"Small Business Legislative Outlook 2012"
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan joins Anita Campbell for "Small Business Trends Radio" today at 1:30 ET. Tune in live to hear Karen discuss what awaits small business owners and entrepreneurs on the legislative front next year!
Were there legislative successes in 2011 that can be built upon for 2012? What is the outlook for a slew of House-passed bills currently stuck in the Senate? What is the status of crowdfund investing legislation, and will small businesses see a bill signed by President Obama soon? What about taxes? Tune in to hear Karen and Anita discuss these important issues and much more!
Showing posts with label Karen Kerrigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karen Kerrigan. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
How can political leaders help entrepreneurs?
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan just returned from the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2011 in Singapore. At the event, Kerrigan participated in strategy and brainstorming sessions. She also hosted a public forum at Nanyang Technical University. In this short interview, Kerrigan discussed how political leaders can help entrepreneurs and the responsibility entrepreneurs have to make their voices heard:
Interview Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO Small Business & entrepreneurship Council by EMLYON
Interview Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO Small Business & entrepreneurship Council by EMLYON
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Kerrigan Talks Small Business and Job Creation on CSPAN
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan talked about jobs, the economy, President Obama's upcoming jobs speech, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's jobs plan on CSPAN's Washington Journal, September 7. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from viewers.
SBE Council will analyze President Obama's plan for job creation and getting the economy growing again. Keep checking back on the BusinessTrends blog, or visit our website at www.sbecouncil.org.
SBE Council staff post.
SBE Council will analyze President Obama's plan for job creation and getting the economy growing again. Keep checking back on the BusinessTrends blog, or visit our website at www.sbecouncil.org.
SBE Council staff post.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Kerrigan Named as "2011 Small Business Influencer Champion"
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan was recently named a "2011 Small Business Influencer Champion."
The recognition event is sponsored by BlackBerry, Infusionsoft and Sage and is bestowed upon "a person, company or other organization that has made a meaningful and lasting impact on the North American small business market." The project is a joint effort of Small Business Trends and Small Business Technology.
All Champions will be honored in a NYC event in mid-September. To learn more about the award, please click here.
Kerrigan is joined by other notable advocates, educators, corporations, media entities and personalities that are making a difference for U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners.
SBE Council staff post.
The recognition event is sponsored by BlackBerry, Infusionsoft and Sage and is bestowed upon "a person, company or other organization that has made a meaningful and lasting impact on the North American small business market." The project is a joint effort of Small Business Trends and Small Business Technology.
All Champions will be honored in a NYC event in mid-September. To learn more about the award, please click here.
Kerrigan is joined by other notable advocates, educators, corporations, media entities and personalities that are making a difference for U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners.
SBE Council staff post.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
"Democracy that Delivers for Women" International Conference, June 20-21. 2011
"Democracy that Delivers for Women," sponsored by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), will look at improving the quality of democratic governance and economic growth in developing countries throughout the world, particularly focusing on women. A range of topics will be discussed including policy reform, property rights, entrepreneurship, post-conflict recovery, and education – all key to empowering women worldwide.
Featured Speakers Include:
Keynote Address:
Ambassador Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-at-Large for lobal Women's Issues
María del Carmen Aceña Villacorta, former Minister of Education, Guatemala
Henriette Kolb, CEO, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations & Author, The Dressmaker of Khair Khanna
Alexandra Wrage, President, TRACE, Author, Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments and Security
Monday, June 20, 2011, 8:15AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 8:30AM - 5:00PM
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
13th Street Entrance
The Amphitheater
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan, who also serves as CIPE’s Chairman, will open and officiate the conference. SBE Council members and supporters can register on a complimentary basis by visiting here, clicking on the register button and using the code: SBEC.
Featured Speakers Include:
Keynote Address:
Ambassador Melanne Verveer, United States Ambassador-at-Large for lobal Women's Issues
María del Carmen Aceña Villacorta, former Minister of Education, Guatemala
Henriette Kolb, CEO, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Deputy Director, Women and Foreign Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations & Author, The Dressmaker of Khair Khanna
Alexandra Wrage, President, TRACE, Author, Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments and Security
Monday, June 20, 2011, 8:15AM - 5:00PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 8:30AM - 5:00PM
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
13th Street Entrance
The Amphitheater
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan, who also serves as CIPE’s Chairman, will open and officiate the conference. SBE Council members and supporters can register on a complimentary basis by visiting here, clicking on the register button and using the code: SBEC.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Join us for Growth Without Barriers, April 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Please join SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan, and Andrew Sherman, partner, JonesDay, for our next Growth Without Barriers webcast, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET. The topics for the webcast include: "A Policy and Legislative Update/Outlook and Developing New Revenue Streams at Home and Abroad."
The program will be an "OPEN LINES Format," which means hosts Sherman and Kerrigan will be accepting and answering the broad array of questions you may have about the policy and economic climate for small business.
