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- 1. National Federation Of Independent Business KELSEY KEENAN, RACHEL ZELLE, BRAD COUTURE
- 2. Overview Founding Congress Our Leader and members Policies Money Support
- 3. The Beginning Founded by Wilson Harder Started in Harder’s Basement Originally: National Federation of Small Business By 1977 grew to 500,000 businesses (Pierson) Independent Business magazine started in 1990
- 4. Congress and the NFIB 25 members of Congress (Examiner) Better defend independent businesses Congressmen are able to advocate for the people and http://cravaack.house.gov/uploads/9.13.2012NFIB%20%282%29.jpg the NFIB NFIB tries to get sympathizers elected
- 5. Who Runs the NFIB? Donald A. Danner is the president and CEO 6th president of NFIB From Middletown, Ohio Majored in electrical engineering Worked in sales and marking Lobbied for energy and taxes Chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce http://www.nfib.com/Portals/0/images/Danner.jpg
- 6. Who Belongs to the NFIB? Businesses with… fewer than 10-20 employees 20% of members leave each year (Skinner) In constant need for new members
- 7. NIFB membership by number of Employees 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1-2 3-5 6-9 10-14 15-19 20-40 41-100 over 100
- 8. Why Join? Offers savings for businesses for members Ohio and Montana receive special health insurance (Skinner) Workers get compensation and insurance Helps with businesses management Leaders are personable, preferring one-to-one interactions
- 9. Who Works for the NFIB? Five main staff members Senior Policy Analyst Senior Research Fellow Chief Economist Adjunct Fellow Senior Policy Analyst Oversee and manage research http://www.lasalle.edu/the-11th-annual-economic-outlook/
- 10. Our Policies Less regulation on business Against large government and their involvement Against Health care reforms http://media.merchantcircle.com/30948900/obamacare-logo_full.png
- 11. How We Get the Word Out Grassroots approach “Your voice is the most powerful tool to influence lawmakers” Electioneering Through PACs Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust Litigation Affordable Care Act Medicaid
- 12. Where Do We Get The Money? Member Dues and Donations Nonprofit organization Received $10 million from only ten contributors (Public Campaign) $230 average contribution per member Totals $80.3 million (w/ 350,000 members) http://usdailyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/washington- regulations.jpg
- 13. What Do We Do with This Money? Lobbying efforts Litigation Candidates PACs Save America’s Free Enterprise Trust http://p3nlhclust404.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net/SharedContent/redirect_0.html Parties
- 14. Why Are Small Businesses Good? 44% of Private payroll Hire 43% of high tech. workers 65% of net new jobs from 1993 to 2009
- 15. Why Should You Support Us: Senator Sanders “Small Business Saturday” Against Health Care Bill Signed legislation giving $42 billion to small businesses Proposed $300 billion emergency lending program for small businesses http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Bernie_Sanders.jpg/220px- Bernie_Sanders.jpg
- 16. Why Should You Support Us: Senator Schumer Endorsed Google hosting “Get Your Business Online” In favor of the CAAP act Gave $1.1 million in federal funds to repair small businesses http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Charles_Schumer_official _portrait.jpg
- 17. Why Should You Support Us: Senator Burr 7,200 Businesses part of NFIB in NC Voted 98% of the time with us Filibuster against the “Job Relief Act of 2010” NC people protested this http://gastongop.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Richard_Burr_official_portrait_crop.jpg
- 18. Work Cited "About Us | National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)." Nfib.com. NFIB, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. "Banking and Small Business." Senator Charle E. Schumer. Bronze Mouse. Web. 9 Jan 2013. <http://www.schumer.senate.gov/Issues/banking.htm>. Burr, Richard, and Tom Coburn. "Obamatax's 'HIT' on Small Businesses and Families - Richard Burr & Tom Coburn - National Review Online." NRO. National Review Online, 10 July 2012. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. "Dan Danner." National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. Decker, Brett M. "DECKER: 5 questions with NFIB’s Dan Danner." Washington Times 19 Mar. 2012: n. pag. Print. Hacker, Jacob S., and Paul Pierson. Winner-take-all Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer-and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. Print. "History of NFIB: 1943-2011." History of NFIB: 1943-2011. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. "Issues and Legislation." Richard Burr. N.p., 05 2012. Web. 9 Jan 2013. "Issues." Bernie Sanders. N.p., 9 2013. Web. 9 Jan 2013. <http://www.sanders.senate.gov/legislation/>. Lash, Catherine. "U.S. Senate Candidate Profile: U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)." Examiner.com. N.p., 07 Oct. 2010. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. "National Fedn of Independent Business." Open Secrets. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2013. <http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ summary.php?id=D000000160&cycle=2012>. National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. 567 US. Supreme Court of the US. 2012. Print.
- 19. Work Cited Cont. "NFIB and NFIB Legal Center See Spike in Big Secret Cash as They Mount Challenge to Health Care Law." Public Campaign. Public Campaign, n.d. Web. 1 Jan. 2013. <http://publicampaign.org/sites/default/files/ NFIB-Analysis.pdf>. "NFIB Member Benefits: Small Business Savings, Research, Legal Help." NFIB Member Benefits: Small Business Savings, Research, Legal Help. NFIB, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. Rogers, Kate. "NFIB Pushes Government for More 'Sensible' Regulatory Policy." Fox Small Business Center. Fox, 24 May 2012. Web. 31 Dec. 2012. Rushefsky, Mark E., and Kant Patel. Politics, Power & Policy Making: The Case of Health Care Reform in the 1990s. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1998. Print. Seitz-Wald, Alex. "The Group Trying to Kill Obamacare." Salon 25 June 2012: n. pag. Print. Skinner, Richard M. "Chapter 5." More than Money: Interest Group Action in Congressional Elections. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007. 71-81. Print. Small Business Administration. "Vermont." SBA.gov. U.S. Small Business Administration, Feb. 2011. Web. 1 Jan. 2013. "Small Business Bill Appears to Be Stuck in Senate - DiversityPlus Magazine." Small Business Bill Appears to Be Stuck in Senate - DiversityPlus Magazine. Diversity Plus, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2012. "Small Business, Department of Commerce." Resources, Facts & Figures. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2013. "Small Business Services." Small Business Services. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2013. "Staff." Staff. NFIB, n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2012. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics; Advocacy-funded research by Zoltan Acs, William Parsons and Spencer Tracy, 2008 (www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs328.pdf) U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Census Bureau and Intl. Trade Admin.; Advocacy-funded research by Kathryn Kobe, 2007 (www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs299.pdf) and CHI Research, 2003 (www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs225.pdf Slide background Image: http://www.americanflagstore.com/media/catalog/category/outdoor-american-flag.jpg Bottom Banner: http://www.allpineloghomes.com/images/associates/nfib.png