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Agenda
Access to Capital: Accessing capital is the central issue that remains a
top challenge for women entrepreneurs at every stage of business
development. We Inc. 's primary focus will be directed toward the tax
system -- how it hinders capital formation and diverts scarce resources into
unproductive activity. We Inc. will conduct capital market outreach and
educate the venture capital community about the extraordinary success of
women entrepreneurs, thus increasing their potential and capability to
secure growth capital.
Access to Affordable & Quality Health Care: The future of America's health
care system hinges upon competition and innovation. Accountability rests
with price sensitivity, competition and consumer command. Medical Savings
Accounts (MSAs), tax credits and other reforms (Individual Management
Accounts and the range of innovative defined benefits packages now coming to
market) give consumer and patients more control of health care, bring down
costs and help to make the system more responsive.
Access to Technology and Technological Innovation: The unprecedented growth
of women business ownership parallels America's technological revolution. We
Inc. will closely follow technology trends and advocate solutions that
continue to allow this sector to flourish and innovate. Efforts will focus
on modernizing government policy that inhibits women entrepreneurs from
fully tapping into the power of technology in order to remain competitive in
the global marketplace, and in addressing workforce solutions.
Access to Global Markets: Increasingly, women entrepreneurs are looking to
overseas markets to expand and grow their businesses. We Inc. will direct
its members to resources both in and outside of government to help them in
their pursuit of global markets. We Inc. will strongly weigh in on trade
issues that serve to bring down barriers to trade and increase market
opportunities throughout the world for women entrepreneurs.
Access to Market: We Inc. will continually address a range of today's most
pressing issues that often serve as costly barriers to business ownership
and growth. Affordable and reliable energy, a fair legal system, an
educated workforce and a modern federal regulatory structure are all
critical to maintaining an environment that is entrepreneur friendly. WE
Inc. will work with Congress and the Administration to improve our nation's
regulatory system. With the cost of federal regulation 61% higher for
smaller firms compared to larger businesses ($6,975 per employee for small
businesses!) a modern approach to regulation is essential to encouraging
start-ups and sustaining entrepreneurial activity.
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