Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: We discuss President Biden's EO on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” and how it will harm competition, innovation and investment in the tech sector, along with small businesses and consumers.

Karen Kerrigan: Momentum behind a bipartisan infrastructure agreement and what SBE Council will monitor; the big problem DOL Wage and Hour nominee David Weil; and the challenge of worker/supply shortages on small businesses.

Karen Kerrigan on a new SBE Council survey by Morning Consult on what small employers want in health care: choice and control over health plans, affordability, transparency and financial support/tax credits.

Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: "Antitrust This Week: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly." Courts rein in weak FTC/AG case against Facebook, but new FTC Chair to go big & broad on enforcement. What's ugly? New wide-ranging EO from White House.

Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the latest news about the infrastructure package + the House Antitrust Subcommittee's marathon markup session Weds. night, and the negative impact on small business and consumers from their big-tech antitrust bills.

Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: On Prime Day we highlight hundreds of thousands of small businesses benefiting from tech platforms like Amazon, and how US House antitrust bills will hurt small biz growth, consumer choice and convenience.

Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on tax proposals such as the STEP Act (a new "death tax") & changes to 20% deduction for small biz; the latest Supreme Court Obamacare decision; this week's House Small Business Committee hearing on access to broadband.

Growth Without Barriers - DIGITAL EDITION: The House Antitrust Subcommittee introduced five “Big Tech” Antitrust Bills on June 11, and SBE Council's Karen Kerrigan provided a preview on how the bills could harm both consumers and small businesses.

Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Alignable survey showing 35% of SMBs at risk of not surviving summer; super slow rollout of SVOG; IRS tax-return breach and small business; Axios reports $400B of pandemic unemployment funds may have been stolen.

Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The $6 trillion Biden budget & small business; White House memo to business on ransomware threats; Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer pushes small business regulatory accountability & relief in letter to key White House office.