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Kentucky Chamber Small Business Resources
Small businesses are responsible for the majority of job growth in the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Chamber recognizes the importance of small businesses in growing the Kentucky economy. Our issues are small business issues. To help foster a positive business environment that encourages job growth, the Kentucky Chamber supports the following small business priorities:
• Strongly encourage education and workforce development.
• Support equitable unemployment insurance policies.
• Advocate workers’ compensation laws that protect the rights of employers.
• Promote an impartial civil justice system.
• Protect against unfair labor laws.
• Monitor the implementation of the new federal health care law.
• Maintain a watchdog role in the regulatory process.
• Oppose arbitrary wage and hour mandates.
• Advocate fair tax treatment for small businesses.
• Support entrepreneurial development and access to capital.
• Oppose state and federal encroachment into free enterprise.
• Maintain Kentucky’s low-cost utility rates.
Let your voice be heard
If you or another representative of your business would like to have a say in the Chamber's small business legislative agenda, please contact Beverly Standifer at 502-848-8733 for information about joining the Small Business Council.
Stay in the know
Interested in staying in the loop on small business issues that affect you? Sign up to receive small business email updates from the Kentucky Chamber Action Network. You'll receive regular monthly email updates, as well as action alerts when urgent issues arise. You can also visit the Kentucky Chamber Blog at your convenience for up-to-date information.
Navigate through the red tape
The Chamber's Small Business Navigator is available by phone (502-848-8791) and email during regular business hours, five days a week and will provide general guidance on state requirements and a variety of resources available to small businesses in Kentucky.
Save time. Save money.
As a small business member of the Kentucky Chamber you have the buying power of numbers behind you. Chamber Power Buys give you access to exclusive Chamber discounts on health insurance, payroll deduction programs, office supplies, payroll and human resource services and much more. Be sure to save time and money by taking advantage of all your membership offers.
Do you need additional resources?
The Kentucky Chamber produces an extensive library of business resources. Each publication is written by highly qualified professionals who provide practical guidance and expertise to their topic. As a member of the Chamber, you get a 25% discount on all Chamber publicatioins. Small business may be particularly interested in:
Understanding HR Issues & Personnel Law
Workers' Comp
Wage & Hour Issues
Drafting an Employee Policies Manual
HR File Cabinet
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