{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Regulations Cost Small Business More - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LQDkZMG38x\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/regulations-cost-small-business-more\/\">Regulations Cost Small Business More<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/regulations-cost-small-business-more\/embed\/#?secret=LQDkZMG38x\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Regulations Cost Small Business More&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"LQDkZMG38x\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"According to the Small Business Association (SBA), federal regulations cost small businesses more than larger businesses. In the SBA\u2019s study, \u201cThe Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms,\u201d four areas were looked at when comparing cost burdens on businesses: economic, tax compliance, OSHHS (occupational safety and health and homeland security), and environmental. BusinessNewsDaily.com highlights some troubling statistics: \u201cSmall businesses still face higher costs when they encounter government regulations compared to larger firms,\u201d said Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for the Office of Advocacy. \u201cToday\u2019s report shows that on a per employee basis it costs small firms $2,830 more than larger firms to comply with government regulations. That\u2019s 36 percent difference and that is an unfair burden to place on American small business.\u201d The findings in this report are illuminating because most of the costs of regulation compliance are hidden, unlike direct taxes such as a sales tax. Read the article at BusinessNewsDaily.com Download the SBA\u2019s report here","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/smallbusinessregulations.jpg"}