uschamber.com Magazine January 2006

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• Cover Story: Chamber Fights State Fax Ban
  After successfully halting business-to-business fax ban regulations at the federal level last summer, the U.S. Chamber is now engaged in a similar fight in California to protect the rights of small businesses.
• In Your Backyard
  Business news from around the country.
• Face-off: Debating Clean Air Rules
  Kyle Isakower of the American Petroleum Institute and Dr. George D. Thurston of the NYU School of Medicine face-off on clean air rules.
• In Your Corner: U.S. Economy Must Remain Champion
  We hold the title as the largest and strongest economy in the world, but there are lots of young and hungry challengers gunning for us. We risk losing our title if we don't stay in tip-top shape.
• New Year, New Laws and Regs
  As businesses roll out their plans for 2006, they need to be aware of state and federal statutory changes that could affect their operations.
• Chamber Urges Passage of Tax Bills
  As of press time, the House and Senate appeared unable to agree on important tax legislation that would continue to ease the tax burden on small businesses and spur the economy.
• Your Personal Home Page
  The U.S. Chamber is empowering its members to customize the way they view the Chamber's Web site.
• Asbestos Reform Hits Home
  Margie Warnecke knows what many asbestos victims and employers know all too well-that America's asbestos compensation system is badly broken.
• Summit Highlights Workforce Diversity
  The Diversity and Women Leadership Summit brought together company leaders and individuals from a range of industries to discuss diversity issues and the changing workforce.
• Chamber Launches Pro-Growth Agenda
  In 2006, the U.S. Chamber will drive the policy agenda for small businesses by focusing on priorities that generate profits, cut costs, and create jobs. Some items are ongoing projects that have carried over from 2005, while others represent new challenges
• Communities Aid Storm Recovery
  In addition to contributing more than $1 billion in aid and relief in 2005, the U.S. business community has stepped up in other ways to help cities and businesses that were devastated by the hurricanes.
• Pakistan Quake Victims Need Support
  While 2005 was a year of many natural calamities in the United States, Mother Nature was equally-if not more-cruel in Pakistan and in neighboring countries.
• Success Insights: Defending Against the Odds
  As the only woman small business owner with a munitions contract with the U.S. Army, Norma Byron has learned some tough lessons firsthand.
• ECON 101: Economic Outlook for the New Year
  As we review the performance of the U.S. economy over the latter part of last year and take a prospective look at 2006, the best single-word description is resilience.
• Small Business Matters: Business Process Outsourcing
  Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) can help small companies focus their limited human capital and financial assets on more important value-added core functions, thereby improving the bottom line.
• Tech Tools January 2006: Security Does Matter
  Still don't take computer security seriously? Then you're vulnerable to having your systems hijacked, your every keystroke recorded and sent silently to thieves, and all your information stolen or simply destroyed.
• e-sources January 2006
  Links of interests for the January 2006 edition of uschamber.com