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Who NFIB Represents

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NFIB Membership Profile
NFIB's national membership spans the spectrum of business operations, ranging from sole proprietor enterprises to firms with hundreds of employees. While there is no standard definition of a "small business," the typical NFIB member employs five people and reports gross sales of about $350,000 a year. The NFIB membership is a reflection of American small business.

What is NFIB

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What Is NFIB? NFIB members are a diverse group consisting of high-tech manufacturers, retailers, farmers, professional service providers and many more.

When NFIB speaks on its members' behalf, lawmakers in state legislatures, Congress and the White House listen. No wonder Fortune magazine acknowledges NFIB as the top-ranking business lobbying organization in Washington.

But NFIB's policy advocacy strength didn't come overnight. NFIB started out small. One man, Wilson Harder, founded the organization in 1943. Harder began with a home office and sold the first memberships to his neighbors. Harder's vision was to give small and independent business a voice in governmental decisionmaking through policy advocacy.

This vision remains strong today. NFIB sets its public-policy positions by regularly polling members and acting on their advice. Once this member ballot is tallied, NFIB carries a unified message to Congress and the state legislatures on behalf of small business owners.

In the last several years, NFIB has enlarged the scope of its policy advocacy. NFIB has entered the political arena to support pro-small business candidates for state and national office. In 2000, it added the NFIB Legal Foundation, representing small business interests in the judicial system. The NFIBYoung EntrepreneurFoundation provides scholarships and internships to the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. And the NFIB Research Foundation provides policymakers, small business owners and other interested parties empirically based information on small business. NFIB also continues to build alliances with various businesses, allowing the organization to provide services to members at special prices.
Learn more about NFIB in the "NFIB Small-Business Resource Guide for the 110th Congress." (1.2 MB, PDF)

Mission
NFIB's mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses.

Core values

Our Employees

We provide personal and professional growth through education and mentoring.
We support an entrepreneurial environment where new ideas are embraced.
We recognize and reward excellence and outstanding performance.

Our Members

We listen and respond to our members' needs.
We are committed to exceeding our members' expectations.
We are committed to excellence in advocacy and all we do on behalf of our members.
Our members determine the public policy positions of the organization-- one member, one vote.

Our Team

We collaborate and communicate for team success.
We recognize and reward outstanding team performance.
We celebrate success and have fun.

Our Workplace

We expect the highest ethical standards in all our activities.
We value an environment of trust, integrity and respect for human and spiritual
values.
We collectively determine the success of our endeavors, and each person has a
valued contribution to make.

NFIB's Foundations

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The National Federation of Independent Business's Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Research Foundation and Legal Foundation are mission critical components of NFIB. The Young Entrepreneur Foundation promotes the importance of free enterprise and entrepreneurship to young audiences. The Research Foundation researches policy-related small business problems and affects public debate by making its findings widely available. The Legal Foundation fights for small businesses in the courts and seeks to educate small employers on legal issues. Your tax-deductible contributions to these charitable organizations help fund the ever-growing needs in the small business community for research, education, and representation.

NFIB's Political Action Committee

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While big labor can just take money from union dues to fund political operations, NFIB depends on the generosity of its members to make voluntary contributions in financial support of the organization's political operations. With those contributions, NFIB's SAFE Trust PAC supports proven business candidates who have committed to keeping small business in business.

Safe Trust

Small Business Updates

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Voice of Small Business

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News Releases

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NFIB Home

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ABOUT NFIB

The National Federation of Independent Business is the leading small business association representing small and independent businesses. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its members in Washington and all 50 state capitals.

NFIB's mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses. NFIB also gives its members a power in the marketplace. By pooling the purchasing power of its members, the National Federation of Independent Business gives members access to many business products and services at discounted costs. NFIB also provides timely information designed to help small businesses succeed.