CNBC: As support for $15 minimum wage gains momentum, Main Street fears it’s not the right time
In a CNBC story today, NFIB voices Main Street’s opposition to President Biden’s $15 federal minimum wage proposal in Congress. Small businesses know these policies will make it even harder for them to compete against big business.
More Aid Available for Iowa Small Business Owners
SURVEY: Right-to-Work Effort Top Priority for Small Business in 2021
NFIB Principles to Department of Labor: Urge Consideration for Small Businesses in New Regulations
SBA’s EIDL Targeted Advance Grant Now Open to Those Who Qualify
The federal COVID-19 recovery law enacted in December includes more funding for targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advance grants. SBA has begun rolling out this new, more targeted advance grant program to businesses that received a first-round advance grant in 2020 that was under the program’s limit of $10,000, and to those who applied but received no funds because the program’s funding was already spent.
COVID Liability Protection Bill Passes Senate—Computer Glitch Slows Legislative Pace
We have learned that the new bill-drafting software has been giving the staff trouble, thus bills are coming out a bit slower this session. Legislative leadership has decided not to hold session on Saturdays for the next three weeks to give everyone time to catch up. This will move the transmittal b
OHIO SHATTERS RECORD FOR MOST NEW BUSINESSES CREATED IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR
Kansas Small Business Owners Applaud Legislature for Extending Important COVID-19 Protections
NFIB in Kansas Grateful for Extended Liability Reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDan Murray, NFIB State Director in Kansas, 913-940-4218 or Emily Carlson, Senior Media Manager, 907-891-4331 or emily.helland@nfib.org TOPEKA, January 22, 2021 – The National Federation of Independent Business