New Bill Includes Small Business Telecommuting Incentive
June 21st, 2007 (5:14am) Sabra Aaron 5 Comments
Senators Kerry and Snow introduced legislation in the Senate yesterday that encourages the inclusion of small businesses in various plans to improve energy efficiency. Among the incentives in the bill was this little gem:
…a telecommuting pilot program at the SBA responsible for educational materials and outreach to small businesses on the benefits of telecommuting…
And while we all know how bills can get waylaid on their way to becoming laws (thank you, School House Rock) it’s nice to see the telecommuting lifestyle come up in environmental legislation. It makes me wonder if businesses that run completely virtually are missing out on some tax breaks because they have already reduced their emissions as much as is humanly possible.
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R Lee Creasy | 200706210950 says: June 21st, 2007 7:08am
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gwhiz says: June 21st, 2007 1:15pm
That makes a lot of sense in Kerry’s back yard: “The BIG Dig”
Need more be said?
Andrew says: June 21st, 2007 7:08pm
Wonderful article! Mike Sandy’s book, I’m Finally in Business for Myself…Now What? really helped me decide to start a small business. Check it out at http://finallyinbusiness.blogspot.com/
The Telecommuterer says: June 22nd, 2007 12:14am
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Peter says: June 22nd, 2007 3:42am
Of course internet causes emission, think of the amount of energy all those servers cause, or the radiation caused by wireless networks….
nah, just kidding