“According to a report by the National Federation of Independent Business, 56% of business owners reported hiring or trying to hire in March, and of those, 86% reported few or no qualified applicants,' reports The Business Journals.

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The Center Square quotes #NFIB 's Beth Milito: “[Main Street businesses] also don’t have the extra funds to arbitrarily increase wages when they are already doing everything in their power to provide...'

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“Small businesses in the United States are facing a perfect storm of high inflation, rising costs, labor shortages, and reduced consumer demand, all of which are creating significant challenges for this segment of the economy,' reports Forbes.

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.USA TODAY quotes #NFIB 's Beth Milito: “Small businesses will need to spend valuable time evaluating their workforce to properly adjust salaries or reclassify employees in accordance with this complicated mandate.”

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#NFIB ’s March Small Business Economic Trends survey is cited in USA TODAY: “But in March, just 21% of small businesses planned to increase employee compensation over the next three months, down from 30% in November....'

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#NFIB 's Bill Dunkelberg published an op-ed in Forbes: “Whether or not the surge in new business formations will continue is unclear, but supporting small business-friendly policies will help these new businesses thrive....'

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An op-ed in Forbes includes #NFIB data: “The National Federation of Independent Business reports that nearly half of small businesses (49%) have reported that health care costs have a significant impact on their bottom line.”

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NEXT WEEK: Join us on May 1 for a free #NFIB webinar on wage and hour compliance for #smallbusinesses . #NFIB 's Beth Milito and Holly Wade are joined by Bradford J. Kelley to discuss #smallbiz compliance legislation and practices.

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“...the National Federation of Independent Business reported on Tuesday that small business optimism touched an 11-year low in March, with inflation as the most pressing concern,' reports Reuters.

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“Without teams of compliance officers and lawyers at their disposal, this rule's vaguely defined and open-ended terms will be a compliance nightmare for small business owners,' says #NFIB 's Beth Milito.

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“U.S. small business confidence slipped to the lowest level in more than 11 years in March amid rising concerns about inflation, according to a survey out Tuesday from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB),' reports Yahoo Finance.

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#NFIB 's Beth Milito is quoted in Business Journals: “The overtime threshold was last increased in 2019, and now is not the time to saddle small businesses with another costly regulation when the small business economy is still recovering.'

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“The plaintiffs include the Chamber, the National Federation of Independent Business, and groups representing the construction, retail, trucking, and financial services industries,' reports Reuters

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In a The Wall Street Journal op-ed, #NFIB ’s President urges Congress to make the 20% Small Business Deduction permanent before it expires in 2025. This is a top #smallbusiness priority to stop tax hikes.

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The U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rule is intrusive of #smallbiz practices.

'Small businesses will need to spend valuable time evaluating their workforce to properly adjust salaries or reclassify employees....' said NFIB's Beth Milito.

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A West Virginia #NFIB member testified before the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee on the importance of the #SmallBusinessDeduction .

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The #SmallBusinessRundown and the latest webinar highlighted tax-saving resources to maximize savings for your #smallbusiness .

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#NFIB ’s banking survey is cited in @forbes: “According to the NFIB Research Center's follow-up banking survey, high interest rates are a significant concern for over half of small business borrowers.'

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#NFIB 's Bill Dunkelberg penned an op-ed in Forbes: “Bottom line, the recent surge in compensation...will keep pressure on selling prices because cutting prices to restore the purchasing power of wages will require reductions in labor costs.”

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.Inc. cites data from #NFIB ’s March Small Business Economic Trends survey: “ In fact, in March, their optimism hit the lowest point since 2012, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.”

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