SBAM’s Legislative Agenda

Advocacy Priorities

sam积极的政策议程为政策制定者提供了密歇根州小企业主的方向和见解. 这些原则代表了我们为小企业创造成功环境的方法.

Small Business Needs People – Business needs people with the right skills to meet their demand

People Need Place – 人们需要不断发展并为他们提供高质量生活的社区

Place Needs Small Business – Our communities need small businesses to remain thriving

2023 Legislative Agenda

Regulations

我们承认，总会有旨在提供公平竞争环境的规定, and for the protection of the state and its citizens. However, over-regulating stifles innovation, restricts growth and imposes a burden on small businesses.

Business regulations that are enacted should be consistent, easily understood, and allow for easy compliance.
政府不应该设定或限制企业可以收取的价格，也不应该控制企业与员工之间商定的福利和工资.
新的或修改的规则或授权应通过正常的法律或规则制定程序来处理, including public hearings. Additionally, 变化应包括并考虑成本效益分析，并详细说明为减少对小企业的影响而采取的步骤.
政府不应限制企业家以独立承包人的身份创办和发展企业或使用独立承包人的能力.

Economic Development

Collectively, small businesses are Michigan’s largest job provider. SBAM支持一种经济园艺方法来促进经济发展，重点是为已经在这里的企业创造一个良好的环境, rather than just attracting new businesses to come. Michigan should be the best place to start and grow a business regardless of size or industry.

大型经济发展激励项目应包括解决劳动力问题的计划, housing, child care, and infrastructure challenges that are likely to be exacerbated by the projects.
Expand access to high speed internet.
加大对发展经济发展倡议的关注，以促进已经在密歇根州的企业家精神和正在成长的第二阶段公司.
支持通过Going Pro和Michigan Reconnect等项目扩大技术行业和社区大学教育的机会.
Implement aggressive small business state procurement policies.
Continue to support the Pure Michigan tourism and business development campaign.
支持5号线，它提供我们每天都依赖的关键能源基础设施.

Business Taxes

税收对于资助政府为所有公民创造安全和机会的环境的努力是必要的. 另一方面，不必要的高额或复杂的税收会抑制创业精神，扼杀经济增长. Tax dollars should be spent in an efficient and effective manner, providing real value to the taxpayers. 密歇根州应该致力于建立简单而公平的税收制度，促进经济增长，同时营造有利于企业家和创新的环境.

力争成为排名前10的州，这样小企业就能在全国和全球市场上有效竞争.
对个人或企业收入征收的所得税不应超过一次.
Business taxation should be simple, competitive, and predictable to allow for advanced planning of expenses
小企业主通常把出售自己的企业作为退休的核心部分. The tax treatment should have some parity with other types of retirement income.
房地产应当严格按照宪法统一要求，按真实现金价值进行评估.
Business to business transactions should remain exempt from sales tax.

Health Care

必须采取步骤减少日益增长的保健费用，从而减少日益增长的健康保险费用. The government should look for innovative ways to help businesses control, not add to, the costs of employee health insurance.

雇员的医疗福利仍应是雇员和雇主之间可协商的问题.
小企业应该能够联合起来创建自己的风险池，并在与大公司和工会相同的规则和法律下组织起来.
Health care costs should be more transparent, allowing business owners and employees to understand the cost, quality, and options available.
应该反对那些导致成本增加、降低小企业向员工提供医疗保健能力的规定.

Workforce Development

For Michigan to grow, cooperation between businesses and their workforce is vital. 政府不应干涉雇员和雇主之间的关系. 工人应有权在不被强迫加入第三方组织或向第三方组织捐款的情况下工作.

应该反对任何干涉雇员和雇主之间随意关系的立法.
政府关于使用独立承包商的规定不应妨碍小企业以最适合自己的方式开展业务的能力.
鼓励审查和消除限制雇主和雇员选择托儿服务的官僚负担.
支持消除返乡公民就业障碍、促进社区安全和繁荣的政策
Support pathways to employment for those with disabilities.
联邦移民制度必须足够灵活，以满足企业的需求，同时保护工人的利益.

Education

为了密歇根州的经济繁荣，我们的教育体系必须让学生为工作做好准备. 我们提供的教育应该侧重于在当今经济中竞争所需的技能，同时也要提供质量, well-rounded education.

支持将教育与所需工作技能更紧密地结合起来的教育项目.
Increase accountability for completion rates and employability of students.
支持与增税无关的免学费社区大学项目的最后一美元.
推广像Going Pro这样的项目，奖励那些帮助培训和发展新员工的雇主.
支持启动密歇根联盟协商的教育改革框架, including adequate funding, increased transparency, and accountability. View the framework

Housing

住房短缺阻碍了密歇根州小企业吸引和留住人才的能力. SBAM supports adopting and implementing the MSHDA Statewide Housing Plan (viewable here), which our leadership was involved in drafting, to achieve:

75,000+ new or rehabilitated housing units to include:
- 39,000+ affordable rental units.
- 21,500+ market-rate units (homeowner and rental).
- 13,500+ homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income households.
- 1,000+ units of workforce housing.
- 100,000+ households’ housing is stabilized.
Significantly reduce the equity gaps in homelessness and homeownership.
Strive to make homelessness rare, brief, and one time.
15,000多户家庭提高了家庭能源效率并改善了气候.