Those meeting in Tampa Bay and Charlotte for the two major national political conventions  will be giving lots of lip service to entrepreneurs and small businesses.  If they want to add some substance to their platforms, they need to remember that the burden of taxes an regulation are two of the biggest challenges facing business owners that government can change.  That is what our attention should be on if we want entrepreneurs to try to help pull this economy out of this prolonged downturn.  What kind of burden are small businesses facing?  Take a look at this graphic:

Infographic designed by Chamber of Commerce