As of 2023, the Small Business Association reported there were more than 33-million small businesses employing nearly 62 million people, or nearly 46% of the country’s work force. Small businesses have endured many setbacks during the pandemic and just as they are starting to see some light, a huge setback is looming. On this episode we're talking to Brad Close, the President of the National Federation of Independent Business, who says if Congress doesn’t act, small businesses will face the largest tax hike in history come next year.