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What They Are Saying: Small Business Owners Share How They're Using 20% Small Business Deduction Savings
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (200+ words) NFIB Small Business Deduction has empowered owners to grow, hire, and invest in their operations Watch the full video here. "Some of the things that we've also done, knowing that this is now in play, is we're looking at machinery....
Register Now: 2026 Ohio Small Business Day & Legislative Reception!
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (166+ words) NFIB NFIB's annual Small Business Day in Columbus will take place on May 12-13, 2026. The event will kick off with the Ohio Small Business Day Legislative Reception on May 12 at the Athletic Club of Columbus. Join legislators and staff for an…...
There's a Lot Riding On This Year's Session of the General Assembly
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (258+ words) For small business owners, the states are high as the General Assembly prepares to gavel in for its 2026 short session at noon on April 21. With no finalized 2025 budget and a major political shakeup following the recent primaries, NFIB will be…...
Small Business Pushes Back on OSHA Heat Standard
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (183+ words) What it means: NFIB released an Issue Brief and a podcast episode covering the proposed OSHA Heat Standard and how implementing this rule would add compliance burdens, red tape, and complications for small business owners nationwide. NFIB's take: One-size-fits-all regulations…...
Webinar on Tariffs and Refund Options for Small Businesses
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (141+ words) NFIB Experts explain how small businesses could get money back Tariffs and trade restrictions have affected a wide scope of small business industries over the past year. NFIB's April webinar, featuring attorney Kasim Rana, breaks down the U. S. Supreme Court decision…...
NEW: Small Business Optimism Fell in March Survey - NFIB
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (276+ words) As reported in'NFIB's monthly jobs report,'the NFIB Small Business Employment Index'fell'1. 9'points'from'February'to 101. 6.'This decline is indicative of further moderation in the labor market.'February's data was discussed on a newly released episode of the NFIB Research Center's "Small Business…...
Small Business Cannot Afford Government-Run Health Care
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (157+ words) Assembly Bill 1900 would create the California Guaranteed Health Care for All program, or Cal Care, a government-run health care system in the state. NFIB California members are " and historically have been " overwhelmingly opposed to universal health care in the state....
ICYMI: NFIB Hosts Roundtable in Minnesota with Congressman Brad Finstad
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (106+ words) NFIB Congressman Finstad joined small business owners in Mankato to discuss taxes and deregulation in Minnesota On Thursday, April 9th, NFIB hosted a Small Business Roundtable Discussion with Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01). NFIB, Rep. Finstad, and attendees discussed how the 20% Small…...
NFIB Proposal Heard in the Illinois Senate Revenue Committee
5+ day, 33+ min ago (167+ words) The Illinois Senate Revenue Committee heard SB 3614, an NFIB initiative, that would permit small businesses to set up tax-preferred small business asset purchase accounts. The legislation's sponsor, Senator Doris Turner(District 48), filed SB 3614 to empower small businesses to make investment…...
NFIB Joins Lawsuit Against New State Income Tax
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (360+ words) OLYMPIA, Wash. , April 9, 2026 The state's leading small business association announced today that it joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 6346, the so-called Millionaire Tax signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson on March 30. "Washington small businesses look forward…...