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Greetings!
We hope you had a great weekend. Here is
your
weekly Small Business Advocacy Council update.
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Thursday's Happy Hour At Sullivan's Approaching
 Small business owners and entrepreneur's continue to RSVP for our Sullivan's Happy Hour. We are also getting many RSVP's from vendors that service small business.
If you have not already responded, please join us for appetizers, drinks and great conversation on May 27th. Sullivan's is also offering a dinner special to SBAC members after the event. The specifics of the dinner special can be viewed here.
We would also like to thank the sponsors of our Happy Hour once again. These folks are dedicated to supporting small business.
Sponsors
 Jensen Reporting provides attorneys with talented court reporters and reliable service at an affordable price. Jensen Reporting understands the challenges facing small business owners and is proud to support the SBAC.
Carter Korey, of Korey Law, LLC, specializes in providing small businesses with high-quality legal representation. Mr. Korey practices in state and federal court, can handle complex legal matters and takes his role as a counselor very seriously.
 Fact Finders Group, Inc. is a highly effective research and investigative organization with over 50 years of police and investigative experience. The Fact Finders Group can assist you with criminal/civil investigations, corporate due diligence, background and insurance fraud investigations.
 DeMarco Sciaccotta, LLC is a boutique practice that specializes in the accounting and tax needs of small to mid-size businesses and their respective owners. The firm provides maximum value to each client by offering flexible billing rates, superior customer service and many years of trusted experience.
To RSVP for the May 27th Happy Hour, contact Blanca Compos at Blanca@smallbusinessadvocacycouncil.org. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Opportunities Page
The SBAC will be launching an opportunities page in the near future. This will serve as our internal "Craigslist." Members will be able to post opportunities, resumes, discounts and special events on this page.
For instance, restaurants can promote a new dish or an accounting firm can advertise special rates or services. A real estate agent can promote a new listing and retail establishments can post sales events.
Our members will receive a log-in and be able to post on this page directly. The SBAC will consistently monitor and update the page.
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Republican Candidate Forum
Robert Dold  | We would like to thank Robert Dold, Republican candidate for Congress in the 10th District, for engaging SBAC members at our Republican forum. Congressman Dold provided his insight on the lending crises and ways we can loosen credit for small businesses. We would also like to thank Susie Schmidt, Chairman of the Lake County Board and candidate for State Senate, for talking with us about the Illinois budget crises and its impact on small business. We appreciated her insight on municipal government and ideas about how to improve the economy. Finally, we would like to thank Dr. Arie Friedman, the Director of National Physician Outreach for the Physicians Council For Responsible Reform, which is a special project of the NRCC, for a lively discussion on health care reform and the way he believes that will impact small business. |
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SBAC Blog
Last week's SBAC blog featured an article from The New York Times that focused on the Senate's approval of an amendment imposing price controls on debit transactions and processing fees. Author Binyamin Appelbaum writes "The Amendment to the Senate's sweeping financial legislation could save billions of dollars for family restaurants and dry cleaners, Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, and every other business whose customers increasingly pay with debit cards."
We also posted an article entitled A Plan To Help Small Businesses Without TARP Money. This article discusses the new legislation President Obama and several members of Congress are drafting for a new $30 billion fund that would infuse community banks with capital to lend to small business.
Finally, we posted a video where Elizabeth Warren, Chairman of the Congressional Oversight Panel on TARP, talks about the cuts made in small business lending and its impact on the economy. This is an important video for small business owners to watch and underscores the importance of small business standing together so our voices can be heard.
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SBAC Announcements
The networking groups Lawyers Connecting and Leaders Building Relationships are hosting a professional networking event & benefit for The Midwest Center on Law & The Deaf on June 17. This benefit will be held at Culinablu Kitchen Design Studio and starts at 5:00pm. The event includes many fine sponsors and a silent auction. You can find more information about the benefit here.
SBAC member Marc Blumenthal, a franchise and trademark attorney, is currently involved in a matter that could have ramifications on the interpretation of the Illinois Franchise Act and Fair Dealer Equipment Law. For more information regarding this matter, feel free to contact Mr. Blumenthal.
We would like to thank SBAC member Ron Cowgill, and the Mighty House radio team, for having me on their radio show to talk about the SBAC's mission. We had a great time and were able to reach many folks over the radio. |
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Take care,
Elliot Richardson
Small Business Advocacy Council |
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