Welcome to my Small Business Resource Center.  Here you will find information and links to resources about new tax benefits, the impacts of the health care reform, as well as other tools for small businesses.  As always, my office is here to assist you and your small business in any way we can.  Take a moment to look through this information and feel free to contact my office with questions or comments.

• Health Insurance for Small Businesses

• Tax Benefits for Small Businesses

• Financial Resources for Small Businesses

• Rep. Kind's Small Business Bills

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NEWS!

Kind and 24 Others Send Letter to SBA Regarding Regulations Keeping Food Cooperative from Accessing Lending - 9/21/12

Wall Street Journal article: Ask for Public Money, And You May Receive

Great article on governement grants for small businesses.

Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network

Funded largely by the state Department of Commerce, the WEN has a grant program for small businesses in a number of fields including tourism, printing and childcare.

National Economic Council Small Business Agenda 2011

This report focuses on the vital role that America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners play in strengthening the U.S. economy. The Obama Administration has put new initiatives and increased incentives in place to support small businesses – including seventeen tax cuts, improved access to capital and expanded support for high growth businesses – as they continue to out-compete, and out-innovate the rest of the world.This report details the many investments made since January 2009 to support small businesses, investments that include: expanding access to capital, supporting startups and high-growth firms, training America’s workforce, reducing barriers to entrepreneurship, increasing small business exports, and much more. Find the report here.

Small Business News

Kind: We Must Focus on Jobs and Rebuilding a Strong Economy - 1/24/12

Kind Bill Aids Small Businesses: Provides Investment Tax Credits to Rural Entrepreneurs, Family Farmers - 9/19/11

Reps. Kind and Reichert Introduce Bipartisan Tax Legislation to Help Small Businesses Access Job-Creating Captial - 4/12/11

Kind to Host Small Business Panels with Experts, Provide Resources for Growth in Tough Economy - 4/7/11

Kind Votes to Strengthen Small Businesses, Create Jobs - 6/17/10

Kind Votes to Create Jobs, Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil - 5/6/10

Rep. Kind Helps Small Businesses Offer Savings Plans to Employees - 4/15/10

Rep. Kind Highlights Tax Cuts for Wisconsin Families and Small Businesses - 4/14/10

Kind Votes for Job Creation and Infrastructure Investments in our Communities - 3/17/10

Rep. Kind Commends Budget for Investments in Small Business and Innovation - 2/1/10