The Browning of the State’s Economy
Originally ran in The Sacramento Business Journal on June 7, 2013 Small businesses are the lifeblood of California’s economy, supporting almost 80 percent of jobs
John Kabateck
June 17, 2013
Prop 65 Reform Bills are Overdue
When Proposition 65 was approved by voters in 1986, the goal was simple: to protect California’s drinking water from chemicals known to cause cancer or
John Kabateck
June 10, 2013
Small Business Owners – Be Heard, Get Involved In Sacramento Next Week!
On April 23rd, the National Federation of Independent Business-California’s (NFIB) small business owners and friends will descend on Sacramento with one objective – to make
John Kabateck
April 18, 2013
Main Street Menace of the Week: Assembly Bill 10 (Alejo) – Minimum Wage Hike Wiping Out 68,000 Jobs
While the legislature is in session, the National Federation of Independent Business/California will be profiling anti-small business bills and initiatives and the adverse effect they
John Kabateck
March 27, 2013
Main Street Menace of the Week: Oil Severance Tax (SB 241 – Evans)
While the legislature is in session, the National Federation of Independent Business/California will be profiling anti-small business bills and initiatives and the adverse effect they
John Kabateck
March 22, 2013
Assembly Bill 113 – Cutting Red Tape for California Entrepreneurs
I attended a press conference in the State Capitol that for once brought good news to small business owners in California. Assembly Speaker John Perez,
John Kabateck
March 20, 2013
Main Street Menace of the Week: ACA 3, ACA 8, SCA 3, SCA 4, SCA 7, SCA 8, SCA 9 and SCA 11
While the legislature is in session, the National Federation of Independent Business/California will be profiling anti-small business bills and initiatives and the adverse effect they
John Kabateck
March 15, 2013
Minimum Wage Increases, the Law of Unintended Consequences at Work
Everyone wants to earn more money, especially in a state like California where we have higher taxes, fees and other income reducers than anywhere else
John Kabateck
March 5, 2013
Small Business Wish List for 2013 – Will 2013 be “The Year of the Small Business Grinch?”
“Every Mom and Pop shop Down in Small Business-land Thought the Grinch with them would stand… But the Grinch, Who lived in Sacramento-land Was not
John Kabateck
December 13, 2012