Members of the Chamber’s Small Business Council traveled from across the country to meet with lawmakers in the nation’s capital. Here’s what they had to say about some of the country’s most pressing issues.
A small landscaping business in Florida depends heavily on foreign national workers in the U.S. on temporary work visas. There simply aren’t enough to fulfill business demand.
The number one issue facing small businesses today is no longer inflation, but rather finding and retaining competent, reliable employees. Creative solutions can help.
In the 16 years that Mike Zaffaroni has helmed Liberty Landscape Supply in north-east Florida, no stretch proved quite as difficult as last year. Soaring costs, supply chain bottlenecks and an acute worker shortage mounted a challenge for the lawn.