Webcast Link: Please join us for this informative webcast by clicking here at 10:00 a.m., April 21. (Login: sbecouncil, Password: Streamsbe)
Karen Kerrigan and Andrew Sherman will update entrepreneurs on the status of critical issues, and the direction of major policy between now and the end of the year.
Policy and Legislative Update: The GOP majority has settled in at the U.S. House. Meanwhile, dynamics in the U.S. Senate continue to evolve as Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) works to balance competing interests among his own Democrat colleagues - and the GOP -- while he also looks ahead to the 2012 elections. President Obama is mixing things up too, criss-crossing the country this week to tout his deficit-cutting plan to reform entitlement spending, but raise taxes on higher-income earners ( which includes entrepreneurs and small business owners). There was a flurry of legislative activity last week (1099 repeal, nullification of EPA GHG regulation in the House, a budget deal, a House vote on the Ryan budget) with much more to come, but what legislation will be signed by President Obama?
In our Update from THE Hill segment, we will cover taxes, regulation, Dodd-Frank and health care law implementation. Kerrigan will give a comprehensive run-down on other pending initiatives that could raise small business costs. She will also provide an update on efforts to reform outdated regulations that are hurting capital access, and provide insight into the great tax and budget debate.
Increasing Business Revenues: Having spent a fair amount of time abroad over the past several months, Sherman will discuss opportunities for generating new business from overseas markets. Sherman will also be prepared to answer your questions about revenue generating strategies at home, and general business concerns or questions you may have. Sherman will cover:
• Global growth opportunities for small and growing companies
• How to target the right markets and the myth of the BRIC
• Current trends, challenges and resources
• Common mistakes and pitfalls
Your Business Questions Answered: The April 21 webcast provides you with the opportunity to ask questions, in real time, to our hosts. As always, Kerrigan and Sherman welcome your questions on any topic of your choosing. Once you link into the webcast, you can ask your question in real-time. However, please feel free to send your pre-webcast questions to membership@sbecouncil.org.
Kerrigan and Sherman welcome all your questions for the duration of the webcast. Your questions will come live, on set, and we look forward to hearing from you.
To join us for this webcast please click here for the direct link to the April 21, 1:00 p.m. ET event. (Login: sbecouncil, Password: Streamsbe)
We look forward to seeing you on April 21!
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
The program will be an "OPEN LINES Format," which means hosts Sherman and Kerrigan will be accepting and answering the broad array of questions you may have about the policy and economic climate for small business.
Webcast Link: Please join us for this informative webcast by clicking here at 10:00 a.m., April 21. (Login: sbecouncil, Password: Streamsbe)
Karen Kerrigan and Andrew Sherman will update entrepreneurs on the status of critical issues, and the direction of major policy between now and the end of the year.
Policy and Legislative Update: The GOP majority has settled in at the U.S. House. Meanwhile, dynamics in the U.S. Senate continue to evolve as Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) works to balance competing interests among his own Democrat colleagues - and the GOP -- while he also looks ahead to the 2012 elections. President Obama is mixing things up too, criss-crossing the country this week to tout his deficit-cutting plan to reform entitlement spending, but raise taxes on higher-income earners ( which includes entrepreneurs and small business owners). There was a flurry of legislative activity last week (1099 repeal, nullification of EPA GHG regulation in the House, a budget deal, a House vote on the Ryan budget) with much more to come, but what legislation will be signed by President Obama?
In our Update from THE Hill segment, we will cover taxes, regulation, Dodd-Frank and health care law implementation. Kerrigan will give a comprehensive run-down on other pending initiatives that could raise small business costs. She will also provide an update on efforts to reform outdated regulations that are hurting capital access, and provide insight into the great tax and budget debate.
Increasing Business Revenues: Having spent a fair amount of time abroad over the past several months, Sherman will discuss opportunities for generating new business from overseas markets. Sherman will also be prepared to answer your questions about revenue generating strategies at home, and general business concerns or questions you may have. Sherman will cover:
• Global growth opportunities for small and growing companies
• How to target the right markets and the myth of the BRIC
• Current trends, challenges and resources
• Common mistakes and pitfalls
Your Business Questions Answered: The April 21 webcast provides you with the opportunity to ask questions, in real time, to our hosts. As always, Kerrigan and Sherman welcome your questions on any topic of your choosing. Once you link into the webcast, you can ask your question in real-time. However, please feel free to send your pre-webcast questions to membership@sbecouncil.org.
Kerrigan and Sherman welcome all your questions for the duration of the webcast. Your questions will come live, on set, and we look forward to hearing from you.
To join us for this webcast please click here for the direct link to the April 21, 1:00 p.m. ET event. (Login: sbecouncil, Password: Streamsbe)
We look forward to seeing you on April 21!
