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Washington, D.C. (Press Release – October 13, 2011) – The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) praised House passage of three long-standing trade deals that President Barack Obama recently sent to Congress.

The trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea are a welcome development for the struggling economy and present new opportunities for small businesses, according to SBE Council.

A small-business group opposed to the health care overhaul is asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entire law, not just the core requirement to buy health insurance or pay a penalty.

Philadelphia (PRESS RELEASE – May 10, 2011) - Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) announced recently that its Lincoln Small Business area was increasing the group size it serves from 2-9 lives, to 2-14 lives.

This expansion will expand the company’s presence in the small business group benefits market and increase sales opportunities for sales representatives and brokers.

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – August 3, 2010) — The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has launched a petition and action center devoted to repealing a nightmarish paperwork mandate that vastly expands 1099-Misc reporting.

SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan said small business owners are outraged by the provision, and want to know everything they can do stop it from taking effect in 2012.

The group has launched www.stop1099.org in response.

Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – May 12, 2010) — Despite the fact that Congress has not given the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to regulate the Internet, along with a recent court decision informing the government agency that it exceeded its regulatory boundaries in trying to do so, the FCC announced that it will move forward with intrusive and risky rules that hurt innovation, the economy and small business.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (PRESS RELEASE – May 25, 2009) – Fifty entrepreneurs will soon have more money in their pockets to give their businesses a boost in this tough economy.

All are finalists in the Small Business United Grant Competition sponsored by Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), maker of the best-selling QuickBooks® financial software.

Each finalist will receive a $5,000 business grant, plus free Intuit software and services.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Sept. 29, 2008) - Small businesses and accountants will find more ways to get ahead and make more money with the new version of QuickBooks®, the best-selling small business financial software from Intuit Inc.

Intuit QuickBooks Accounting 2009 offers new features to help them get more productive, gain insights on their business, attract new customers and do business in today’s global and changing economy.