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The Coalition of Franchise Associations is hosting the 2022 CFA Day Forum on June 22 in Washington, D.C. The CFA Day Forum brings franchisees from 23 different brands to meet with lawmakers and discuss policies that impact small business owners.
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In celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration will host a virtual armchair discussion with Jennifer Kim, Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations; Michael Fong, Regional Administrator for SBA Region X; Chiling Tong, President and CEO, National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship; and Dr. Guofang Wang, Co-Owner of Everest Medical Group in Upper Darby, PA. The discussion will focus on the importance of financial wellness, creating generational wealth through business ownership, and increasing equity and access to opportunities to help uplift and support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned small businesses.
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AAHOA has recently been made aware of a bullying incident at a Texas middle school last week.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers seeking to employ additional workers on or after April 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022.
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As of January 1, 2022, SBA stopped accepting applications for new COVID-19 EIDL loans or advances. As of May 6, 2022, the COVID-19 EIDL funds are exhausted.
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The CFA Day Forum brings franchisees from 23 different brands to meet with lawmakers and discuss policies that impact small business owners. This event includes a full day of learning about legislative issues specific to franchising, meeting with members of Congress, and sharing your voice on the Hill.
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During AAHOACON22, AAHOA introduced its updated 12 Points of Fair Franchising (the “12 Points”) as an educational primer. Did you miss the 12 Point panel conversation that took place on the General Session mainstage? You can now watch the full panel session and get the latest updates from franchise experts and hospitality leaders.
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Yesterday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to serve as one of the five Commissioners for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Bedoya is the Founding Director of the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law and is an exceptional choice to serve as a Commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission.
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On Thursday, May 12, AAHOA leaders gathered in force in Trenton, New Jersey, to testify and support a fair franchising bill known as Assembly Bill 1958 (A1958) introduced in the New Jersey legislature. The hearing on the A1958 bill was before the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee.
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Today, AAHOA officially submitted written comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). For months the FTC has “launched a proceeding to challenge bogus money-making claims used to lure consumers, workers, and prospective entrepreneurs into risky business ventures that often turn into dead-end debt traps.”
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Last week, AAHOA signed a letter lead by the U.S. Travel Association encouraging the Biden Administration “ to expeditiously terminate the inbound testing requirement for vaccinated air travelers.”
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Back in April, AAHOA and hundreds of other member in the the H-2B Workforce Coalition sent a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor requesting the release of additional H-2B visas for the fiscal year in response to the program’s unprecedented demand.
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Today Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 331, the “Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act,” delivering a major piece of legislation to small businesses operating in the state of Georgia.
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AAHOA and our state partner associations have worked relentlessly to advocate for hospitality relief programs, workforce development programs, and other uses of ARPA grants to help the industry recover at the state and local levels.
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Despite losing 9.1 million jobs in the first two quarters of 2020, small businesses job growth rebounded swiftly following the COVID-19 recession.
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Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) introduced H.R. 6551, also referred to as the Franchisee Freedom Act.
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Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of the United States, recently penned an article summarizing the CFPB’s annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Act.
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Illinois recently approved a state budget that includes $125 million to fund hospitality relief programs, joining a growing list of states that have used federal tax funds from the American Rescue Plan to assist the hardest-hit industries.
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Last week, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued a joint release highlighting public feedback the agencies received regarding issues with taxpayers who also filed for the ERTC.
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In a joint release published today, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor announced the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B visas on or after April 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022.