Budget Battle Begins
NFIB President Brad Close in The Wall Street Journal: Make The Small Business Deduction Permanent
NFIB President Brad Close in The Wall Street Journal: Make The Small Business Deduction Permanent
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2024) – Today, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from NFIB President Brad Close discussing the importance of the 20% Small Business Deduction for Main Street busi
Rich States, Poor States Report Shows Alaska 25th
The American Legislative Exchange Council released its annual Rich States, Poor States report this month, and it placed Alaska in the dead middle in its Economic Outlook category. (Click the link above and scroll to Page 7).
Saving Alaska from ranking near the bottom were not having income and in
Oklahoma Ranks 9th In U.S. for Economic Outlook, Study Finds
Small Business Optimism Reaches Lowest Level Since 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2024) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased by 0.9 of a point in March to 88.5, the lowest level since December 2012. This is the 27th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. The net percent of owners raising average selling prices rose seven points
STUDY: Texas Jumps to Top 10 States for Competitiveness & Economic Outlook
VIDEO: NFIB’S Holly Wade Discusses Small Business Hiring on Bloomberg’s The Close
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 5, 2024) – NFIB Research Center Executive Director Holly Wade joined Bloomberg: The Close to discuss the small business labor market and hiring trends.
Wade shares insights from NFIB’s March jobs report to highlight the state of the labor market on Main Street, and the out
NFIB Jobs Report: Small Business Job Openings Fall to Pre-Pandemic Levels
How Does Hawaii Compare to Other States?
Last month, WalletHub, a personal finance company, ranked Hawaii 38th in its Most & Least Innovative States (2024) report. But how business friendly is it in other categories?
A look at other media and think-tank producers of similar studies shows Hawaii not getting very high marks in any of