Ejogi news » obama http://www.ejogi.com/blog First place to know! Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:24:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Business leaders lunch with Obama http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/07/business-leaders-lunch-with-obama/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/07/business-leaders-lunch-with-obama/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:26:32 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/07/business-leaders-lunch-with-obama/ Business leaders from the automotive, food and biofuels, and media worlds were lunch guests of President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/07/business-leaders-lunch-with-obama/feed/ 0 Business leaders say Obama’s economic policies stifle growth http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/business-leaders-say-obamas-economic-policies-stifle-growth/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/business-leaders-say-obamas-economic-policies-stifle-growth/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:25:21 +0000 Dokemion http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/business-leaders-say-obamas-economic-policies-stifle-growth/ The chairman of the Business Roundtable, an association of top corporate executives that has been President Obama’s closest ally in the business community, accused the president and Democratic lawmakers Tuesday of creating an “increasingly hostile environment for investment and job creation.” Economic – Barack Obama – United States – President – History


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/business-leaders-say-obamas-economic-policies-stifle-growth/feed/ 0 British Business Leaders Back BP on Oil Spill; Gov’t Silent http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/british-business-leaders-back-bp-on-oil-spill-govt-silent/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/british-business-leaders-back-bp-on-oil-spill-govt-silent/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:11:43 +0000 Jeff Christ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/british-business-leaders-back-bp-on-oil-spill-govt-silent/ British business leaders have criticised the Obama Administration for the level of political pressure on BP over its Gulf of Mexico oil spill and investors are calling on the UK government to support the company.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/06/british-business-leaders-back-bp-on-oil-spill-govt-silent/feed/ 0 Michigan’s Business Person of 2010 gets to chat with Obama http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/michigans-business-person-of-2010-gets-to-chat-with-obama/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/michigans-business-person-of-2010-gets-to-chat-with-obama/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 05:27:59 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/michigans-business-person-of-2010-gets-to-chat-with-obama/ Holland small business owner Charles Reid got quite a surprise today when President Barack Obama invited him into the Oval Office to chat about his successful furniture design business.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/michigans-business-person-of-2010-gets-to-chat-with-obama/feed/ 0 Obama champions small business incentives http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-champions-small-business-incentives/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-champions-small-business-incentives/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 19:46:23 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-champions-small-business-incentives/ WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed about 200 Small Business Owners of the Year winners to the White House Tuesday touting their contributions to the economy.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-champions-small-business-incentives/feed/ 0 Obama to urge Congress to pass small business jobs package http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-to-urge-congress-to-pass-small-business-jobs-package/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-to-urge-congress-to-pass-small-business-jobs-package/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 14:53:43 +0000 kevinkostan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-to-urge-congress-to-pass-small-business-jobs-package/ President Obama will meet with small business owners Tuesday. Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will use a meeting with small business owners Tuesday to urge Congress to pass a proposed package that will allow small business to expand and create jobs. Obama will welcome mom-and-pop business owners from around the country to the event,


