The CATO Instiute is a nonpartisan economic and constitutional think tank. For a CATO senior fellow to draw this conclusion from the accounting data about the effects of the “Stimulus” spending is an eye opening experience. This is clearly not what any American sends any elected representative to Washington for.

Clearly partisan regulation is damaging the economy. This clearly demonstates how harnful the current HealthCare regulation passed before Scott Brown was elected is for our economy. It should not be considered for the simple majority reconciliation process.

Jordan Kimberg of LetsGet.net and John Beidle of 1040 Wealth Designs, LLC received substantive quotes as to the benefit and impact on hiring desisions of this latest piece of economic stimulus. This piece of legislation passed the US Senate today.

Details of how to qualify as an eligible small business, how to qualify a potential employee and how to implement this for your payroll if you do hire an employee will be coming after the President signs this latest spending bill into law.

The Kirkwood restaurant mentioned as the place for the Feb. 16th meeting was Amici’s. Will Aschinger of Hilliker Corporation was featured in the photo with John Beidle of 1040 Wealth Designs, LLC taken during a tax planning session.

1. How do Gifts establish trust relationships to further you business.
2. How do you increase your 2009 business volume between now and Dec 31.
3. Stats on why gifts work in business.
4. Why are family and friends important to all of us.

Ron will have a drawing for a $32.00 gift card, to be donated to someone in the group at lunch.

I’m thinking green shoots are just a manufactured story to keep citizens quite and squelch movements such as the Tea Parties with very little basis in reality.

   Check back as we hope to post pertinent information here on our blog and create a dialogue with members though comments and postings.

If you own a small business or are thinking of starting a small business this is the group for you. Small business is the engine that will lead this country out of recession.

Small business owners wear many hats and it is hard to do everything we need to do. By pooling our resources and knowledge we can leverage our talents to grow and make our businesses more profitable. From sharing experiences to investigating new technologies, this group shall be dedicated to forming networks amongst business professionals in closely related fields and not so closely related fields for greater market exposure.

Come to learn and come to share. 

John Beidle, Owner, 1040 Wealth Designs

John Beidle is the owner of 1040 Wealth Designs.

The #1 Mistake most taxpayers make is failing to have a tax plan.  Large Corporations spend millions of dollars per year on tax planning. The super affluent spend similar amounts for these same consultations.

Don’t you believe you should be entitled to the same level of qualified tax planning?

• Do you believe you are spending the least amount legally possible on your taxes?
• When was the last time your accountant said to you “Hey, I’ve got an idea that could save you thousands on your taxes?”
• Do you feel lost, rushed, worried or lacking good consultation tax season after tax season?

If you are looking for a better strategy to help with life’s largest obligation 1040 Wealth Designs was designed for you. Because chances are – You are paying too much in Taxes – and you can’t afford not to do everything legally possible to pay the least amount possible. 

Reach out to John Beidle at 314.496-3432 or www.1040WealthDesigns.com

This month’s meeting with feature a short presentation from Wendy Hilt Thessen of  To the Hilt Online Solutions. The topic is Web 2.0 and how advertising has changed dramatically in the last decade. Wendy will share simple ideas for improving your business presence and will take questions regarding internet or traditional advertising as she has an extensive background in both. Come with your questions and an open mind.

About  To the Hilt Online Solutions:  We work with small businesses to help them understant participatory media and how to reach today’s consumers. Participatory Media is all about reaching consumers in areas that they are already participatory consumers. (Fish where the fish are.)
Interacting with people with a two way discussion is what Web 2.0 is all about. This is why you have heard of Google, Facebook, My Space, Craig’s List and Twitter on the news. People drive all of these sites with their participation. The consumers are out there participating. The challenge is to get them to participate with your website and ultimately your business.

We show businesses how to build a loyal consumer base online and do everything from basic new public relations to appearing on National websites to your geo-targeted customers. It’s amazing what can be done once you start walking through the right online doors.

You can reach Wendy Hilt Thessen @ 314.604-6804 or visit website at www.tothehiltonline.com