FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tray Abney, Nevada State Director, tray@abneygr.com
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org

CARSON CITY, Nev., Nov. 20, 2025—Ahead of the November 29 Small Business Saturday event, the Nevada state director for the nation’s largest and leading small business association is available to discuss the big state and federal policy issues affecting the solvency and prospects for growth of Main Street enterprises.

What big win did NFIB achieve this year in Congress and what just transpired from the special session of the Nevada State Legislature are two topics Tray Abney, state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Nevada, can comment on.

“Even in the best of years, small businesses operate on the thinnest of profit margins,” said Abney, “so a boost in sales from the holiday season is a big help when it comes time to deciding whether to stay in business for 2026. Also playing a big part in that decision are the state and federal taxes and regulations businesses must abide by. On the policy front, small businesses will start out 2026 in better shape than they have in previous years.”

Small Business Saturday began in 2010 to help local shops and restaurants bring in more customers after the Great Recession. Last year, shoppers spent an estimated $22 billion at locally owned businesses nationwide. Sixty-seven cents of every dollar spent at a small business stays in the community, and another 50 cents is generated when owners and employees spend money at other nearby businesses.

Abney believes 2026 will start out a more welcoming year for small businesses thanks to Congress and the president making the 20% Small Business Deduction in the tax code permanent, instead of letting it expire at the end of the year, and thanks to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s leadership and the Legislature’s relative restraint.”

Keep up with the latest Nevada small business news at www.nfib.com or by following NFIB on X @NFIB_NV.

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For over 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.

NFIB Nevada
Abney Government Relations
775-443-5561
Reno, NV
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