7 People 5545 Fact-checks 2082 Articles People (7) Investor's Business Daily Oregon Business Association Texas Association of Business National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin National Federation of Independent Business-Florida National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association Fact-checks (5545) West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 04, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." By Alanna Longnecker, Adrianne Uphold• September 20, 2018 Ron Johnson stated on May 06, 2019 in a tweet: "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce." By Eric Litke• May 7, 2019 Rick Santorum stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": "Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business." By Katharina Fiedler• April 13, 2015 Jason Keller stated on November 28, 2016 in during an Illinois House committee hearing on a workers’ compensation reform bill: "Businesses are leaving Illinois. I think, statistically, that can be proven to be false through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No net businesses left Illinois." By Marc Filippino• January 19, 2017 Claire McCaskill stated on February 14, 2017 in a press release on her website: Small businesses "create two out of every three American jobs." By Austin Hough• March 18, 2017 Mike Parson stated on September 08, 2019 in a campaign announcement: "Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation." By Joe Noser• October 31, 2019 Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 09, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor: "Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses." By Jim Haddadin• October 11, 2013 Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business." By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2012 Scott Walker stated on July 19, 2017 in a tweet: "We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10." By Eric Litke• August 23, 2017 Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video: There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.” By Samantha Putterman• July 24, 2020 Don Huffines stated on February 27, 2017 in responding to a question about private school vouchers: "Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses." By Forrest Milburn• May 5, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on April 03, 2017 in an op-ed: Says small businesses "make up 98.9 percent of all businesses in the state and employ nearly half of the state's private sector workforce" and "almost never receive a penny of government money." By Allison Graves• April 11, 2017 Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in in a mayoral forum: "Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg." By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013 Sherrod Brown stated on February 22, 2011 in a newspaper column: "For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated." By James McCarty• March 3, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 10, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. By Robert Farley• June 13, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." By Chris Nichols• June 7, 2021 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." By Dave Umhoefer• June 9, 2013 Scott Walker stated on January 27, 2011 in comments at a bill signing ceremony: Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions. By Dave Umhoefer• February 2, 2011 Articles (2082) The ups and downs of small business employment By Warren Fiske• January 18, 2012 Hammond: Businesses pay 60 percent of taxes in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2013 A look at Walker's tax, business-related promises By Dave Umhoefer• January 23, 2012 Tracking Obama's promises: one step forward, one back By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010 Estimating Joe the Plumber's tax bill By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 16, 2008 Bill Foster and Rick Kriseman clash over St. Petersburg economy By Katie Sanders• October 17, 2013 Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks? By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2023 A federal millionaires' tax could hurt small business owners, congressman says By Caryn Shinske• November 15, 2011 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012 Claims in the Mary Burke-Scott Walker race about business growth By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2014 Checking Rick Scott's latest tax claims By Katie Sanders• September 9, 2013 Digging into Scott Walker’s talk of 17,000 job-producing new businesses By Rick Romell, Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2014 Rubio's bad statistic on Obamacare and business By Becky Bowers• July 29, 2013 Truth-O-Meter's business is business By Willoughby Mariano• June 19, 2011 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Rick Perry takes on Washington... state By • November 5, 2010 PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns By Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2022 Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants? By Lauren Carroll• December 4, 2014 Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants? By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2014
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West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 04, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." By Alanna Longnecker, Adrianne Uphold• September 20, 2018 Ron Johnson stated on May 06, 2019 in a tweet: "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce." By Eric Litke• May 7, 2019 Rick Santorum stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation.": "Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business." By Katharina Fiedler• April 13, 2015 Jason Keller stated on November 28, 2016 in during an Illinois House committee hearing on a workers’ compensation reform bill: "Businesses are leaving Illinois. I think, statistically, that can be proven to be false through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No net businesses left Illinois." By Marc Filippino• January 19, 2017 Claire McCaskill stated on February 14, 2017 in a press release on her website: Small businesses "create two out of every three American jobs." By Austin Hough• March 18, 2017 Mike Parson stated on September 08, 2019 in a campaign announcement: "Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation." By Joe Noser• October 31, 2019 Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 09, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor: "Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses." By Jim Haddadin• October 11, 2013 Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business." By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2012 Scott Walker stated on July 19, 2017 in a tweet: "We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10." By Eric Litke• August 23, 2017 Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video: There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.” By Samantha Putterman• July 24, 2020 Don Huffines stated on February 27, 2017 in responding to a question about private school vouchers: "Sixty-two percent of all (Texas) property taxes are paid by businesses." By Forrest Milburn• May 5, 2017 Richard Corcoran stated on April 03, 2017 in an op-ed: Says small businesses "make up 98.9 percent of all businesses in the state and employ nearly half of the state's private sector workforce" and "almost never receive a penny of government money." By Allison Graves• April 11, 2017 Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in in a mayoral forum: "Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg." By Julie Kliegman• October 17, 2013 Sherrod Brown stated on February 22, 2011 in a newspaper column: "For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated." By James McCarty• March 3, 2011 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023 Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton's plan "would tax many small businesses by almost 50 percent." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 10, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. By Robert Farley• June 13, 2011 Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." By Chris Nichols• June 7, 2021 Scott Walker stated on June 02, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." By Dave Umhoefer• June 9, 2013 Scott Walker stated on January 27, 2011 in comments at a bill signing ceremony: Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions. By Dave Umhoefer• February 2, 2011
The ups and downs of small business employment By Warren Fiske• January 18, 2012 Hammond: Businesses pay 60 percent of taxes in Texas By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2013 A look at Walker's tax, business-related promises By Dave Umhoefer• January 23, 2012 Tracking Obama's promises: one step forward, one back By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010 Estimating Joe the Plumber's tax bill By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 16, 2008 Bill Foster and Rick Kriseman clash over St. Petersburg economy By Katie Sanders• October 17, 2013 Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks? By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2023 A federal millionaires' tax could hurt small business owners, congressman says By Caryn Shinske• November 15, 2011 Tax break extension a Compromise for Perry By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 25, 2011 Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy? By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2012 Claims in the Mary Burke-Scott Walker race about business growth By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2014 Checking Rick Scott's latest tax claims By Katie Sanders• September 9, 2013 Digging into Scott Walker’s talk of 17,000 job-producing new businesses By Rick Romell, Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2014 Rubio's bad statistic on Obamacare and business By Becky Bowers• July 29, 2013 Truth-O-Meter's business is business By Willoughby Mariano• June 19, 2011 Secret behind Trump University’s A rating: Doing nothing By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2016 Rick Perry takes on Washington... state By • November 5, 2010 PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns By Samantha Putterman• February 10, 2022 Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants? By Lauren Carroll• December 4, 2014 Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants? By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2014
