As a tax and business attorney since 1977, Barbara Weltman is a logical person to ask about the state of small business. She is author of "J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2010" and "The Rational Guide to Building Small Business Credit," as well as more than a dozen other books. A respected corporate speaker, contributing editor, and sought-after expert media source, she recently wrote the ebook “What are the Tax Implications of Your Health Care Options?” available here at MyVenturePad.

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While the neglect of small business by the current administration has drawn criticism, Barbara believes most government proposals never really help anyway. “Government should get out of the way,” she says, “and let small business do what it does.”

As for the healthcare bill, she believes the growing amount of paperwork small businesses are burdened with is more of a problem than employee healthcare premiums. Nonetheless, today’s entrepreneurs have an “unbelievable spirit,” she says, and will always find “creative ways” to defeat the obstacles they face.