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Survey: Payments Arriving More Slowly for Small Business

By Courtney Rubin |  Jul 14, 2011

Some 40 percent of small businesses say money they're owed is trickling in, while the Freelancers Union says half its members struggled to get paid last year.  Read more

Small Businesses Grapple with New Health Care Law

By Courtney Rubin |  Mar 24, 2010

One important aspect of the legislation: Two part-timers count as one full-timer for the purposes of determining whether a business is required by law to pro...  Read more

Poor Sales Replace Inflation as No. 1 Concern

By Eliot Caroom |  Jan 26, 2009

Economic angst causing sales to slump; business owners worried.  Read more

Dueling Statistics on Small Business Hiring

By Eliot Caroom |  Feb 5, 2009

One study reports that hiring dropped; another suggests that hiring is up.  Read more

Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits

By Eliot Caroom |  Feb 23, 2009

Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination.  Read more

Megabanks Denied Your Loan?

By Eliot Caroom |  Feb 2, 2009

Tapping community banks may be the best way to take advantage of falling interest rates.  Read more

Small Business Optimism Continues to Fall

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 5, 2009

Gloomy January indicators suggests recession will deepen in Q1.  Read more

Small Businesses Slash Jobs

By Kelly Faircloth |  Apr 2, 2009

But number of open positions suggests better times ahead.  Read more

NFIB's Trailblazing President Hits The Highway

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Jan 16, 2009

Todd Stottlemyer, president and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business , is leaving the organization on F...  Read more

Recession School

By Laura Palotie |  Sep 17, 2008

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

Is Seeing A Doctor Like Buying a House? (Q&A, Part IV)

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Apr 28, 2008

Our conversation with Bob Graboyes , the senior health care advisor to the National ...  Read more

The Individual And The Group: NFIB Q&A, Part III

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Apr 23, 2008

Last Friday, Bob Graboyes , the senior health care advisor to the National Federatio...  Read more

The NFIB's Health Care Principles, Explained

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Apr 15, 2008

Back in December, the National Federation of Independent Business made what at first sounded like a sweeping statement on health care, and perhaps even a ...  Read more

The Problem, As They See It: NFIB Q&A, Part I

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Apr 16, 2008

Last December, the National Federation of Independent Business unveiled its "Read more

Health Care For All, Redux (Q&A, Part VI)

By Robb Mandelbaum |  May 15, 2008

Today concludes our series with Bob Graboyes , the senior health care advisor to the Read more

The Government Will See You Now? (Q&A, Part V)

By Robb Mandelbaum |  May 9, 2008

Today, after a bit of a hiatus, our conversation with Bob Graboyes , the senior health care advisor to the Read more

An NFIB Foot Soldier Confronts Washington

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Jun 18, 2008

Jim Burg knew I was a journalist, and he had something he wanted me to hear. He reached across the table for my wrist. "When you have your own business, i...  Read more

In This Election, NFIB Aims Its Fire Like A Sniper

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Oct 23, 2008

You may be wondering where the National Federation of Independent Business has been hiding this election cycle. Normally...  Read more

Did The NFIB's Campaign Gamble Pay Off?

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Nov 7, 2008

This year, the National Federation of Independent Business put up $1.6 million to support a handful of Republican running for re-election or election to C...  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Jan 11, 2007

Small-business owners expect weak first quarter; colder weather expected to boost retail sales.  Read more

Fewer Small Businesses Providing Health Insurance

By Matt Finkelstein |  Dec 3, 2007

A new survey shows less than half of U.S. small-business owners offer employee health benefits.  Read more

Fewer Small Businesses Providing Health Insurance

By Matt Finkelstein |  Dec 7, 2007

A new survey shows less than half of U.S. small-business owners offer employee health benefits.  Read more

Small-Business Optimism Falls

Jan 9, 2007

Jan. 9, 2007 -- The mood of the nation's  small-business owners dropped to mid-summer levels in December, driven by fewer hiring pla...  Read more

Small-Business Optimism Edges Down

Mar 13, 2007

March 13, 2007 -- Despite steady job creation, higher labor and energy costs dragged small-business optimism down in February, the Nation...  Read more

Employers Focusing on Retention

Aug 8, 2007

Faced by a tight labor market, many small employers are focusing on employee retention, according to a recent study by the National Federation of Independ...  Read more

Optimism Holds Steady

Aug 14, 2007

Despite uncertainties on Wall Street, the nation's small-business owners remained optimistic about the economy last month, the National Federation of Inde...  Read more

Learning to Love Nancy Pelosi

By Kate Ackley |  Apr 1, 2007

Business trade groups have been allied with the Republican Party for years. How will their agenda fare under the new Democratic majority?  Read more

The NFIB's Heath Care Principles: Same Old Medicine; New Bottle

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Dec 18, 2007

Just in advance of Christmas, the National Federation of Independent Business introduced last week its "Small Business Principles for Health Care Reform."...  Read more

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Jan 12, 2006

Jan. 12, 2006 --Despite a ...  Read more

NFIB Summit Presses Health-Care Reform, Estate-Tax Repeal

By Angus Loten |  Jun 19, 2006

The nation's largest small-business lobby urged members to head to the polls in November.  Read more

Congress and Small Business: Good News, Bad News and No News

By Barbara Weltman |  Jul 1, 2006

Congress served up some good news and not-so-good news for entrepreneurs this past session.  Read more

Job Gains in February

By Jonathan Steiman |  Mar 7, 2005

March 4, 2005 -- More than a quarter-million jobs were created last month, confirming that the economy is growing at a robust pace. <...  Read more

Business Checking Reform Moves Ahead

By Priya Ganapati |  May 2, 2005

May 3, 2005 --The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill last Wednesday that would allow small businesses to earn interest on th...  Read more

Number of Health Savings Accounts Increases

By Allen P. Roberts Jr. |  May 18, 2005

May 18, 2005 --A recent study shows that employers are offering more healthcare options, and their employees are taking advantage of the o...  Read more

Mental Health Parity Legislation Considered by States

By Priya Ganapati |  May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005 --As mental health parity legislation gathers speed, small businesses are likely to be the worst affected. Twenty-thre...  Read more

Minorities Faced Restrictions to Capital, Says Report

By Priya Ganapati |  May 24, 2005

May 24, 2005 --Minority small business owners, especially African-American and Hispanic owners, have faced restrictions in getting access ...  Read more

NFIB Appoints New Director of House Lobbying Team

By Matthew Phan |  Jun 8, 2005

June 9, 2005 --A lobbyist who has successfully pushed issues of tort reform on behalf of small businesses has been named director of feder...  Read more

Many Small Businesses Expect Summer Sales to Heat Up

By Darren Dahl |  Jun 1, 2005

June 2, 2005 --If you listen to small business owners, the summer of 2005 is going to be a hot one -- at least when it comes to their cash...  Read more

Small Businesses Turn Bullish In May

By Max Chafkin |  Jun 13, 2005

June 17, 2005 --Small business owners are finally feeling better after five straight months of declining optimism, the National Federation...  Read more

Attempts To Help Amid The Chaos

By Angus Loten |  Sep 1, 2005

September 1, 2005 --Sounding haggard, Jim Brown is still waiting to hear from a shrimp farmer in Bayou La Batre, Ala. When Read more