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Spring Our Youth Into the Entrepreneurial Spirit
It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For small-business owners, seeing the next generation pursue and fulfill the dream of owning and running a business, this sentiment is especially true. We want to be imitated—and we … Continue reading
NFIB/NY Member Talks Real Impact of Minimum Wage Hike
Below are excerpts from a letter that an NFIB/NY member sent describing both the personal and real impact of the proposed hike in the minimum wage. In regards to the minimum wage hike, please take a moment to consider how … Continue reading
Small-Business Owners Do It, Why Can’t Washington?
Why can’t Washington balance the federal budget and reduce the $16 trillion public debt? There is really no way to calculate all the different answers offered as excuses for this question. But when you sweep aside the political chatter designed … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Small Business, Taxes
Tagged Budget, federal spending, fiscal cliff, Sequester
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Michigan Small Business Says NO to Medicaid Expansion
A majority of small business owners surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) oppose expanding Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act as proposed by Governor Snyder in his recent budget address. “However well intended the policy, small … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Michigan, Small Business
Tagged Health Care, Medicaid expansion, Obamacare, small business
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High Noon for New York’s Small Businesses
As budget negotiations enter the final critical stage, with all signs pointing to an early finish, New York’s small businesses have every reason to watch closely. While there are aspects in both the Governor and Senate’s budget proposals which, in … Continue reading
It’s Time Washington Operates like Small Business
Do you and millions of other small-business owners care about the out-of-control public debt? Of course you do. You have to balance your budget, why doesn’t Washington have to do the same? Are you fed up with watching government officials … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Small Business, Taxes
Tagged balance the budget, Congress, federal spending
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POLITICIANS COULD LEARN FROM SANDWICH MAKER
“If I started Subway today, Subway would not exist.” Fred Deluca, founder of Subway restaurants, made this statement on CNBC this week and caused a shudder throughout America. Some because they love those tasty sandwiches, but most because it is … Continue reading
Posted in Illinois, Small Business
Tagged Congress, Obama, Regulations, small business news
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Speaker Silver Lacks Clear Understanding of New York Small Business Needs
A day after Speaker Sheldon Silver again called on an ill-advised raise in labor costs by 20 percent and doubled down on a call to kill off the enormous economic potential for natural gas development, the National Federation of Independent … Continue reading
Can You Afford a Minimum Wage Increase?
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama unveiled his latest proposal to influence free market outcomes: raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. For businesses across the country, he said, it would mean customers with … Continue reading
Posted in Small Business, Taxes
Tagged economics, Minimum Wage, poverty, President Obama
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NFIB Blasts Silver’s Bait and Switch on Minimum Wage
Albany (February 14, 2013) – Mike Durant, State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), New York’s leading advocate for small business owners, today issued the following statement in response to a new minimum wage proposal by Assembly … Continue reading
