The Association for Entrepreneurship USA
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The Association for Entrepreneurship USA serves independent and small business leaders across all 50 states through community involvement, peer mentoring and education. By joining forces for greater purchasing power, we offer todays entrepreneur the competitive edge needed to compete in todays digital world.
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Recent Articles
AFEUSA Supports Sales Tax Enforcement For Online Retailers
Is it fair that only some business have to charge sales tax? Businesses across the country are forced to try to compete with online retailers on a daily basis. Brick-and-mortar stores are forced to charge state sales tax while big online retailers who do not own...
AFEUSA Supports Waste Reduction Efforts That Create Jobs and Increase Profits
In the 1960’s, the average person produced under 2 pounds of waste per day. Today, that number has skyrocketed and the average American produces close to 5 pounds of waste per day. Currently, Americans only recycle or compost about 30% of the waste materials that they...
Minimum Wage Increase Activates AFEUSA to Advocate for Arizona Members
Increasing minimum wage in Arizona sounds like an easy decision. Increasing take-home pay for people across the state sounds as if it would improve quality of life for millions of people. However, that’s only half of the picture. With 6.6% of Arizonans employed in the...
AFEUSA Advocates for Balancing Small Business Needs with Minimum Wage Increases in Colorado
Colorado’s minimum wage for tipped employees would increase by 70% by 2020. Restaurants already operate on slim profit margins and any increase in payroll expenses could mean that small business have to be extremely conservative with what little resources they have to...
California Entrepreneurs Impacted by Minimum Wage Increase
Increasing minimum wage has been a hot topic as of late. Shouldn’t employees be able to make a livable wage? It seems like the answer would be simple, but there’s a little more to think about than just whether or not people should make more money. What does increasing...
AFE USA Tells Officials How Overtime Rules Impact Entrepreneurship
Paying salary exempt employees allows entrepreneurs to pay for the exact number of hours required to get a job done at a competitive rate. Proposed changes to overtime regulations would require that entrepreneurs change the salary structure of their business by...
Surface vs iPad for the Entrepreneur
Both PC and MAC offer a reliable and effective platform for running a small business. Both have advantages and disadvantages, however in my humble opinion the cost is not as different as you might think. Most entrepreneurs I have talked to about buying a mac have...
How Interest Rates Affect Small Business and How AFEUSA is Helping
afeUSA advocates amplified the voice of small businesses and communicated your need for affordable funding to the Federal level by writing Representative Steve Chabot and Representative Nydia Velázquez, chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Small...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Local Small Business Association
Build connections and make the most of small business association resources like NFIB's at the local level. Source: NFIB
Federal Court Upholds Employers’ Right to Seek Legal Counsel in Labor Disputes
A U.S. District Court in Texas blocked a DOL rule requiring small business owners to disclose any communication with legal counsel in preparation for union elections. Source: NFIB