NSBA Congratulates Winners, Urges Continued Attention to Small Business Issues

Nov 5, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Molly Brogan
202-552-2940
press@nsba.biz

Washington, D.C. — NSBA congratulates president-elect Barack Obama and the incoming 111th Congress on their hard-fought election victories. One of the key issues to voters when considering which candidates to vote for was the health and security of the U.S. economy. Our continued prosperity as a nation is one of the most important challenges lawmakers face, and the small-business community stands ready to help.

“For the past 15 years, small business has created on average 93.5 percent of all net new jobs and comprised 99 percent of all employers,” stated NSBA President Todd McCracken. “The issues that impact small business impact every American, and I am hopeful that the focus on small business we saw during the campaigns will transform into pro small-business policy initiatives.”

Due to the collapse of several key financial institutions and the meltdown of the housing market, small business and the economy remained center-stage throughout the final months of the campaigns. With one in four people in the U.S. population working for or running a small-business, NSBA is committed raising awareness of the far-reaching ripple-effects any small-business issue has on the rest of the U.S. economy, whether it be health care, access to capital or fairness in taxation.

“The financial difficulties small businesses have been dealing with over the past year do not end with the 2008 election cycle,” said NSBA Chair Marilyn Landis. “NSBA looks forward to working closely with the new Administration and Congress on key small-business priorities—after all, small-business issues affect the entire economy, regardless of whether you're a Democrat or a Republican.”

In the coming weeks and months, NSBA will work to provide new and returning lawmakers, as well as the new administration, with key small-business principles and priorities. The significant efforts made by candidates throughout the campaign season to shine a light on the importance of small business are greatly appreciated, and NSBA looks forward to proceeding forth in that tradition.

Since 1937, NSBA has advocated on behalf of America’s entrepreneurs. Reaching more than 150,000 small businesses, NSBA is proud to be the first national small-business advocacy organization in the United States. For more information, please visit www.nsba.biz.

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