https://www.nfib.com NFIB Small Business Association en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:33:12 +0000 State projected to create 5,000 new jobs annually over the next 10 years https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-report-details-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-becoming-permanent-in-montana/ 15 Apr 2026 14:13:36 +0000 nfib-report-details-benefits-of-20-small-business-tax-deduction-becoming-permanent-in-montana https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/8127279d-98f7-468f-a209-112a36006be2.jpg Montana Legislature did its part to ameliorate a consistent national problem https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/local-comment-on-nfibs-latest-jobs-report-7/ 03 Apr 2026 16:05:28 +0000 local-comment-on-nfibs-latest-jobs-report-7 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Slide2-Employment-Index-March-2026.JPG Maybe this year’s tax season will be a little less grim for some small business owners https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-4/ 10 Mar 2026 18:32:12 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-4 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Small-Business-Optimism-Index-Components-02-2026.PNG Senator Daines praised for his role in making Main Street great again https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-nfibs-latest-jobs-report/ 06 Mar 2026 15:12:06 +0000 montana-comment-on-nfibs-latest-jobs-report https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fotolia_45348884_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg NFIB Thanks Senator Steve Daines for His Leadership, Making Small Business Deduction Permanent https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-thanks-senator-steve-daines-for-his-leadership-making-small-business-deduction-permanent/ 05 Mar 2026 17:22:08 +0000 nfib-thanks-senator-steve-daines-for-his-leadership-making-small-business-deduction-permanent https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/capitol-dome-partial-01-Fotolia_48285489_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg Findings give Montana policymakers aerial view of small businesses’ use of resource https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/comment-on-release-of-nfib-energy-survey-3/ 18 Feb 2026 19:02:16 +0000 comment-on-release-of-nfib-energy-survey-3 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NFIB-2026-Energy-Survey-pdf-thumbnail.jpg Has the positive small business outlook finally found some staying power? https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-3/ 10 Feb 2026 22:16:06 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-3 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1280_EZgqNONageU0-4.jpg An opportunity to present Legislature some well-thought-out ideas for 2017 https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/local-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report/ 09 Jan 2026 16:28:51 +0000 local-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fotolia_167249112_Subscription_Monthly_XXL-scaled.jpg Choices you make center NFIB’s lobbying agenda in Helena https://www.nfib.com/news/news/please-vote-your-2026-state-ballot-6/ 24 Dec 2025 16:02:44 +0000 please-vote-your-2026-state-ballot-6 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Yellow-pencil-laying-on-paper-with-checkboxes-and-one-is-filled-in.jpg Some small business owners are tired of being the only employee https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-7/ 04 Dec 2025 21:45:01 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-7 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nfib-jobs-report-slider.jpg Despite slipping, measurement still above its 52-year average https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-2/ 11 Nov 2025 21:30:50 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index-2 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NFIB-SBET-Report-Oct-2025-thumbnail.jpg Post-Covid labor market appears to have mostly normalized on Main Street https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-6/ 07 Nov 2025 16:55:31 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-6 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hiring-workers-October-2025.png First decline in three months is still above the survey’s 52-year average https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index/ 14 Oct 2025 15:48:18 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-optimism-index https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Congressman-Mike-Lawler-Pie-Flip-092525-scaled.jpg NFIB issues biennial report card revealing the true friends of Main Street enterprises https://www.nfib.com/news/news/42-montana-legislators-score-perfect-small-business-voting-records/ 29 Sep 2025 14:14:41 +0000 42-montana-legislators-score-perfect-small-business-voting-records https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Montana-State-Capitol-Webdam-scaled.jpg Will next month’s property tax bills take some of the luster off brighter outlook? https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-4/ 10 Sep 2025 17:22:39 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-4 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/shutterstock_1028424046-scaled.jpg Montana small businesses support repeal of rule limiting energy development in the state https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-sends-letter-to-congress-in-support-of-h-j-res-104/ 06 Sep 2025 19:04:06 +0000 nfib-sends-letter-to-congress-in-support-of-h-j-res-104 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Energy-Bills-KV-Feature-scaled.jpg The work of state ‘s congressional delegation and Legislature seem to be producing results https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-improved-small-business-optimism-index/ 12 Aug 2025 18:56:19 +0000 montana-comment-on-improved-small-business-optimism-index https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fotolia_121493580_Subscription_Monthly_XXL-scaled.jpg Will any good ideas emerge from interim committees helpful for small businesses? https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-5/ 01 Aug 2025 14:44:46 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-nfib-jobs-report-5 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hardhat-workers-2-scaled.jpg Huge congressional victory adds to achievements from the Montana Legislature https://www.nfib.com/news/news/mid-summer-2025-update-on-small-business-news-2/ 24 Jul 2025 17:04:28 +0000 mid-summer-2025-update-on-small-business-news-2 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Montana-State-Capitol-Webdam-scaled.jpg Congressional delegation thanked for their help https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/montana-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-3/ 08 Jul 2025 14:24:38 +0000 montana-comment-on-latest-small-business-optimism-index-3 https://www.nfib.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fotolia_81418266_Subscription_Monthly_XXL.jpg