Extensive research refutes the claim that increasing the minimum wage causes increased unemployment and business closures.

Op-Ed By Joe Edwards, Owner, Blueberry Hill restaurant, Moonrise Hotel & other businesses
... The increased spending that comes with better wages kicks off a virtuous economic cycle that leads to business growth and investment and, ultimately, more and better jobs. ...

Op-Ed By Richard Lawton, Small Business Owner and Executive Director, New Jersey Sustainable Business Council
... Raise the minimum wage and you create a virtuous cycle: increase consumer demand, decrease the number of working people who must rely on taxpayer subsidies, and level the playing field among businesses. ...

Op-Ed By Keith Bradley, Owner, Made in KC
Paying fair wages ... has been a key reason for our success and rapid growth. ...The proposed ballot initiative to gradually raise Missouri’s minimum wage to $12 by 2023 makes good business sense...

Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage

Businesses depend on customers who can afford to buy what they are selling. When millions of workers can’t make ends meet because their wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living, it hurts business and it hurts the economy. ... A higher minimum wage makes good economic sense in other ways too. ...

Op-Ed By Karen & Colin Archipley, Co-Owners, Archi’s Acres and Archi’s Institute for Sustainable Agriculture Training
We founded Archi’s Acres 10 years ago to develop a business that would provide opportunities to veterans and create a sustainable organic produce farming operation. Paying a living wage is key ...

Op-Ed By Gina Schaefer, Owner, A Few Cool Hardware Stores
As a business owner and a resident, I’m very invested in our city and its future success. That’s why I believe the D.C. Council made the right ...