I am committed with entrepreneurship and the small
business community. Nydia Velázquez has
ignored small businesses, while they struggle with increased taxes, excessive
bureaucracy and irrational fines.
Small businesses are America’s largest employers. Over 50% of
the working population (120 million individuals) work in a small business. Small businesses have generated over 65% of
the net new jobs since 1995. Over 50% of
the working population (120 million individuals) work in a small business. Approximately 543,000 new businesses come to
life each month, but the reality is that they are struggling to survive their
first year of operations.
Government
regulations and red tape can be a tremendous barrier to small business growth.
Small businesses' regulatory compliance costs are 36 percent higher than large
businesses so it is no surprise that regulations consistently rank as a top
concern for small business owners. Roughly 3,300 regulations are in the
pipeline this year and many of them will affect small businesses.
Coming
from a small business background, I have been able to connect with business
owners in the district, and have discovered the incumbent’s lack of support for
the small business community. As chair
of the Small Business Committee, besides responding to crony corporate
interests, what did Rep. Nydia Velazquez do to help small businesses in NY7
dealing with bureaucracy, tax increases and other impediments that limit their
growth and potential?
I propose starting a fund to promote the creation of microenterprises
and providing citizens with guidelines on how to start their businesses, which
will allow them to create jobs and contribute to the economy, while improving
their quality of life and that of their families.
We need
to promote, incentivize, and encourage businesses to scale up, while providing
a pathway to regain confidence and recognize how entrepreneurial ecosystems are
structured. NY7 is among the biggest business districts in the country. We must
encourage our future entrepreneurs and our small business community.
As an entrepreneur, I understand all business cycles, and
I am willing to represent a vibrant business community in NY7. I will adopt policies to incentivize new firms,
push for the creation of a High Growth Business Administration agency, keep
taxes consistently low for all types of businesses and promote adding an “E” to
STEM education ~ STEEM. “E” for entrepreneurial economics”
Website: www.JoseLFernandez.com
Twitter: @JLFNY7
Instagram:
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