Yesterday the U.S. House released a new version of the Build Back Better Act, removing certain anti-small business policies while keeping others.

The ongoing hiring crisis has created problems and hindered economic recovery for small businesses across the nation. As part of NFIB’s In Their Own Words campaign, owners from different industries told us how having open positions they’re unable to fill has affected their businesses.

In a recent webinar, NFIB’s Beth Milito and Holly Wade were joined by the SBA Senior Policy Advisor Veronica Pugin to discuss updates surrounding the EIDL and ERTC programs.

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, NFIB Legal Center Executive Director Karen Harned testified before Congress on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how lack of clarity in aspects of the law continue to create challenges and compliance costs for small businesses.

In an October survey of small businesses related to COVID-19, about half of owners who rely on holiday sales for a significant part of yearly revenue believe that both supply chain and staffing issues will impact holiday sales.