Business Council of Alabama

June-July 2008


	Feature Story Small Businesses Score Large Victory with Health Insurance Legislation BCA members and small business owners Craig Bacheler, left, and Andy Martin, at lectern, joined State Rep. Jay Love and Gov. Bob Riley for bill signing. Small businesses across Alabama will be able to deduct 150% of the cost of employee health insurance from next year’s state income taxes, thanks to the passage of a significant piece of legislation. Read More >>

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Andy Martin & Mark Cline

Square Root Interactive

Nine years ago, Andy Martin and Mark Cline launched their own technology-based business for the same reason many entrepreneurs might give. “We were frustrated employees who thought we knew how to do things better,” Mark Cline said.

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