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Sensible Regulations: Two different mindsets on hiring ex-felons

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Charles Owens

A lack of employment opportunities is often cited as a contributing factor to ex-felons ending up back in the prison system. Cutting down on the number of repeat offenders in the Corrections system is one way to reduce prison costs … Continue reading →

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Election Day is Nov. 5: Download Your NFIB/New Jersey Voter Guide Today

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Laurie Ehlbeck

Download your NFIB/New Jersey Voter Guide Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and we want to make sure that you feel prepared to make decisions that will benefit your small business when you enter the voting booth. As a member … Continue reading →

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Beware the Minimum Wage Masquerade

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Laurie Ehlbeck

Imagine a policy that would destroy thousands of jobs dressed up for Halloween as way to help workers.  Something really scary masquerading as something innocent.   That’s Ballot Question #2, a constitutional question seeking to mandate an increase in the minimum … Continue reading →

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Earn more cash

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Laurie Ehlbeck

Who doesn’t want more cash?  The unions certainly do, which is why they’re backing a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage every year, automatically, forever. If only it were that simple.  But the money to pay higher wages has … Continue reading →

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Another Disaster Headed for New Jersey, Other States. But Prevention Possible

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dan Danner

First it was the Great Recession, then Hurricane Sandy and recently, a raging fire that destroyed a popular boardwalk. Now, weary New Jersey residents and business owners are being warned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to beware of scammers. … Continue reading →

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Jobs: the cost of Obamacare’s Health Insurance Tax

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Charles Owens

Like most politicians during these difficult economic times, President Obama is always all about creating jobs. Also, like most politicians in DC, his policies make it clear he has no idea where they really come from. The latest proof of … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got the Cure for “Washington-itis”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dan Danner

Feel nauseous? Got headaches and fatigue? You’re in good company. A majority of small-business owners have the same flu-like symptoms. But the flu-bug hasn’t bitten you. You’ve got a bad case of “Washington-itis,” a condition of over-exposure to empty political … Continue reading →

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Jobs Aplenty…for Federal Workers

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Dan Danner

And if you missed the rhetoric about job growth, it had nothing to do with the small-business sector gaining employees. No, their idea of job creation is to surge the already massive ranks of federal workers. Case in point: Obamacare … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Leadership that Makes a Difference for Small Business

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dan Danner

Most of us were taught, as children, that “If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.” Those who own and run their own businesses are particularly mindful of this age-old truth. Which is why many small-business owners … Continue reading →

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