground the situation is different. I. S. I. L. Roles areas from raqqa and other areas and palmyra. Government forces have been back and hold parts
PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide