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Today, a strong jobs report was announced. The positive trend shows continued economic growth for America.  However, there are still a lot of uncertainties that may be holding employers back from expanding their payrolls. There may still be a mismatch between the number of unemployed and companies that cannot find qualified candidates.  Whether you represent a small business,… Read more »

What is sequestration? You have heard this term in the news, often with examples of an impact on government services.  So, what is sequestration? Basically, it means severe, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to government programs. It does not mean thoughtful decisions to cut programs based on their merits. About half of the current sequestration cuts will hit the… Read more »

Summer employment is critical to the success of young people, good for business, and important for our country. But today’s youth are struggling to get the work experience they need for the jobs of the future.  Just 48.8 percent of youth between the ages of 16-24 were employed last July - the month when youth employment usually peaks. This is significantly lower than the 59.2 percent… Read more »

On April 5, the President signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (H.R. 3606) into law (P.L. 112-106).  The "JOBS Act" will allow small businesses and start-up enterprises to raise capital from investors more efficiently. Congressman Scott voted for this bi-partisan bill and similar bills which were first considered in one of his committees - the Financial Services Committee.… Read more »

Update: The Wall Street Journal has a good article about accessing government grants for small business contractors.  Read the article at this link. This week, Congressman Scott recognized the importance of small businesses in creating jobs and rebuilding America's economy: "Small businesses created two-thirds of the new jobs over the last 15 years," Congressman Scott… Read more »

Update - the President signed most of these provisions into law on April 5, (Public Law No: 112-106).  Several of the small business bills listed below were merged as part of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (H.R. 3606). November 4, 2011 - This week, the House passed several positive small business bills to allow more flexibility in raising capital and to reduce… Read more »

Congressman David Scott recently joined with members of the Blue Dog Coalition to introduce the Blue Dog Small Business Package. This package consists of three bills that would provide resources that small businesses could use to access capital, grow their operations, and increase employment. “The only way to turn this economy around is for more jobs to be created,” said Rep. Scott. … Read more »

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States. The Bank enables U.S. companies, large and small, to turn export opportunities into real sales that help to maintain and create U.S. jobs and contribute to a stronger national economy. On Thursday, Congressman David Scott co-sponsored and voted to pass legislation to promote American… Read more »

During the district work week, Congressman David Scott is meeting with local business leaders about rebuilding the economy and promoting job growth.   “My top priority is creating jobs - that is why I am spending my district time with local business innovators,” said Congressman Scott.  “More than one million private sector jobs were created last year.  But there is more… Read more »

The Commerce Department recently unveiled a new online tool to help small- and medium-sized businesses tap into the global marketplace and start exporting.  In partnership with the Small Business Administration, the Commerce Department introduced Six Steps to Begin Exporting at http://www.export.gov/begin.    On this website, businesses can take a self-assessment to begin the six-step… Read more »