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
Friday, April 15, 2011
CIPE Names Kerrigan as New Chairman
In previous posts on the Business Trends blog I have touted my involvement -- and respect for -- the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). I have participated in progamming with CIPE, hosted the first Mideast North Africa (MENA) Women's Business Summit in Tunisia with the organization, and then accepted a board position in 2007. Now, I am honored to be serving as Chair of CIPE, being named as such at the April 12 Board meeting.
Here is an excerpt from the CIPE media release about my new chairmanship:
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) today announced that entrepreneurship and small business expert Karen Kerrigan is the new Chairperson of the Board. Ms. Kerrigan, a member of the CIPE Board of Directors since 2007, will begin her term today, with an immediate focus on CIPE’s upcoming Democracy that Delivers for Women conference on June 20-21 in Washington, DC.
Ms. Kerrigan said, “It is an honor to serve in this capacity for CIPE, and especially at a time when its expertise remains in high demand. CIPE is respected globally, with an extraordinary staff that is connected and trusted in critical areas of the globe where business leaders and reform-minded individuals desire tools and approaches to help foster economic growth and strengthen the private sector. At this key moment in time, the capacity-building expertise of CIPE is assisting reformers to construct organically-developed strategies and initiatives to shape economic reforms to help encourage investment, entrepreneurship and job creation. Finally, CIPE’s work in helping to foster the economic, political, and civic empowerment of women is of special importance to me. ‘Democracy that Delivers for Women’ will bring international leaders together to share success, challenges, and best practices. My hope is that the conference serves as a platform to determine how we best focus our resources to be more effective in our capacity-building work.”
For most of her career, Ms. Kerrigan has been at the forefront of leading key initiatives to help foster entrepreneurship domestically and around the world. Since 1994, she has served as president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a prominent and respected advocacy and research organization, and is the founder of Women Entrepreneurs Inc., an organization dedicated to helping women business owners succeed through education, networking and advocacy.
"Karen Kerrigan brings significant expertise to CIPE and has already contributed a great deal through regular visits to our programs and partners, especially in Palestine. She combines the ideal mix of a comprehensive understanding of the public policy process integral to democratic development and extensive experience in the entrepreneurial sector essential to economic growth,” said CIPE Executive Director John D. Sullivan.
In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, CIPE maintains field offices in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, and a regional office in Romania. CIPE programs are supported by the National Endowment for Democracy, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State, the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq Office for Private Sector Development. Ms. Kerrigan is the sixth Chairperson of the CIPE Board of Directors since the organization was founded in 1983.
It is an exciting time to be involved with an organization like CIPE. I will regularly post updates about the Democracy that Delivers for Women conference, as well as other exciting events and activities that CIPE will be hosting.
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
Here is an excerpt from the CIPE media release about my new chairmanship:
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) today announced that entrepreneurship and small business expert Karen Kerrigan is the new Chairperson of the Board. Ms. Kerrigan, a member of the CIPE Board of Directors since 2007, will begin her term today, with an immediate focus on CIPE’s upcoming Democracy that Delivers for Women conference on June 20-21 in Washington, DC.
Ms. Kerrigan said, “It is an honor to serve in this capacity for CIPE, and especially at a time when its expertise remains in high demand. CIPE is respected globally, with an extraordinary staff that is connected and trusted in critical areas of the globe where business leaders and reform-minded individuals desire tools and approaches to help foster economic growth and strengthen the private sector. At this key moment in time, the capacity-building expertise of CIPE is assisting reformers to construct organically-developed strategies and initiatives to shape economic reforms to help encourage investment, entrepreneurship and job creation. Finally, CIPE’s work in helping to foster the economic, political, and civic empowerment of women is of special importance to me. ‘Democracy that Delivers for Women’ will bring international leaders together to share success, challenges, and best practices. My hope is that the conference serves as a platform to determine how we best focus our resources to be more effective in our capacity-building work.”
For most of her career, Ms. Kerrigan has been at the forefront of leading key initiatives to help foster entrepreneurship domestically and around the world. Since 1994, she has served as president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a prominent and respected advocacy and research organization, and is the founder of Women Entrepreneurs Inc., an organization dedicated to helping women business owners succeed through education, networking and advocacy.
"Karen Kerrigan brings significant expertise to CIPE and has already contributed a great deal through regular visits to our programs and partners, especially in Palestine. She combines the ideal mix of a comprehensive understanding of the public policy process integral to democratic development and extensive experience in the entrepreneurial sector essential to economic growth,” said CIPE Executive Director John D. Sullivan.
In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, CIPE maintains field offices in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, and a regional office in Romania. CIPE programs are supported by the National Endowment for Democracy, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State, the Middle East Partnership Initiative, and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq Office for Private Sector Development. Ms. Kerrigan is the sixth Chairperson of the CIPE Board of Directors since the organization was founded in 1983.
It is an exciting time to be involved with an organization like CIPE. I will regularly post updates about the Democracy that Delivers for Women conference, as well as other exciting events and activities that CIPE will be hosting.
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO
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