{"id":85,"date":"2023-01-20T21:52:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainstreetfreedomalliance.org\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-01-02T20:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:57:06","slug":"why-small-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainstreetfreedomalliance.org\/why-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-457dfc3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"457dfc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eb1e4d\" data-id=\"8eb1e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fb52b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"91fb52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b640b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b640b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcb4385 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bcb4385\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d8850 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50d8850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Small Business<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f78694 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f78694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Small business is the backbone of the American economy.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb573c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffb573c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Small business provides almost half of the jobs in America.\u00a0 According to the Small Business Administration, businesses with less than 500 employees account for about two-thirds of net new jobs in the U.S. economy. This means that small businesses are not only important for their growth and success, but they are also vital for the overall health and prosperity of the U.S. economy.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">We need to help them be competitive.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3386690\" data-id=\"3386690\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5935 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46a5935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" 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elementor-element-9c749dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9c749dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469908f\" data-id=\"469908f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de25e80 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de25e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>99.9% of all US businesses are small businesses. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c16ad elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84c16ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Employ <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.advocacy.sba.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/23142719\/2019-Small-Business-Profiles-US.pdf\">47.3%<\/a> of America\u2019s workforce (59.9 million employees).<\/li><li>Produce<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2022\/03\/25\/how-small-businesses-drive-the-american-economy\/\"> 62%<\/a> of all new jobs (1995-2020).<\/li><li>Account for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2022\/03\/25\/how-small-businesses-drive-the-american-economy\/\">44%<\/a> of economic activity in the US.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e48f60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e48f60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccbd8fb\" data-id=\"ccbd8fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3695b8e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3695b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Small business is the cornerstone of American entrepreneurship:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e69a8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e69a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f71249\" data-id=\"7f71249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee1f1b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee1f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small businesses are a vital part of the American Dream, representing the entrepreneurial spirit and drive that has made this country the envy of the world.<\/p>\n<p>But they face many operational challenges. One of those is the ability to recruit and retain quality talent. From the mom-and-pop shops of Main Street to the high-tech startups of Silicon Valley, quality employees are becoming increasingly difficult to find. And it is not because of wages. Many are lost to the benefit packages of larger businesses. This includes proper and affordable health care coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The government does not know best. Current efforts by policymakers to force everyone into a government-run system would get rid of the choices small businesses want for their employees. Our government should be supporting small businesses by reducing red tape in health care, not increasing it. Providing the resources, opportunities, and choices they need to remain competitive against larger businesses and ensure that the American Dream remains alive for generations to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa9b217\" data-id=\"aa9b217\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Small Business Small business is the backbone of the American economy. Small business provides almost half of the jobs in America.\u00a0 According to the Small Business Administration, businesses with less than 500 employees account for about two-thirds of net new jobs in the U.S. economy. 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