Local Business
Virginia’s Executive Order Challenges Right to Assembly
May 2, 2020
This week I was driving past Delaware street in the City of Williamsburg and noticed W&M students celebrating the end of their academic year by gathering on their porch with friends. I also noticed two police officers admonishing them, apparently due to their disobedience to the Governor's Executive Order against assembly. I didn't notice more […]
No Tax Break for Your Closed Business
April 25, 2020
A question was posed at the James City County budget meeting on April 23rd. Can businesses who have been forced to close be given a tax break since they haven't been able to make money? The answer from the County Administrator was "No". In fact, he said, "It's important for the County to continue to […]
Summer Events Already Being Cancelled
April 20, 2020
According to Amy Poulter at the Virginia Gazette, "Williamsburg Live canceled — The latest music festival to be scrapped is the Virginia Art Festival’s Williamsburg Live, originally scheduled for June 26–27 on the Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg." So why are they cancelling an event for the end of June if our […]
The County Needs its Money
April 15, 2020
At the James City County Board of Supervisor's (BOS) meeting on April 14, 2020, the members discussed the possibility of opening the County prior to June 10th, the date the Governor's set for residents to remain at home. Why would they advocate something in direct contradiction to the Governor's directive? Money. The BOS has taken […]
County Government’s Use of Small Business Tax Income Under Scrutiny
April 9, 2020
With an unprecedented pandemic, local governments are struggling to meet the needs of their small business community. In reality, the only thing they are capable of is providing links to other organizations who may be able to help. Even though these government organizations exist mostly due to tax revenue generated by small business in the […]
Dear Governor Northam . . .this is no April Fools Joke
April 1, 2020
Turns out shutting down all non-essential businesses has done nothing but hurt small business owners. Seems as if people don't like being told they have to stay home. In fact, here's what the parking lot of Lowes and Walmart looked like on April 1st, two days after the Executive Order to shelter in place. The […]
Say Hello to the SBA’s Coronavirus Relief Plan
April 1, 2020
Whether you are a small business owner who has been forced to close, or a worker who has been furloughed as a result of Governor Northam's shutdown of non-essential businesses, there are ways you can get relief. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: If you are a small business owner, (even if you are the only […]
Take some of that Tourism Fund money and pay tourism employees
March 31, 2020
You can imagine the frustration of local workers who have been laid off due to the Governor's mandated shutdown of non-essential businesses. But what is non-essential about providing for your family? Just ask any of the hairdressers, restaurant works, professional services or any other employee who has seen their pay cut or even been furloughed. […]
It’s that time of year again . . .
February 21, 2019
January and February are some of the most stressful times for small business owners. It's tax time and they have to spend hundreds of dollars paying tax professionals to file their business tax return, not to mention the countless hours taken away from their core business preparing the documents needed to file. What most WJCC […]
It’s Free Money Monday for City of Williamsburg businesses!
December 17, 2018
As reported by the WYDaily, The Williamsburg Economic Development Authority has given away $12,300 of your hard earned money (in the form of tax dollars) to local businesses in order to help them pay for Google Virtual tours of their private businesses. This is in an effort to bolster Google ratings of the City of […]
A tax too far . . .
September 18, 2018
I recently traveled to the self proclaimed vacation capital of the world, Orlando Florida. While sitting back in my comfy restaurant chair, thinking about the delicious meal I had just enjoyed, I was presented with the bill. I took a quick look and thought, there must be some mistake. There's no way this Mecca of […]
What’s good for the goose is good for the hardware store
September 18, 2018
In the September 15th edition of the Virginia Gazette, Rodrigo Arriaza wrote an article about Peninsula Ace Hardware's move to the Monticello Shopping Center. I'm glad to see that Ace Hardware is staying close to their original location. But as I read further, Rodrigo states that the Williamsburg Economic Development Authority unanimously approved a $50,000 […]
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