Comments on: Find small-business ties to financial reform http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/19/finding-small-business-ties-to-financial-reform/ Reynolds Center helps journalists Cover Business Better Free training, workshops, Webinars Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism Wed, 23 May 2012 10:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Senate passes financial reform — how to localize it : BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/19/finding-small-business-ties-to-financial-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5438 Senate passes financial reform — how to localize it : BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism Fri, 21 May 2010 13:59:21 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=12269#comment-5438 [...] I wrote in a blog post earlier this week,  the Small Business Safe Harbor amendment would exempt companies like orthodontists, jewelers and [...] [...] I wrote in a blog post earlier this week,  the Small Business Safe Harbor amendment would exempt companies like orthodontists, jewelers and [...]

]]> By: Bob Keener http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/19/finding-small-business-ties-to-financial-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5410 Bob Keener Wed, 19 May 2010 17:10:22 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=12269#comment-5410 Also don't forget that small companies depend on stable, safe credit and often use credit cards or home-equity loans to fund their businesses. This puts many of them on the same side as consumers who want better financial protection, not the status quo or worse. In addition to Main Street Alliance, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, the American Made Alliance and a growing list of businesses and business organizations have signed a statement in support of a strong and independent Consumer Finance Protection Agency. See: http://businessforsharedprosperity.org/Financial%20Reform Also don’t forget that small companies depend on stable, safe credit and often use credit cards or home-equity loans to fund their businesses. This puts many of them on the same side as consumers who want better financial protection, not the status quo or worse.

In addition to Main Street Alliance, the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the American Made Alliance and a growing list of businesses and business organizations have signed a statement in support of a strong and independent Consumer Finance Protection Agency. See: http://businessforsharedprosperity.org/Financial%20Reform

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