Long Island Herald: Rep. Andrew Garbarino seeks to help small businesses

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to challenge small business owners, many face a common and timeless question: What will happen to their businesses when they leave, retire or die?

To help these business people address that question, U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a Republican from Sayville who represents Wantagh-Seaford, joined other members of the House of Representatives to draft legislation that would help small business owners create business succession plans.

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But, Garbarino emphasized, “Unfortunately, more than half of our nation’s small business owners do not have a succession plan in place. I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing common-sense legislation to better equip our small business community with tools to develop succession plans and build upon a framework I’ve laid out as a former assemblyman and private-practice attorney.”

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“As a third-generation Long Islander and small business owner, I know first-hand the blood, sweat, and tears small businesses owners pour into ensuring their businesses are a success,” Garbarino said, referring to his and his father’s Sayville law firm, Garbarino Law Office.