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-to-urge-congress-to-pass-small-business-jobs-package/feed/ 0 Obama greets business owners, visits GOP http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-greets-business-owners-visits-gop/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-greets-business-owners-visits-gop/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 14:53:34 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-greets-business-owners-visits-gop/ WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes award-winning, small-business owners from across the United States to the White House Tuesday, officials said.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-greets-business-owners-visits-gop/feed/ 0 Small business tax cut elusive http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-tax-cut-elusive/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-tax-cut-elusive/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 10:56:26 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-tax-cut-elusive/ Zach Hoffman’s small business didn’t qualify for a new tax cut in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law. “It leaves you with this feeling of a bait-and-switch,” he said.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-tax-cut-elusive/feed/ 0 Big business seeking to weaken finance reforms: Obama http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/big-business-seeking-to-weaken-finance-reforms-obama/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/big-business-seeking-to-weaken-finance-reforms-obama/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 23:54:38 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/big-business-seeking-to-weaken-finance-reforms-obama/ President Barack Obama is rallying supporters to stop what he said was a campaign by big business to weaken the sweeping finance reforms just passed by the US Congress.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/big-business-seeking-to-weaken-finance-reforms-obama/feed/ 0 Congresswoman: Florida still open for business http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/congresswoman-florida-still-open-for-business/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/congresswoman-florida-still-open-for-business/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 20:52:49 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/congresswoman-florida-still-open-for-business/ Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Thursday that Florida beaches are open for business. Washington (CNN) – A member of the Florida congressional delegation is urging tourists to continue visiting the Sunshine State, even as BP and the Obama administration scramble to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/fact-check-broad-health-care-tax-cut-for-small-business-leaves-out-some-companies/feed/ 0 Fox Business: Lenders Agree to Prop Up ShoreBank- Lawmaker Seeks Probe in ShoreBank Bailout http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/fox-business-lenders-agree-to-prop-up-shorebank-lawmaker-seeks-probe-in-shorebank-bailout/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/fox-business-lenders-agree-to-prop-up-shorebank-lawmaker-seeks-probe-in-shorebank-bailout/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 18:35:17 +0000 kevinkostan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/fox-business-lenders-agree-to-prop-up-shorebank-lawmaker-seeks-probe-in-shorebank-bailout/ Some of the nation’s largest banks have agreed to contribute enough money to save Chicago-based ShoreBank, the community lender with strong ties to the Obama administration, FOX Business has learned.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/fox-business-lenders-agree-to-prop-up-shorebank-lawmaker-seeks-probe-in-shorebank-bailout/feed/ 0 Concerns raised on small-business tax credit for health insurance http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/concerns-raised-on-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-insurance/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/concerns-raised-on-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-insurance/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 15:15:55 +0000 kevinkostan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/concerns-raised-on-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-insurance/ ISTOCKPHOTO.COM The Obama administration yesterday unveiled a tax cut for small companies that provide health insurance, but business groups gave it a mixed review. Even if it amounts to free money, many small businesses wont qualify for the tax credit….


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/concerns-raised-on-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-insurance/feed/ 0 Obama administration’s small business tax credit for health care gets lukewarm response http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administrations-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-care-gets-lukewarm-response/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administrations-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-care-gets-lukewarm-response/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 18:54:05 +0000 Jeff Christ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administrations-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-care-gets-lukewarm-response/ WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Monday unveiled a tax cut for small companies that provide health insurance, but business groups gave it a mixed review.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administrations-small-business-tax-credit-for-health-care-gets-lukewarm-response/feed/ 0 Small-business lobby to fight Obamacare, too http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-fight-obamacare-too/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-fight-obamacare-too/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 10:53:47 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-fight-obamacare-too/ Attorneys general and governors for 20 states won’t be alone in their legal challenge to President Obama’s health care overhaul. The nation’s most influential small-business lobby is going to court with them. The National Federation of Independent Business will join the argument that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to obtain insurance coverage, said the group’s president, Dan …


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-fight-obamacare-too/feed/ 0 New tax credit for small business health care http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/new-tax-credit-for-small-business-health-care/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/new-tax-credit-for-small-business-health-care/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 10:53:45 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/new-tax-credit-for-small-business-health-care/ Pitching President Barack Obama’s health care law to skeptical business owners, the IRS on Monday will announce ground rules for small firms wishing to claim a new federal tax credit for health insurance.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/new-tax-credit-for-small-business-health-care/feed/ 0 Small business lobby to argue health care law is unconstitutional, will join Florida lawsuit http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-argue-health-care-law-is-unconstitutional-will-join-florida-lawsuit/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-argue-health-care-law-is-unconstitutional-will-join-florida-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 12:23:49 +0000 kevinkostan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-argue-health-care-law-is-unconstitutional-will-join-florida-lawsuit/ WASHINGTON – Attorneys general and governors for 20 states won’t be alone in their legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The nation’s most influential small business lobby is going to court with them.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-to-argue-health-care-law-is-unconstitutional-will-join-florida-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Small business lobby joins challenge to health law http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-joins-challenge-to-health-law/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-joins-challenge-to-health-law/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 07:27:06 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-joins-challenge-to-health-law/ The nation’s most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, arguing that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to obtain insurance coverage.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-lobby-joins-challenge-to-health-law/feed/ 0 Obama promotes small-business agenda in Buffalo http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-promotes-small-business-agenda-in-buffalo/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-promotes-small-business-agenda-in-buffalo/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 03:00:47 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-promotes-small-business-agenda-in-buffalo/ President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to act quickly on a new round of jobs legislation, arguing that “fancy formulas and mathematical equations” from economists mask the continuing pain in American households. “It’s great that the stock market… Barack Obama – United States – Small business – President – United States Congress


