uschamber.com Magazine November 2005

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• Cover Story: Business Aids Hurricane Relief
  While Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed homes, businesses, and lives, their fury was matched by an unprecedented amount of cash, goods, and volunteer services donated by the business community.
• In Your Backyard
  News across the nation.
• Face Off: Preventing Counterfeiting and Piracy
  Members of Congress Offer Different Approaches
• In Your Corner: Be Your Own Best Lobbyist
  Though the Chamber has assembled the best professional staff of lobbyists, policy experts, and communicators in Washington, DC, the key to its success is its legion of small business lobbyists in the field--you.
• Health Care’s Rising Costs
  A new survey shows that a growing percentage of employers are struggling to provide health care coverage for their employees, but more than half say that consumer-driven strategies are helping contain costs.
• Can IT Reduce Health Care Costs?
  In many ways, the U.S. health care system is the most advanced in the world, but the way it tracks and stores health care information leaves much to be desired.
• Regional Meetings Examine Telecom
  A series of regional forums is helping shed light on the large role that telecommunications plays in small business success.
• Chamber Member Testifies on Small Business Tax Relief
  On September 21, a member of the U.S. Chamber Small Business Council testified on changes to the tax code that would help small businesses.
• Successfully Absorbing Energy Costs
  Rising energy prices have created a “perfect storm” for business owners. While businesses struggle to adjust to higher costs of doing business, their customers and suppliers are also feeling greater price sensitivity.
• Energy Savings Tips For Businesses
  With energy prices skyrocketing and no relief in sight, more and more people are talking about ways to conserve this resource.
• Hurricane Reconstruction Takes Center Stage
  Lessons Learned on the Road to Recovery
• Hurricane Recovery: Businesses Battle to Regain Foothold After Storms
  Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated many businesses on the Gulf Coast, but these two businesses are beating back the storm.
• Hurricane Recovery: Local Chamber Takes on New Role
  In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce has "reinvented" itself.
• Hurricane Recovery: U.S. Chamber Joins Recovery Effort
  The U.S. Chamber and its Center for Corporate Citizenship are helping victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Hurricane Recovery: Reconstruction—Connecting Needs With Resources
  Numerous efforts are under way to aid reconstruction in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Hurricane Recovery: Preparedness Can Aid Recovery
  Are you prepared for a major business interruption caused by a hurricane or other disaster? Following these tips could make a difference.
• 7-Eleven Sponsors Scholarships
  Education is Freedom (EIF) provides scholarships and one-on-one guidance for high school students who have financial need, leadership ability, and work experience.
• Finding New Sales Prospects
  Prospecting is crucial to small business survival. In order to grow, your small business will need to expand its customer base. But even loyal customers eventually use other suppliers, so you'll have to acquire new business just to maintain the status quo.
• Bill Would Expand Energy Resources
  The Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 (GAS Act) would, among other things, streamline and codify regulations pertaining to oil refineries and boost U.S. refining capacity by 2 million barrels a day.
• Chamber Evaluates Supreme Court Nominee
  The U.S. Chamber praised the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, saying that her diverse experience and her reputation for getting things done will help guide the court on business issues
• Success Insight: A Chamber Member's Story
  Like many veterinarians, Jon Geller was often woken up in the middle of the night by pet owners with serious concerns about their furry friends. "After all, pet emergencies don't just happen during normal business hours," says Geller.
• ECON 101: It's a Small World After All
  What the data says about the interdependence of today's world economies.
• Small Business Matters: Choosing a Growth Strategy
  Companies of all types and sizes want to grow in one way or another—whether it's in terms of revenue, profit, number of employees and customers, market share, or location.
• Tech Tools: Year-End Buying Guide
  The end of the year is a good time to evaluate your technology needs for the upcoming year and to decide what, if anything, you need to include in your technology budget .
• Working For You: Angelo Amador
  As the Chamber's immigration policy expert, Angelo Amador has to deal with tough questions on a highly contentious issue.
• e-sources November 2005
  Links of interests for the November 2005 edition of uschamber.com