The Tennessee office of National Federation of Independent Business, the state’s leading small-business association, has presented its coveted Guardian of Small Business Award to state Sen. Mark Green.
The Guardian of Small Business award is the most prestigious honor that NFIB bestows on legislators in recognition of their efforts to support small business issues. The NFIB Tennessee Leadership Council, an advisory board comprised of NFIB members, voted to present the award to the legislator for supporting small-business issues in this year’s session of the General Assembly.
Jim Brown, state director of NFIB, said, “Mark Green has a perfect 100 percent voting record with NFIB, but, this year, he fought for two bills in particular that are important to Tennessee’s small employers.
“SB 2481 requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to verify unemployment beneficiaries are conducting required work searches,” Brown said. “That’s important because it helps reduce fraud and will lead to lower unemployment insurance costs for businesses.
“SB 2469 is the ‘Right to Earn a Living Act,'” Brown said. “It requires state government to review entry regulations for licensed professions and occupations and cuts through some of the red tape that makes it harder for people to own and operate their own businesses.”
“Tennesseans are fortunate to have leaders like Mark Green representing them in the General Assembly,” Brown said. “On behalf of all small businesses in Tennessee, NFIB wants to thank Mark Green for everything’s done on behalf of our state’s entrepreneurs.”
NFIB is Tennessee’s leading small-business association. Learn more at www.NFIB.com/TN or follow NFIB on Twitter at @NFIB_TN.
