The Good Fight The ASBA leader tells us just whose side his group is on.
By Geoff Williams •
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Since 1996, Joel Marks has run the American Small BusinessAlliance (ASBA), a Washington, DC, organization with severalthousand members in 30 states. Marks' group fights for causesranging from pension, accounting and antitrust reform to family andmedical leave and a higher minimum wage. Family leave? A higherminimum wage? And Marks is pro-small-business? Well, yes. Let himexplain: "We recognize that the health of our work force andthe health of our community are the two greatest factors tobusiness success, so that means having a safe workplace," saysMarks, 35. "That means having fair pay."
What are some of the business reformsthe ASBA wants to see?
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