Archive for December, 2009

Study faults Pennsylvania’s tax climate for job losses, out-migration

December 21st, 2009

A report by the Tax Foundation concluded that the migration of taxpayers and their incomes out of the state has been occurring for more than 15 years and the one constant has been the state’s tax system.

Scott Hodge, Tax Foundation president, said the trend would likely continue beyond economic recovery at the national level if improvements are not made to the Commonwealth’s business tax system.

While Pennsylvania can boast a 13th best ranking for its individual income tax system, that’s where the positive news ends.

Small Business Advantage Grant Program

December 21st, 2009

The Department of Environmental Protection announces an open opportunity to apply for funding in the sixth year of the Commonwealth’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program for pollution prevention and energy efficiency projects.

Small Business Advantage is a grant program providing 50 percent reimbursement matching grants, up to a maximum of $7,500, to enable small businesses to acquire equipment or processes that result in energy efficiency or pollution prevention. Eligible applicants must be a for-profit small business located in Pennsylvania with 100 or fewer total employees. Most small businesses are eligible, including manufacturers, retailers, service providers, mining businesses and agricultural concerns.

Small Business Guide to Getting a Piece of the Federal Contracting Pie

December 21st, 2009

As a small business owner, have you ever wondered how you could market your product to the likes of the Department of Defense and the other 23 Federal Procuring Agencies, get a federal contract and be a part of the more than $500 billion dollar federal marketplace?

While it

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Health Care Bill

December 21st, 2009

As you might have heard, the U.S. Senate voted to invoke cloture (limit debate) on Majority Leader Reid

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Event Focuses on Leadership

December 11th, 2009

www.joanieyanusas.com.

St James Lutheran Church was the site of an informative and entertaining leadership program on July 14th.

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