'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'NSBA Seeks Advocate of the Year Nominations'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.nsba.biz/content/2922.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'March 10, 2010'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'NSBA is seeking nominations for the 2010 Lewis I. Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award. This award recognizes small-business owners who go above and beyond in advocating for the small-business community. The deadline for nominations is the April 2, 2010.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'House Passes Jobs Creation Bill '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.nsba.biz/content/2920.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'March 9, 2010'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = '\n\n\n
The House passed a bill, H.R. 2847 that seeks to spur job creation by offering payroll tax relief to companies that hire new workers. The tax break was the centerpiece of a $17.6 billion bill that also extends federal highway construction funding for a year and continues an infrastructure bonds program and certain expense deductions for small business.
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'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'NSBA Lauds New Regulatory Reform Bill'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.nsba.biz/content/2918.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'March 9, 2010'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'NSBA is pleased to endorse the Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 (S. 3024), which would achieve a number of longtime association objectives, including the consideration of the indirect impact of proposed regulations on small businesses and the creation of a separate line item in the federal budget for the Office of Advocacy.
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