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SBSC WEEKLY  BRIEFING
 
The Latest News and Activities from  the 
Small Business Survival  Committee
November 29,  2001 
 
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1.    SBSC to Key Vote Upcoming Trade Vote  in House
2.      Trade  Promotion Authority Good for Small Business
3.      Afghanistan, Women and  Trade
4.      Positive  Economic Points During Recession
5.      The Latest  on Telecommuting
6.      Local  Government Run Amok
 
 
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  SSBSC  TO KEY VOTE UPCOMING TRADE VOTE IN  HOUSE
SBSC Chairman Karen Kerrigan  sent a letter to Congress this week noting that SBSC would make the upcoming  vote (scheduled for December 6) on trade promotion authority (TPA) an SBSC "key  vote," noting that "a vote for TPA is a vote for small business."  Kerrigan wrote: "I wanted to take this  opportunity to express how vital passage of TPA is to America's small businesses  and entrepreneurs?  America's small  business and entrepreneurial sector are the engines of U.S. economic growth, but  our entrepreneurs will require a level playing and access to the world  marketplace if they are to maintain the level of job creation, innovation and  vitality that is so integral to the health of our overall economy.  Trade,  and specifically TPA, is a matter of common sense, sound economics and just  happens to be in our national  interest."
 
SBSC strongly encourages our  members and supporters to contact their U.S. Representatives and urge them to  support TPA for President Bush.  A  great place to visit with the latest daily updates on the upcoming vote is the  Progress for America (PFA) website. SBSC has been closely working with PFA on  TPA and a host of other issues critical to the health and vitality of small  business.  Please visit their new  website, where you can sign a resolution in support of TPA for President Bush,  or send an e-mail message to your U.S. House Member.  You can send a message now by linking  to:  www.progressforamerica.org /1101/ 
  To read Kerrigan's letter, go  to: 
 http://www.sbsc.org/LettersToCongress.asp?FormMode=LettersToCongress&ID=115 
 
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TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY GOOD FOR SMALL  BUSINESS
 
In his latest SBSC Weekly  Cybercolumn, SBSC chief economist Raymond J. Keating spells out the important  role international trade plays for the U.S. economy and for small  businesses.  Again, Keating notes  how important it is for Congress to grant the President trade promotion  authority.
 
To read Keating's column, go  to:
 http://www.sbsc.org/LatestNews_Action.asp?FormMode=CyberColumn&ID=184 
 
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AFGHANISTAN, WOMEN AND  TRADE
 
In her  latest Small Business Briefing, SBSC Chairman Karen Kerrigan explains how free  trade spurs economic prosperity at home and around the world.  In particular, Kerrigan notes how open  trade can help Afghanistan-and particularly the women of Afghanistan-after  suffering under the tyrannical rule of the  Taliban.
 
To read Kerrigan's column, go  to:
 http://www.sbsc.org/LatestNews_Action.asp?FormMode=SmallBusBriefs&ID=116 
        
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POSITIVE ECONOMIC POINTS DURING  RECESSION
 
A recent  SBSC Fact of the Week spells out the many positive developments that the U.S.  economy has experienced in recent years, which are worth noting in these  troubled economic times.
 
To read this SBSC Fact of the  Week, go to:
 http://www.sbsc.org/FactOfWeek.asp?FormMode=Call&LinkType=Text&ID=167 
 
THE LATEST ON  TELECOMMUTING
 
The latest  SBSC Fact of the Week takes a look at the most recent numbers on how many  businesses allow employees to telecommute, and also notes which employees will  thrive telecommuting and which will  not.
 
To read the  latest SBSC Fact of the Week, go  to:
 http://www.sbsc.org/FactOfWeek.asp?FormMode=Call&LinkType=Text&ID=168 
 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT RUN  AMOK   
Carolan & Keating
In their latest "Carolan &  Keating" column for Newsday, SBSC chief economist Raymond J. Keating and his  partner Matt Carolan illustrate through stunning examples  that wasteful spending is not limited to federal and state governments, but is a  big problem at the local level as  well.
 
To read "Carolan & Keating,"  go to:
 http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/columnists/ny-vpcar272480981nov27.column?coll=ny%2Dopinion%2Dcolumnists 
 
 
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