A national network of business owners and executives who
believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense
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
By Sam Sanders
More Perfect Union, July 15, 2021
Florida small business owner reveals incredible hack for attracting and hiring workers during the “labor shortage.” Hint: Paying your workers a living wage.
Features Danielle Ferrari, owner of Valhalla Resale in Tampa, Florida.
By Olivia Montes
Delaware State News, July 12, 2021
Upon hearing that state lawmakers had passed an increase to the minimum wage June 17, Ryan Peters, co-owner of RISE Fitness+Adventure in Rehoboth Beach, was delighted.
At the same time, local business leaders are thrilled that more money is moving into the wallets of employees and hoping they spend big at area companies, bolstering bonds between shops and consumers.
Mr. Peters — whose gym has been paying its staff above minimum wage... [said]
By Aarthi Swaminathan
Yahoo Finance, July 2, 2021
Minimum wage increases went into effect in several states on July 1 as states take it upon themselves to increase pay for low-wage workers to keep up with the growing cost of living. ...
Business owner: It's 'super important' to pay $15 an hour
For one business owner in Delaware, the move toward $15 an hour is a no-brainer.
By Jeniffer Solis
Nevada Current, July 1, 2021
... Nevada businesses owner Paul Saginaw, co-owner of Saginaw’s Delicatessen in Las Vegas and a member of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, says he has not had trouble hiring, partly because of their $14 an hour starting pay.
“I think it makes good business sense,” Saginaw said. “It’s very short-sighted not to realize that.”
“Nevada’s 75-cents-a-year minimum wage increases benefit workers and businesses. Going higher than the scheduled $12 by 2024 minimum wage would be much better,” Saginaw said.
By Kate Ryan
WTOP News, July 1, 2021
Political leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, joined with civic and labor groups to celebrate the $15 an hour minimum wage law that’s taken effect as of July 1. ...
Scott Nash, CEO of the MOM’s Organic Market grocery chain, supported the push for a $15 minimum wage. His firm, which has 1,300 employees, is headquartered in Montgomery County. Nash explained that he’s been paying the $15 hourly rate and other grocers lost employees to his business.
Op-Ed By Ryan Peters
Delaware State News, June 26, 2021
Delaware will be raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. As a small-business owner, I’m all for it. ...
By Lorie Konish
CNBC, June 24 2021
When Kristen Deptula and her husband bought the Canalside Inn in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in October 2019, they had no idea the coming summer season at the shore town would mostly be a bust due to Covid-19.
The innkeepers were able to access federal funding through the Paycheck Protection Program to help keep them going.
Deptula also credits another decision — paying their staff a $15 per hour minimum wage — with helping the business transition through the pandemic. ...
‘Vital tool’ for recovery
By Melissa Steele
Cape Gazette, June 22, 2021
Increasing Delaware's minimum wage to $15 an hour is just a signature away from becoming law after passing the House on June 17. ...
Rehoboth Beach business owner Ryan Peters of RISE Fitness + Adventure said paying a $15 minimum wage is good business. “Employees have more pride in their work and are more invested in our company. We save money on costly turnover, and our dedicated staff keep our customers coming back,” he said in a statement released by Business for a Fair Minimum Wage.
Yahoo Finance, June 21, 2021
RAYGUN Owner Mike Draper and Soul Slice CEO Karter Louis join Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how the labor crunch is impacting small businesses - and how they are succeeding in hiring and retention.
WATCH and see transcript
By Cris Barrish
WHYY (NPR), June 18, 2021
Three years ago, Delaware lawmakers argued until morning on the final day of the General Assembly session before grudgingly approving an two-step increase in the minimum wage to $9.25. What a difference three years makes. ...
Alissa Barron-Menza of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage says the increases are overdue in Delaware.
By Jacob Owens
Delaware Business Times, June 18, 2021
DOVER – The push to increase Delaware’s hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2025 cleared the state House of Representatives on Thursday and now heads to Gov. John Carney for his consideration. ...
Some Delaware small businesses have come out in support of the bill.
Canalside Inn owner Kristen Deptula said she has paid her employees $15 an hour since buying the Rehoboth Beach hotel in 2019.
Op-Ed By Kristen Deptula, Owner, Canalside Inn
... Raising Delaware’s minimum wage to $15 will promote a more robust economic recovery from the pandemic for both working people and businesses. ....
By Matt Bittle
Delaware State News, June 17, 2021
DOVER — Legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 is now before Gov. John Carney. ... Senate Bill 15 would start by increasing the wage to $10.50 in 2022, followed by $11.75 in 2023 and $13.25 in 2024 before hitting $15 in 2025. ...
Op-Ed By Ryan Peters, Owner, RISE Fitness + Adventure
... We have always paid above the minimum wage because we know that fair pay matters a lot in the success of our business and the lives of our employees. ....
By Olivia Montes
Delaware State News, June 17, 2021
Small businesses across the First State are preparing for the financial boost of the summer season — but business owner Courtney Sunborn is particularly excited about the passage of legislation to increase minimum wage.
“I really enjoy speaking on behalf of it as a small-business owner because it has proven to be an extremely valuable way of doing business for me,” said Ms. Sunborn, owner and founder of the natural cleaning service Ecolistic Cleaning in Lewes.