Policy and taxation experts focused on promoting, protecting, and preserving family-owned businesses and highlighting their vital role in the U.S. economy
Pat Soldano, President of Family Enterprise USA and The Policy and Taxation Group, and congressional tax counsel Mark E. Warren will join SVAF in May to discuss the vital role that family businesses play in the U.S. economy and the critical need to promote, protect, and preserve family-owned businesses in our current ever-changing economy.
Soldano has dedicated her career to presenting legislators with non-partisan intelligence, research, and information on the economic impact family businesses have on the US economy and job growth, as well as their contributions to their communities. Warren has spent over two decades serving as congressional tax counsel spanning four administrations in Washington, D.C., working on every significant tax-policy debate since the Clinton administration.
Family-owned businesses account for about 90% of all companies in the U.S., generate 57% of the U.S. GDP, and employ over 60% of the workforce. Family firms also create 78% of all new jobs in the U.S., operating in nearly every sector, with a strong presence in manufacturing, retail, real estate, and agriculture.
While about 30% of family-owned businesses transition to the second generation, 12% make it to the third, and only 3% survive to the fourth generation and beyond.
Soldano and Warren will provide important insight into the future of family-owned businesses amid evolving tax and economic policies.
Soldano will reveal key findings from the 2025 Family Enterprise USA Family Business Survey, highlighting family businesses’ vital role in the U.S. economy. She will also share results from a new voter survey by expert pollster Frank Luntz.
Warren will break down the potential impact of the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and other upcoming legislative changes, offering crucial insights into what lies ahead.
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