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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
c895034c-8b26-42cd-a8cb-0b78321a26e6
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 20:59:00
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

NOVEL STRATEGIES (FKA) PRISM GROUP

A public affairs and government relations firm.

Contact
EDWARD STEWART
Phone
+1 202-683-4079
Address
zip:20004, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 400 South

Client

GUSTO

Provides cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management

State
CA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2020-03-25

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

SMB — Small Business

Women and minority-owned small business issues

Lobbyists: mr ALEXANDRE SCOTT PEREIRA FORD (covered position: n/a) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Research and Development tax credit Child tax credit Small business payroll tax matters

Lobbyists: mr ALEXANDRE SCOTT PEREIRA FORD (covered position: n/a) [new]

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Increase the Community Development Financial Institutions fund at SBA Microloan Direct Lending program and Microloan Technical Assistance initiative at SBA Program for Investment in Micro-entrepreneurs Technical Assistance at SBA Women's Business Center program at SBA SCORE Veterans Outreach funding at SBA Funding for 7-A loans at SBA Community Navigator program at SBA Minority Business Development Agency funding at Department of Commerce

Lobbyists: mr ALEXANDRE SCOTT PEREIRA FORD

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

Small business health care issues, including portable benefits for independent contractors Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA) at CMS/HHS Small Business Health Options Program at CMS/HHS Qualified Small Employer IRA

Lobbyists: mr ALEXANDRE SCOTT PEREIRA FORD (covered position: n/a)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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