Elliot Richardson
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The Springfield recap: Highlights from this legislative sessionJun 21, 2024 11:09 am - The Illinois legislative session has concluded, and laws were passed that will support small businesses struggling to hire employees and significantly impact health insur...
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Summer advocacy season begins as legislative session endsMay 24, 2024 12:51 pm - The last few weeks of Illinois’ legislative session are always frenetic as politicians and stakeholders advocate to pass and block legislation, and have their priorities included in the budget.
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The value of traveling to the state Capitol for small business advocatesApr 26, 2024 10:08 am - Each year the Small Business Advocacy Council travels to Springfield, advocates for legislation that supports the small business community and reminds politicians that sm...
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Policymakers should embrace small businessesMar 29, 2024 10:50 am - Entrepreneurs launch their small businesses for many reasons. Some start their companies because they have a dream of turning their passion into a thriving enterprise. T...
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Growing the workforce supports small businesses and increases workplace productivityMar 04, 2024 3:17 pm - Small businesses continue to have a remarkably difficult time hiring and retaining talent. This stubborn and persistent problem, which became increasingly pronounced dur...
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Let’s keep bad regulations from hurting small businessesFeb 02, 2024 11:10 am - Small business owners understand that rules and regulations often are needed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Sometimes they are necessary to sa...
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Small Business Advocacy: Hitting the ground running in 2024Jan 17, 2024 9:14 am - Robust engagement by the small business community paved the way for big legislative victories last year. Among the wins scored by small business advocates was the enactm...
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Richardson: Politicians should remember Small Business SaturdayDec 12, 2023 5:26 am - We hope Small Business Saturday was a rousing success for small and local businesses throughout Illinois. There seems to be growing public sentiment that shopping small...
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How small businesses can leverage candidates seeking electionOct 17, 2023 8:58 am - Election season is quickly approaching. Candidates are circulating petitions to secure their place on the ballot, fundraisers are being planned and far too soon, we will...
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Time for politicians to tackle property taxesSep 20, 2023 6:53 am - Illinois property taxes are excessive and hurt small businesses, property owners and residents. Indeed, a task force created by the Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2019 acknowled...
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