Small Business News

| 21 Hats Podcast

This week, John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of the advocacy group Small Business Majority, tells us that he senses considerable optimism among the many business owners in his network notwithstanding some concern for looming policy and economic issues. Among those issues, John tells Loren Feldman are: access to capital, the cost of health care and health insurance, relations between franchisors and franchisees, price discrimination against smaller businesses, the burden of the new Corporate Transparency Act, and the upcoming battle over the sunsetting of the Trump tax cuts.

| NM State KRWG Public Media

This experience has made me acutely aware of the importance of PFML. As a small business owner, I believe it can provide the peace of mind my employees deserve when life takes an unexpected turn.

| Congressman Matt Cartwright

The legislation is endorsed by the Sierra Club, Small Business Majority and Taxpayers for Common Sense.

| Politico

Kirk Vartan, owner of the Bay Area pizza shop A Slice of New York, sat in the break room of a wholesale warehouse and started venting about how hard it is for him to buy 7-Up.

| Founders First CDC

"Small Business Majority is honored to partner with Founders First Job Creators to help share information on resources small businesses need to thrive," said Josaline Cuesta, California Program Director, Small Business Majority.

| Democracy Forward

“Small businesses employ almost 62 million people in the U.S. To help this community compete and grow, it will be important to protect them from drastic, unnecessary changes to federal tax provisions as frequent tax code changes create instability and confusion for smaller firms,” said John Arensmeyer, founder & CEO of Small Business Majority. “We are proud to join small business advocates on the ‘Moore v. U.S.’ amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain predictability in the federal tax structure for small business owners.”

| Senator Alex Padilla

“Small businesses, especially those in under-resourced communities, face unique barriers to contract and procurement opportunities that hinder sustainable growth and widen inequities in the contracting marketplace,” said John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority. “We are thrilled to support U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s ‘Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act’ and ‘Accelerating Small Business Growth Act.’"

| CAMEO

Every year, CAMEO collects a list of holiday gift guides and events from our members and partners to give you all a variety of options to choose from when buying gifts for your loved ones, including Small Business Majority – You can filter by gift category or state for gifts from more than 250 small businesses.

| Southeast Texas Record

Reed Smith today filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court on behalf of 40 companies and individuals doing business in Texas, arguing that ambiguity in the “exceptions” to Texas’s abortion bans are having a demonstrably negative impact on the state’s economy—including an estimated $14.5 billion in lost revenue each year. …Other signatories to the brief include: PLLC, Shannon Clark, MD and Small Business Majority.

| Eater SF

In March 2022 Preston filed for bankruptcy when it became clear the loan the entrepreneur had taken for his business was itself bunk; Preston ended up working with the Small Business Majority and provided testimony for a Senate hearing about predatory lending as it impacts Black Americans.

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