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and that the president-elect talked about a system where for every new regulation comes in, two have to go away. i m not sure how that works. but something along those lines where new regulations have to be counter weighted with reduction in the overall regulatory burden on small companies. we ve seen happen many times a regulation gets put into place and nobody s thought about how it s going to affect the small business owner. i it may make sense for big business but small business gets talking up. you have to have institutional reform so that you force government to do this. sunsetting regulations, for example. it forces the elected officials to say, does this still make sense? in terms of what s changed in technology and the economy, should we still be doing this? is this a better way to do it? look at the cost/benefit analysis. those types of reforms are needed so we bring sanity to the regulatory morass in washington, d.c. todd, you did a survey about the cost for small ....
mentorship and s.t.e.a.m. opportunities and how to develop opportunities for the work force and leverage the programs that the small business administration as well as other government agencies have for small businesses. let s talk about what you expect to come from this. shirley, let s start with you. it is one thing to be on a listening tour. it s another to put it in action. did you get the sense there s going to be something within this administration to help small businesses that is different than what we have seen before? i think, probably, just a greater awareness that we are out there. we are out there doing good work and the women who own them are serious and dedicated to the work we are doing. what do you think? i m very encouraged for two particular reasons. number one, ivanka trump was also at the table. she said it s one of her priorities. i think she is going to work closely with her father to make sure there s a positive impact on. she s very well spoken ....
News and advice for small-business owners. Included: profiles of small-business owners, detailing the challenges they ve faced and successes they ve achieved;. they are still an active band and entered into new territory, beer. learn how they made their way from oom bop to mmm hops. in 1997, three brothers in tulsa, oklahoma took the world by storm with the catchy chorus. with the success of oom bop, they became bonified rock stars. it s hard, but fun. there s so many rewards in it. you can feel the excitement of the accomplishment. we started music as independents and we developed that idea and that identity as we started our own label. being an entrepreneur. with an entrepreneurial mind set, they were not content with just sticking with music. we have always been intentional. i think we had the dangerous combination of believing the dream, trying and having success doing it. once you feel that and know that s possible, it opens up this idea that you can build t ....
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