Small Business News

| American Economic Liberties Project

John Arensmeyer from Small Business Majority explained how small business depend on a health, robust competitive environment to be able to function and survive — and that the draft merger guidelines would address the current gap in antitrust enforcement.

| Los Angeles Sentinel

In fact, a survey from the Small Business Majority showed that only 3 in 10 Black-owned businesses received the amount requested through the Federal Paycheck Protection Program during the pandemic.

| Georgia Budget & Policy Institute

To bolster GBPI’s research and advocacy by activating Georgians, GBPI relaunched the PPP campaign in January 2020 with strategic partners Small Business Majority, 9to5 Georgia and Faith in Public Life to engage workers, business owners and the faith community in advocacy around shared PPP policy priorities.

| Fridars Magazine

Al igual que con las cuentas bancarias, una tarjeta de crédito para pequeñas empresas es un componente importante para establecer buenas prácticas financieras para su pequeña empresa.

| Forbes

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) can provide a lifeline to BIPOC founders and low-income communities having trouble getting loans from traditional banks. These private financial institutions focus on financing underbanked entrepreneurs, among other people, with a goal of boosting wealth creation in underserved communities, as well as neighborhood redevelopment.

| Kiosko Magazine

Nueva encuesta encuentra que la mayoría de los propietarios de pequeñas empresas de California apoyan un incremento en la tasa de beneficios estatales como una forma eficaz para retener empleados altamente calificados.

| Senator Elizabeth Warren

The Equal Employment for All Act ensures hiring and other employment decisions are made based on an individual’s merits — not their credit reports. The legislation is endorsed by: Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority and Consumer Federation of America.

| Adelante Valle

“La investigación de Small Business Majority ha encontrado que la mayoría de los propietarios de pequeñas empresas de California apoyan la expansión de los días de enfermedad pagados anuales garantizados de tres a siete,” explicó Mitchell.

| Caring Across Generations

Dozens of Los Angeles Workers and Caregivers Unite to Demand for More Paid Sick Leave in California. On Tuesday, dozens of workers, caregivers, leaders and advocates from 14 organizations rallied in Los Angeles to call on California elected leaders to pass SB 616, which would require California employers to provide seven, rather than three, paid sick days per year.

| KQED

Advocates rallied Tuesday in support of a bill California lawmakers are considering that would let workers take more paid sick days to care for themselves or family.

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