Raymond J. Keating Archives

December 3, 2011SBE Council Releases Small Business Survival Index

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) released its 16th annual ranking of the states according to their public policy climates for small business and entrepreneurship in the "Small Business Survival Index 2011: Ranking the Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship Across the Nation."

October 20, 2011SBE Council Publishes "Surviving the Recession" Study

Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published a new study titled "Surviving the Recession: Business Establishments and Jobs State by State."

May 6, 2011SBE Economist Makes Statement on April Jobs Data

Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), issued the following statement on the April jobs data, "Many Americans will pick their preferred thoroughbred in tomorrow's Kentucky Derby. Today, small business owners and investors need to pick their preferred government survey to figure out which direction employment is going.

April 2, 2011SBE Council Talks Jobs

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) issued a statement on the jobs data for March.

November 19, 2010SBE Reacts to Inflation Numbers

Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), offered the following statement in reaction to the CPI inflation numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

May 20, 2010SBE Council Says HSAs Must be Protected

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) is highlighting the importance of health savings accounts (HSAs) in the health care marketplace, including for small businesses, and warned that ObamaCare could place these consumer-friendly health coverage options in peril.

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