Tag: NFIB
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Business Inflation Worries Highest since 1981
According to the latest bellwether measurement of the nation’s Main Street economy inflation is rapidly muscling employee- shortages and supply chain disruptions aside, as a top worry of small-business owners. The Small Business Economic Trends report (aka the Optimism Index), released monthly by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), found 22 percent of small-business…
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NFIB Worries about Impact of New Policies on Business
On the morning of Nov. 23, Vice President of NFIB’s Federal Government Relations Kevin Kuhlman appeared on the Washington Journal series of C-SPAN to discuss the State of Small Businesses. Hosted by Pedro Echevarria, Kuhlman talked about the impact of the Biden Administration’s policies on small businesses and answered questions from callers. “Overall, there’s a lot…
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Ronda Wiggers to Head Montana NFIB
Ronda Wiggers has been announced as the new state director or the Montana Federation of Independent Business, (NFIB) a small-business advocacy association. She will be in charge of lobbying, educational outreach and political efforts. Wiggers will be taking up the torch for Riley Johnson who has served in that position for 38 years. “Ronda’s lobbying…
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NFIB Endorses Rep. Greg Gianforte
NFIB, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, has presented its most prestigious legislative recognition, the Guardian of Small Business Award, to Montana U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte. “The NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award is awarded to lawmakers whom small businesses can truly count on,” said NFIB Vice President of Federal Government Relations Kevin Kuhlman. “These…
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20% of US Businesses Say They Could Close in Six Months
By Bethany Blankley More than 20 percent of small business owners said they will have to close permanently if current economic conditions do not improve within the next six months, according to a survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business. The largest small business association in the U.S., headquartered in Nashville, conducted the survey to…
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NFIB Credits PPE for Business Recovery
The engine of the American economy is trying its best to start smoothly humming again, according to today’s release of the latest Small Business Economic Trends report (also called the Optimism Index) from National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small-business association. Now, can the surge in coronavirus cases abate long enough to take…
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Federal Overtime Rule Rules
At the beginning of the year, small business owners must begin complying with changes in the federal overtime rule. The minimum salary for the overtime exemption will rise from $23,660 annually to $35,568 annually. That means employers have to pay time-and-a-half for executive, administrative, or professional employees who make less than $35,568 for any work…