After holding the longest session in state history at 204 days, the 56th Arizona State Legislature adjourned on Monday, July 31. While several of the bills introduced this past session would have impacted small businesses — some good, some bad — a few did not make it...
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Schweikert tax bill would increase contractor filing threshold eight-fold
(The Center Square)— Arizona Rep. David Schweikert is looking to shake up federal tax policy for small business owners.
Arizona small business owners struggle to find qualified employees
(The Center Square) – The month of May reported record-high job openings among small businesses, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Inflation taking air out of Arizona business owners’ sails
(The Center Square) – With nearly one in four small business owners (24%) pointing to inflation as their biggest issue, the National Federation of Independent Business reports optimism across the industry was again on the decline in Arizona last month, marking the...
New proposals would deliver tax relief for businesses
Two proposals from state Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, that passed the Senate Finance Committee last week would give tax relief to businesses in this period of high inflation.
Proposed Arizona Senate bills could provide property tax relief for job creators
Both Senate bills, which have passed a second reading, are supported by the National Federation of Independent Business, a small business advocacy group.
NFIB advocates Arizona business property tax relief
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is encouraging Arizona state lawmakers to support a pair of measures the organization maintains would provide job creator property tax relief.
My View: FTC proposal on noncompete clauses is harmful to businesses
In this guest column, the CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Arizona state director for the National Federation of Independent Business argue why the new noncompete clause proposal from the Federal Trade Commission would do more harm than good.
Arizona unemployment drops but small businesses still struggle to find workers
(The Center Square) - The Arizona economy experienced an increased labor force and decreased unemployment between November and December 2022, according to a new report from the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Phoenix area has nation’s highest inflation
(The Center Square) – The Phoenix metropolitan area has the highest annual inflation rate in the nation.