BY Diana Ransom
Barack Obama won his reelection bid last night. See what his second term holds for small businesses.
Election At-A-Glance
ECONOMY
TAXES
HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTS
CONTRACTS
NET NEUTRALITY
REGULATIONS
SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION
IMMIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE / EXPORTING
TRADE / EXPORTING
Former Governor
Mitt Romney
Would trim government spending to 20 percent of the U.S.'s gross domestic product, balance the budget, explore U.S. energy reserves and reduce spending on entitlement programs.President
Barack Obama
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