Every candidate for any elective office in America advertises himself or herself as a friend of small business but once elected, most quickly forget who sent them there and why.

NFIB Idaho keeps track of those legislators who keep their word and those who don’t with a biennial report card on their votes on key small business issues. The 2021-2022 report card can be read here. The 2023-2024 report card will be published later this year.

It has been a big part of NFIB’s educational mission for 80 years to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of big business. They have a much more difficult time than big businesses do in keeping their doors open. The following links provide brief information that NFIB Idaho, the state’s largest and leading small business association, recommends every candidate acquaint himself or herself with.

• What is a Small Business?
• 4 Distinctions Separating a Small from Big Business
• The Power of the Small Business Voice
• Idaho NFIB Member 2024 Ballot Results
• 2024 Challenges in the Idaho Legislature
• 2023 Victories from the Idaho Legislature
• Past NFIB Small Business Victories 2015-2022

Also, check out the NFIB Path to Public Service series. This three-session, virtual program is designed to help NFIB members amplify their voices and share their small business expertise in government and political campaigns.

Best of luck with your campaign. We hope you will be the voice of small business.