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The Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild was honored with the Advocacy Excellence Award. Representing more than 400,000 small business owners, HSGC knows that small businesses’ greatest and most valuable asset is their time. Its 14-year advocacy campaign has been a game-changer for small businesses in the soap, cosmetics and candle industries.
Through strategic engagement with Congress, it helped craft pivotal legislation, securing a $1M annual gross sales exemption for small businesses and special provisions for FDA compliance. This monumental effort not only saved an entire industry in the U.S., but also set a benchmark for effective advocacy and member mobilization.
– Meghan Henning, Founding Partner, OnWrd & UpWrd