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-promotes-small-business-agenda-in-buffalo/feed/ 0 Small business loans: A TARP-free redo for $30 billion plan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loans-a-tarp-free-redo-for-30-billion-plan/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loans-a-tarp-free-redo-for-30-billion-plan/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 20:33:38 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loans-a-tarp-free-redo-for-30-billion-plan/ President Obama and several members of Congress are drafting legislation for a new, $30 billion fund that would infuse community banks with capital specifically earmarked for small-business lending.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loans-a-tarp-free-redo-for-30-billion-plan/feed/ 0 TARP Panel Says Small-Business Plan May Not Help U.S. Economy http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/tarp-panel-says-small-business-plan-may-not-help-u-s-economy/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/tarp-panel-says-small-business-plan-may-not-help-u-s-economy/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 06:14:42 +0000 floria http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/tarp-panel-says-small-business-plan-may-not-help-u-s-economy/ May 13 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama s proposed small-business lending fund may not start soon enough to propel the economic recovery, according to a report from the Congressional Oversight Panel of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/tarp-panel-says-small-business-plan-may-not-help-u-s-economy/feed/ 0 Rep. Fattah Hosts ‘Healthcare 101′ Forum for Small Business http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/rep-fattah-hosts-healthcare-101-forum-for-small-business/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/rep-fattah-hosts-healthcare-101-forum-for-small-business/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 04:30:02 +0000 Jeff Christ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/rep-fattah-hosts-healthcare-101-forum-for-small-business/ PHILADELPHIA , May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a leading Congressional advocate for President Obama’s healthcare and health insurance reform plan, today hosted Healthcare 101, an informational forum for small business owners at which experts described exactly how the new law helps Philadelphia entrepreneurs.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/rep-fattah-hosts-healthcare-101-forum-for-small-business/feed/ 0 Kagan Is A Wild Card For Business http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/kagan-is-a-wild-card-for-business/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/kagan-is-a-wild-card-for-business/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 22:47:34 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/kagan-is-a-wild-card-for-business/ The limited record of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee makes it hard to divine her views, but there are reasons to believe she isn’t anti-business.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/kagan-is-a-wild-card-for-business/feed/ 0 Small-business loan plan touted http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loan-plan-touted/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loan-plan-touted/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 13:00:30 +0000 admin http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loan-plan-touted/ WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama laid out a $30-billion plan on Friday to boost small-business lending that draws in large part from Michigan lawmakers’ proposals. Small manufacturers have complained for months that despite a bounce-back from the recession, credit for expansion has been hard to come by, especially for firms with auto industry ties.


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]]> http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/small-business-loan-plan-touted/feed/ 0 Obama Administration Offers Loans to Businesses Hurt by Spill http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administration-offers-loans-to-businesses-hurt-by-spill/ http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administration-offers-loans-to-businesses-hurt-by-spill/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 19:19:01 +0000 kevinkostan http://www.ejogi.com/blog/2010/05/obama-administration-offers-loans-to-businesses-hurt-by-spill/ The Obama administration is offering loans of up to $2 million to small businesses facing financial losses from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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