Op-Ed By Veronica Menin and Diego Tosoni, Owners, Love Life Cafe
... With fair pay, employees are happier, healthier and more productive, which is exactly why the passage of amendment No. 2 is good news for Florida’s businesses. ...
Business for a Fair Minimum Wage is a national network of business owners and executives who believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense
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As business leaders, we support gradually raising Florida’s minimum wage to $15 by September 2026. ... We can’t build a shared recovery on a minimum wage that’s too low to live on. ... Raising the minimum wage ... boosts the consumer buying power that businesses depend on to survive and grow – a purpose of the minimum wage since it was first enacted to help us recover from the Great Depression.... Read More. Over 160 Signers.
Op-Ed By Jared Meyers, Owner, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Salt Palm Development
People are at the center of the hospitality business. How we treat people matters every day — from our employees to our community to our guests. ...
Op-Ed By Satchel Raye, Owner, Satchel's Pizza
... Paying a living wage is good for everyone. That’s why I support ballot Amendment 2 to raise Florida’s minimum wage. ...
Op-Ed By Fadi Dib, Owner, Cali's Beauty Supply
As a small business owner, I’m happy to see an amendment to raise Florida’s minimum wage on the ballot. ...
BFMW In the News
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
... Some people say we can’t raise the minimum wage now because times are hard. Well, if we hadn’t raised the minimum wage in hard times, we wouldn’t have a minimum wage to begin with. ...
As business owners and executives, we support gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024. It’s good for business, good for customers and good for our economy. Workers are also customers... Read more
Signers include • &pizza • Stonyfield • Eileen Fisher • Parnassus • ECOS • Room & Board • Zingerman's • Dr. Bronner's • Made in KC • NRS • and Over 1,300 Signers To Date • Statement sponsored by Business for a Fair Minimum Wage.
Op-Ed By Victoria McCoy, Owner, Glamystique Hair Salon
My business isn’t just a bottom-line operation, it’s my community. And like my business, my community could use the economic boost that would come from raising the minimum wage statewide to $15 an hour. ...
Op-Ed By Ward Tefft, Owner, Chop Suey Books
... There is simply no more direct and rapid way to boost consumer spending and strengthen Virginia’s business environment than to raise the minimum wage statewide. ...
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
There are a lot of records that would be great to break. This isn’t one of them: June 16 marks the longest period in history without an increase since the federal minimum wage was established in 1938. ...
Extensive research refutes the claim that increasing the minimum wage causes increased unemployment and business closures.
Here's a sampler of restaurant owner perspectives on fair minimum wages for all workers, including tipped workers...
Op-Ed By Michael Kanter, Owner, Cambridge Naturals
...My daughter Emily and I give a seminar called “Stand Out Or Watch Out: How to Be Extraordinary in a Competitive Retail Environment.” One of the key points we make is how vital it is to create a business culture that motivates your staff and keeps customers coming in your doors. ...
Extensive research refutes the claim that increasing the minimum wage causes increased unemployment and business closures.
As business leaders, we support gradually raising Florida’s minimum wage to $15 by September 2026. ... We can’t build a shared recovery on a minimum wage that’s too low to live on. ... Raising the minimum wage ... boosts the consumer buying power that businesses depend on to survive and grow – a purpose of the minimum wage since it was first enacted to help us recover from the Great Depression.... Read More. Over 160 Signers.
Op-Ed By Veronica Menin and Diego Tosoni, Owners, Love Life Cafe
... With fair pay, employees are happier, healthier and more productive, which is exactly why the passage of amendment No. 2 is good news for Florida’s businesses. ...
Op-Ed By Jared Meyers, Owner, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Salt Palm Development
People are at the center of the hospitality business. How we treat people matters every day — from our employees to our community to our guests. ...
Op-Ed By Satchel Raye, Owner, Satchel's Pizza
... Paying a living wage is good for everyone. That’s why I support ballot Amendment 2 to raise Florida’s minimum wage. ...
Op-Ed By Fadi Dib, Owner, Cali's Beauty Supply
As a small business owner, I’m happy to see an amendment to raise Florida’s minimum wage on the ballot. ...
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
... Some people say we can’t raise the minimum wage now because times are hard. Well, if we hadn’t raised the minimum wage in hard times, we wouldn’t have a minimum wage to begin with. ...
Op-Ed By Ashraf Hijaz, Owner, Beauty & Beyond
... During my nearly 20 years in business, I’ve learned a key lesson: When people make more money, they spend more money, and that’s good for business. ...
Op-Ed By Victoria McCoy, Owner, Glamystique Hair Salon
My business isn’t just a bottom-line operation, it’s my community. And like my business, my community could use the economic boost that would come from raising the minimum wage statewide to $15 an hour. ...
Op-Ed By Ward Tefft, Owner, Chop Suey Books
... There is simply no more direct and rapid way to boost consumer spending and strengthen Virginia’s business environment than to raise the minimum wage statewide. ...
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
There are a lot of records that would be great to break. This isn’t one of them: June 16 marks the longest period in history without an increase since the federal minimum wage was established in 1938. ...
Rebecca Hamilton, Family Owner
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