uschamber.com Magazine April 2004

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• Chamber Makes First 2004 Endorsements
  Which candidates does the Chamber endorse in the upcoming election? What are their backgorunds? Where do they stand on the issues that impact your small business?
• The Chamber's Endorsement Program
  How does the U.S. Chamber choose which congressional candidates to endorse and support? A Chamber endorsement is based on two standards...
• The Legal Costs of Doing Business
  The 2004 State Liability Systems Ranking Study, sponsored by the Chamber's ILR, found a wide gap between the best and worst states in legal fairness -- a difference that underscores the need for both federal and state-based legal reform.
• U.S.-VISIT System: Border Delays Could Hurt Economy
  While applauding the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to protect our borders from terrorists, the Chamber has expressed concern that the U.S.-VISIT system, if implemented improperly, could have devastating consequences for the economy.
• Chamber Survey: FCC Fax Rule Costly
  Compliance with the Federal Communications Commission's proposed do-not-fax rule would cost the average small business owner $5,000 in the first year and more than $3,000 every year thereafter.
• Protect Your Computers and Business
  To help businesses manage this information security challenge, the U.S. Chamber is offering several new resources to help firms protect their valuable information and the networks in which it is stored.
• Tech Tools: Wireless Networking: Added Convenience and Big Savings
  No network cables to trip over. No extra jacks to install. Wireless networking is now a reality.
• Chamber Gears Up for Congressional Elections
  The stakes are high fior the 2004 congressional elections. Voters are being presented with clearly different views on trade, legal reform, taxes, and government regulations. And the U.S. Chamber's political program is beginning to heat up.
• ECON 101: Oil Prices Threaten Otherwise Positive Economic Outlook
  When we last looked at the economy a few months ago, it finally appeared to be moving out of the doldrums. Economic growth had finally risen above its potential and appeared better balanced and more sustainable.
• Face Off: Settling Asbestos Litigation
  Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) debate asbestos litigation. Senators Debate the Issue
• In Your Corner: Federal Deficit—Should We Worry?
  Concern about the federal budget deficit is influencing the outcome of legislation important to business, from tax measures to transportation funding to a comprehensive energy bill. Now's a good time to clear up the confusion about the size and cause of...
• Small Business Matters: How to Hire a Good Sales Rep
  While there will always be risks in hiring, conducting a behavioral-based interview, which uses a candidate's past job behavior to predict future performance, reduces such risk by focusing the search on the best hire in your candidate pool.
• Success Insight: Long on Ideas, Short on Money
  Starting with a convincing vision and virtually no money, Hilliard, in 1995, set out to give substance to her notion that home health care can and must be client driven. She not only made the idea work but also has been immensely successful.
• Working For You: Andrew Howell
  Andrew Howell, the U.S. Chamber's vice president for homeland security, has a message for small business owners: "Small businesses are prime targets for cyberterrorists, computer hackers, and thieves."