When the Small Business Administration convened a regional roundtable to identify regulatory burdens to small business growth, the floral industry had a voice in the conversation, thanks to the participation of Society of American Florists member Liza Roeser-Atwood....
In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, floral industry members have successfully pushed members of Congress to support floriculture research funding and helped educate lawmakers on tax issues that could hurt small-business owners. While “the first 100...
New federal funding to support research important to the floriculture industry was announced last week by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Nineteen projects totaling $36.5 million funded under the USDA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) will help growers...
A free webinar on the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) changes to overtime regulations is available for SAF members tomorrow, Thursday, June 2. The webinar will provide an overview of the DOL’s newly released overtime rules and recommendations for businesses on what...
Good news for employers still wrestling with the Affordable Care Act and its implication on business: The federal government has extended the deadlines for some employers to report on ACA compliance. Certain employers — those with 50 or more full-time equivalent...
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