National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

 #NFIB President Brad Close was interviewed by Punchbowl News on plans to make the 20% #SmallBusinessDeduction permanent. Urge Congress to stop it from expiring in 2025: https://ow.ly/q6cp50U3wpB

Two #NFIB Members Jeffrey Wakeen, owner of Wakeen & Company in Pennsylvania, and Cathy DeMerchant, president and co-owner of Capital Area Staffing Solutions in Maine, wrote op-eds about how the #SmallBusinessDeduction needs to be made permanent by Congress in 2025. More: https://ow.ly/r8QX50U3tZ2

 Small business owners attend roundtable events across the country to meet with lawmakers and explain the importance of the 20% #SmallBusinessDeduction to their business, employees, and community. Sign #NFIB’s petition to take action! https://ow.ly/EKea50U3taY

TODAY: #NFIB announces a new advertisement campaign featuring small business owners from across America urging Congress to stop the massive tax hike on #smallbusinesses by making the 20% #SmallBusinessDeduction permanent. Learn more about #NFIB's efforts: https://ow.ly/CLnb50U2hGV

IT'S NOT TOO LATE! The Department of Labor's new overtime rule is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Join #NFIB's free webinar today at 12PM to hear from our experts on what this means for #smallbusiness. More: https://ow.ly/8owf50U0Sho

#NFIB filed an amicus in the case Robert Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor. This case examines whether the Department of Labor’s authority on the EAP exemption allows it to impose a salary threshold test to determine if an employee qualifies for the exemption. More: https://ow.ly/CjKJ50TZQeM

Make your voice heard this Election Day and be the #VoiceOfSmallBusiness! Learn who the pro-small business candidates are on your ballot: https://ow.ly/QfhT50TG74e

The Wall Street Journal reports: “Major storms, storm recovery efforts and a brief port strike make one wary of drawing too many conclusions from October’s economic data, but the good news for workers is that job opportunities still appear to be quite plentiful at small U.S. firms." Learn more: https://ow.ly/MzaN50TYqXv

ICYMI: #NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg penned an op-ed in Forbes on the #smallbusiness economy: "NFIB’s Uncertainty Index is at a record high level, and capital spending is historically low." Read more: https://ow.ly/trTn50TR0WG

Forbes cites #NFIB’s September Small Business Economic Trends survey in an article on #smallbusiness voters: “In September, the National Federation of Independent Business recorded its highest ever level of uncertainty among small business owners.” Read more: https://ow.ly/bHj650TYqaN