Small Business and Elections
10.25.24 – NSBA – Amidst painful inflation, rising interest rates, and increasingly cumbersome and confusing regulatory policies imbalanced on the back of small-business owners, talking to your employees about how to understand business priorities at the polls could make a difference for years to come.
Small Business and Elections
The need for elected officials who support small business and NSBA’s priorities is greater than ever. According to the most recent World Bank Rankings, the U.S. ranks fourth in ease of doing business, but 20th in terms of starting a business, and 64th in terms of dealing with and paying taxes.
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Employers and Employees
BY THE NUMBERS
Data on Small Business Impacts
Today, there are more than 70 million people in the U.S. that work for, or run a small business. That equals one of every two individuals in the private workforce, one in three individuals in the U.S. voting population and one in four of the total U.S. population.
NSBA SURVEYS
This 2022 survey was conducted online among 650 small-business owners from Aug. 22 through Sept. 12, 2022. We hope you find the data in this report useful.
View NSBA’s complete Survey collection here.
NSBA ISSUE BRIEFS
Insights on Small Business Issues
NSBA is a recognized source for data on America’s small-business community. Read our complete collection of Issue Briefs – a great tool to share with employees and workers when it comes to facilitating productive election-related discussions in the office and on the job.
PRIORITY ISSUES
NSBA’s Top Pursuits Through 2024
At the beginning of each new session of Congress, NSBA members gather to hear from thought leaders on countless issues facing small business, and then discuss, debate and ultimately vote on the organization’s Top 10 Priority Issues for the coming two years.