Even while the national economy inches toward recovery, many states are still struggling to reduce unemployment rates. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts nudged up to 9.5 percent last month, after 8,000 jobs in the state were lost in December and January.
According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses have generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years. Now, as the national unemployment rate lingers at 9.7 percent, Congress is taking measures to help entrepreneurs find tax relief with the hopes of boosting job creation.
Miami, FL – March 19, 2010 ActiveFilings.com, the country’s leading incorporation services provider, has launched a new product to help foreign individuals and entities establish themselves in the U.S. market: Ready Made Companies.
For entrepreneurs considering business formation, it might be wise to brush up on corporation laws that could affect companies. The Association of Corporate Counsel in association with Georgetown University School of Law will host a two-day seminar March 11 and 12 on current legal concerns for the corporate community.
Intel recently announced an initiative in which it will partner with venture capitalists across the country to give $3.5 billion toward the advancement of tech companies in the U.S.
Entrepreneurs considering business formation in Oregon should be aware that certain Corporation Division fees increased as of February 27, 2010.
In an effort to make their state “tell a great pro-business story,” Virginia legislators are trying to ensure that entrepreneurs will have the tools needed to locate their businesses in Virginia, reports the Augusta Free Press.
The recent Supreme Court decision to lift the ban on free speech allows businesses to sponsor political advertising. This is a change that Congress and the FEC are fighting because officials worry it will compromise the nation’s electoral system and make business formation a political practice.