Rosemary Elebash

In March, 32 percent of small business owners reported unfilled job openings as employers continued to struggle with labor costs and applicant quality.

Small business hiring grew in February as the labor market tightened, though owners struggled to find qualified applicants for open positions.

The NFIB Alabama PAC yesterday said it has endorsed an additional nine candidates for seats in the state Legislature.

As reported in NFIB’s monthly jobs report, 46 percent of owners reported job openings that could not be filled.

The federal pandemic assistance benefits for individuals will end beginning June 19.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 95.8 in February, a slight bump from January.

The NFIB is the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization and the Guardian of Small Business Award is its most prestigious legislative recognition.

A majority of Alabama small business owners surveyed by the National Federation of Independent Business said that they are concerned about the possibility of lawsuits related to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the NFIB. Sixty-nine percent of owners who responded to the online survey say that they are very or moderately concerned about increased liability. … Continued

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued a “Legislative Plan for Small Business Survival,” that included ten prescriptive recommendations they claim would help ensure more small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis and more quickly return to normal business operations once restrictions are lessened. “Small businesses, which account … Continued