Hillary for Iowa Unveils Small Business Advisory Council
Business Leaders Highlight Clinton’s New Plan to Help 264,000 Iowa Small Businesses
Hillary for Iowa is unveiling a new Small Business Advisory Council today, highlighting Hillary Clinton’s new plan for small businesses and her efforts to streamline regulation, provide tax relief and simplification, boost access to capital and expand access to new markets. This plan is designed to make life easier for the 264,000 small businesses in Iowa, by allowing them to cut through red tape, get access to loans and reduce paperwork.
“Hillary Clinton understands what it means to run a family-owned small business, because her father ran a small business that provided her with the opportunity for a better life,” said Bryce Smith, owner of Adel Family Fun Center. “Whether it’s making it easier to get financing and find investors, or looking for simpler ways to offer our employees the health care and benefits they deserve, Hillary will fight to support small businesses at every stage of their lifecycle. I am so proud when she says she wants to be the Small Business President, which is why I am with her.”
“Hillary Clinton understands that too often the deck is stacked against Iowa small businesses and it’s easier for big corporations to get a break. It shouldn’t take longer to start a business in America than it does in another country,” said Nassr Muhammad, owner of Nally's Kitchen. “Yet, Donald Trump has made a career of stiffing small businesses, refusing to pay his bills and instead would give large tax breaks to large corporations and the super-wealthy and has manufactured his products in China. Trump is no friend to Iowa small businesses.”
In her new plan released today, Hillary outlines how she will (1) make it easier to start a business by pushing state and local governments to cut red tape and streamline unnecessary licensing programs, (2) make it cheaper and faster to file taxes and provide tax relief by allowing a standard deduction for small businesses and making tax filing as easy as printing a bank statement and (3) make it easier to get financing and find investors, including by streamlining regulation and cutting red tape for community banks and credit unions.
Donald Trump has made a career of stiffing small businesses, refusing to pay his bills and would rather give large tax breaks to large corporations and the super-wealthy. Trump has exploited working people and their families and enriched himself - from a New Jersey plate glass contractor who lost about $450,000 to a Florida kitchen equipment maker who was paid less than he was owed to the architect in New York who was forced to dip into his son's college savings to survive.
Hillary for Iowa’s Small Business Advisory Council includes the following:
Jeno Berta, Berta Lawfirm LLC, Davenport
Lisa Fratianni, TLC In-Home Care Services, Inc., Clinton
Shawn Gallagher, Adcraft Printing, Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Jenison, Speak PR, Des Moines
Steve Kraus, Biokinemetrics, Inc., Carroll
Melissa Law, Law Automotive, Keokuk
Brad Magg, Goldie's Ice Cream Shoppe, Prairie City
Michelle Magyar, Mid-American Glass Inc., Davenport
Joan Minikus, Greener Times Inc., Council Bluffs
Nassr Muhammad, Nally's Kitchen, Davenport
Mary Oberender, Miscellaneous Possibilities, Dallas Center
Tyler Olson, SiteGen Solar, Cedar Rapids
Lonnie Ray, Celebrity Styles Wig Club, Davenport
Linda and Karl Reichert, Strawberry Farm Bed and Breakfast, Muscatine
Cindy Riley, Winans Chocolates and Coffee, Coralville
Bill Robinson, Robinson and Son Masonry, Ottumwa
Bryce Smith, Adel Family Fun Center, Adel
Dawn Sturm, Dawn's Beauty Salon, Manilla
Veronica Tessler, Yotopia, Iowa City
Nick Westergaard and Meghann Foster, Brand Driven Digital, Iowa City
ReShonda Young, Popcorn Heaven, Waterloo & Des Moines
