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Congress Must Create a Favorable Policy & Economic Environment for the Small Business Community to Thrive & Grow

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 26, 2023
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As More Americans Open a New Small Business, Congress Must Create a Favorable Policy & Economic Environment for Them to Thrive & Grow

National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) Chief Argues in Forbes piece that Congress Must Work in a Bipartisan Way to Strengthen the Small Business Community

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As more Americans step out on their own to start their own new small business, Keith Hall, president and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), today offered 2023 predictions for the small business community in an article in Forbes saying: “the small business community is still in ‘repair and recovery’ mode” now entering the third year of the pandemic. “Regardless of what side of the aisle you are on, the one thing the pandemic taught us was we need a strong and thriving small business community if our economy is going to grow into the future.”

“With every new small business that is created, there is one less person standing in an unemployment line,” said Keith Hall, president and CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation's leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community. “We applaud and welcome these new entrepreneurs into our ranks – but to ensure robust and sustained growth of our community, we need Congress to work in a bipartisan way to create and foster a favorable policy and economic environment for small businesses to expand, save and grow.”

In the Forbes piece, Hall argues:

“As pandemic-era aid dries up, I hope Congress works together to support the small business community by adopting ‘pro-small employer, anti-red tape’ policies. These new policies need to surgically target small businesses while considering the unique attributes and challenges of our community.

"There are several “non-cash” approaches requiring small tweaks to public policies that would go a long way to support the community. These include simplifying the tax code, reducing health care costs, increasing access to capital, and improving retirement options. These 'non-cash' legislative fixes would build a strong and lasting small business community. In addition, we should encourage growth grant programs aimed at jump starting small business innovation happening throughout the country.”

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released new Census Bureau Data showing a record-shattering pace of 10.5 million new small business applications over the last two years.

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