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Small businesses create jobs in every community, and architects are no exception. More than 97 percent of architecture firms employ 50 or fewer people; every project they design leads to job opportunities for millions of construction workers. But red tape, limited capital, and a complicated tax code hold them back. Congress needs to ensure that federal agencies work with small companies to help them succeed. More important, our small businesses need a simpler tax code that helps architecture firms grow without punitive tax increases.

Policies include:

• Create a tax code that helps small firms

• Help small firms thrive

• Increase access to financing

• Promote energy efficient design

• Reform procurement laws to help small firms grow

• Promote trade policies that open global markets

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