VIDEO President and CEO Dan Danner urges the Memphis Area Action Council to support pro-business healthcare reform and oppose the union agenda.
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Small business owners and lawmakers discuss the rule's effect on the construction industry at a Nov. 10 meeting in Cookeville.
Tell lawmakers today not to burden small businesses with expensive mandates that drive up the cost of health insurance!
Governor, General Assembly deserve praise for showing fiscal restraint.
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Encourage graduating seniors in your community to apply for NFIB Young Entrepreneur Scholarships beginning on Oct. 31.
Legislative panel hears from small businesses affected by costly new requirement.
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris tells members he expects lawmakers to trim $350 million from the state budget amid rising debt.
Clarksville member says " number of customers that are companies that are having trouble getting credit and that affects their ability to pay."
Joint hearing on Oct. 22 will discuss a new rule requiring some construction subcontrators and independent contractors to carry workers' comp insurance on themselves.
The latest Small Business Problems & Priorities survey says four of the top 10 challenges facing small businesses are tax related. Order your 2010 Tax Calendar for Small Businesses to help avoid tax problems in the coming year.
Small Business Legal Center briefs members on immigration law, efforts by workers to unionize.
Changes go into effect Oct. 1.
Law leads to decline in med-mal cases.
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Kenny Crenshaw, president of Herbi-Systems in Bartlett, has been named this year's Solveras/NFIB Small Business Champion for Tennessee.
Sumner County members recently met with state Sen. Diane Black to discuss workers' compensation and unemployment challenges.
NFIB head says president can choose to stand with small businesses who need healthcare reform.
State employers have saved an estimated $490 million since workers' comp reforms were adopted in 2004.
Commissioner is "optimistic" that another tax increase won't be necessary.
Member Tonya Jones of Nashville recently joined other business leaders and elected officials at a Nashville rally to oppose energy bill that would mean lights out for small businesses.
Congressman opposes the primary healthcare reform bill, House Resolution 3200.
U.S. Rep. John Tanner recently met with seven NFIB/Tennessee members to talk about small business issues.
We successfully fought for relief for businesses unable to pay taxes within 30-day grace period.
Sign up today for U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon's Aug. 21 conference calls on issues affecting your small business.
New program is aimed at small- and medium-sized companies and start-up businesses
We recently responded to a highly misleading healthcare poll from a self-proclaimed small business group.
There was lively discussion on misguided healthcare reform and cap-and-trade efforts in Congress at our recent Memphis Area Action Council meeting.
The latest news state and federal legislation affecting your small business.
House Bill 950, which as amended ensures local unelected boards of health cannot impose calorie counts on menus, passed the House of Representatives 79-12-2. The Senate concurred with the House version.
Gov. Phil Bredesen has introduced a barebones 2009-10 budget that would cut at least 700 state positions. Because of a $1.3 billion shortfall, the administration is proposing a package of cuts and revenue increases from various sources. We’re reviewing the proposal to see whether the cuts would affect your small business.
The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation has announced the Tennessee recipients of the seventh annual NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students.
We support two unemployment bills weaving their way through the Legislature.
NFIB/Tennessee wants to thank Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (Blountville) and Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz for speaking at last week's Small Business Day at the Capitol, sponsored by AT&T. The annual event gives members a chance to learn more about how government works and speak out on issues affecting their businesses.
Opportunities are plentiful the next two weeks for NFIB members to make a difference on your key free enterprise issues, including Small Business Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Read the special NFIB member report on activism in Tennessee, February/March 2009.
Jim Brown, state director of NFIB/Tennessee, recently appeared on Lunch Money, a lunch hour Webcast produced by The Tennessean in Nashville.
In an unexpected move, the House of Representatives elected Republican Rep. Kent Williams (Elizabethton) its speaker Tuesday. Speaker Williams, who represents House District 4, was first elected to office in 2006.
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