NFIB has been the voice of small business since it was founded in 1943. Small business owner and NFIB member Robert Lycke Jr., the owner of Kuker-Ranken, Inc. shares why he has continued his business’s NFIB membership for nearly eight decades. NFIB President Brad Close describes some of the key moments and victories in NFIB’s history. NFIB Trainer Randy Karschner has worked for NFIB for 37 years and joins to tell the history of NFIB’s founding, how the core principles were developed, and member-driven strategies that are still used today. Learn more at NFIB.com/80Years.

NFIB’s top small business advocacy priority is preventing a massive tax increase that’s scheduled to affect small business owners at the end of 2025. Members of Congress need to hear how crucial the 20% Small Business Deduction is for Main Street. Visit smallbusinessdeduction.com to learn more and sign our petition. 

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