Washington Small Business Day 2020

February 4 is your time to meet fellow small-business owners, hear from and talk to top policymakers

Washington state’s premier free-enterprise advocacy day, NFIB’s Small Business Day at the Capitol, is February 4 in Olympia.

Have you registered yet? If not, click here to register and here for the full agenda.

Legislators urgently need to hear from you. The 2020 session is in full swing, and you can help guide proposed bills vital to the operation of your business to passage–and harmful ones to defeat. Lawmakers know that no one speaks with more authority on small-business issues than small-business owners themselves—which is why we need you at the State Capitol.

This event will feature:

• Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler
• House Republican Leader JT Wilcox
• Tax Structure Workgroup Co-chairwoman Rep. Noel Frame
• Former Rep. Mark Harmsworth, who is the new director of the Washington Policy Center’s Small Business Center
• Staff from the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board and/or the Employment Security Department (ESD)

Registration will open at 6:30 a.m. for those arriving to participate in any of the 8 a.m. legislative committees. The day will include briefings, lunch, and a trip to the State Capitol. Lodging may still be available at the Hilton Garden Inn Olympia, 2101 Henderson Park LN SE, Olympia. Contact the Hilton Garden Inn Olympia directly at 360-236-9934. (Please note, the NFIB room block is closed.)

Participants will have the opportunity to engage in question-and-answer sessions with these policymakers; attend, and perhaps testify at, legislative committee hearings; as well as meet with state legislators from their local area.

For an update on the important issues go here. Background information on three issues of immediate concern to small businesses can be read at the following links:

• Senate Bill 6276, which would effectively turn all self-employed independent contractors in the service sector into someone else’s employee.

• House Bill 2577/Senate Bill 6408, which would improve regulatory compliance through better communication and clear expectations.

• House Bill 2840/Senate Bill 6632, which would restructure service charges in the Business License Service account.

As an NFIB member, you are part of an organization that is working to defend your right to own, operate and grow your business by leveling the playing field with Big Business, Big Government, and Big Labor. Part of the value of your NFIB membership is access to our outstanding events with local, state, and federal lawmakers.

For questions, contact Marilyn Drake in NFIB’s Washington state office at 360-786-8675 or by email here. 

NFIB thanks event sponsors for their generous contributions.