Always an advocate for the greater Chicago community, Eliabeth was recently asked her opinion on the local minimum wage increase. The following is an excerpt from the article.
Illinois business leaders and owners, including the Illinois Small Business Person of the Year, applauded today’s minimum wage increase in Chicago and called on state lawmakers to pass legislation to gradually raise the Illinois state minimum wage to $11.
Elizabeth Colon, Illinois 2014 Small Business Person of the Year and President of Metaphrasis Language & Cultural Solutions in Chicago, said, “I support raising our state and city minimum wage because giving low-income households more money to spend will be a direct boost to all businesses in the community. I grew up in a low-wage family and have worked in low-wage jobs myself and I know firsthand how hard it is when wages are too low. Think of raising the minimum wage as economic development that doesn’t depend on government spending.”
To read the full article, click here. Or you can listen to a discussion via WBEZ.