October 30, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform Co-chair Frank Knapp, Jr. on the PROGRESS Act Introduced today by Sen. Ron Wyden, which includes key BRTR policy priority Washington, D.C., October 30, 2019—Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform commends Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) for including a key component […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform Co-chair Frank Knapp, Jr. on a recent NFIB survey and actual small business sentiment about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Washington, D.C., October 3, 2019—House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady’s statement today
Florence Morning News September 26, 2019 By Matthew Christian FLORENCE, S.C. – The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce shares the concerns of Florence Mayor Stephen J. Wukela regarding a bill, proposed by state Rep. Wallace H. “Jay” Jordan, that change the way municipalities collect business license taxes. Frank Knapp Jr. said via email
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MultiBriefs August 23, 2019 By Seth Sandronsky What can small businesses make of booming CEO pay? First, we look at the numbers. Lawrence Mishel and Julia Wolfe of the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute dove deep into the data on compensation trends in the U.S. over the past 40 years. What they found is that
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The IRS is reporting that taxpayers, individuals and the 90% of small business owners who pay any business profit on their personal taxes, gave Uncle Sam $93 billion more in 2018 compared to 2017. The reason—the 2017 tax law that gave huge tax cuts to corporations and the uber wealthy. That’s $93 billion that should
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Morning Consult August 13, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr While the Department of Labor has reported job increases over the past three months, businesses with fewer than 20 employees have lost jobs each of those same months according to the ADP National Employment Report. A total of 105,000 jobs have been shed by these small
GazetteXtra (Janesville, WI), July 11, 2019 Inside Sources, July 11, 2019 Waco Tribune-Herald, July 14, 2019 by Frank Knapp Jr. Two economic stories received big headlines the week of July 4. The Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high and the economy added 224,000 jobs in June. On the surface, the nation’s economy looks
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The Hill June 12, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor The recently released Department of Labor May report on employment revealed a shocking number: New jobs last month rose by only 75,000, dramatically below expectations. Even worse, the number of new jobs created in March and April were revised down by tens of thousands
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For Immediate Release: June 11, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll, (831) 524-6764, conan@emcstrategies.com Scientific opinion poll finds nearly two-thirds of small business owners support legislation requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns, and support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations Washington, D.C., June 11, 2019—A public opinion poll released today by Businesses for Responsible Tax
Morning Consult May 14, 2019 BY FRANK KNAPP JR. It happens every year. The weeklong, business-boosting spotlight on small business during National Small Business Week fades to business as usual. The high-profile campaign to promote shopping local with small businesses is replaced by other national concerns about growth and investment, filling jobs, providing healthcare and
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