Press Releases

Press Release Date:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Seminarios en l???_nea interactivos se llevar????n a cabo completamente en espa???ol; oportunidad para que los empresarios aprendan los hechos acerca de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud, compartir sus ideas y hacer preguntas

Los Angeles, CA - La Administraci???_n de Peque???as Empresas (SBA), y el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos(HHS) en colaboraci???_n con Small Business Majority, ser????n los anfitri???_nes de una serie de seminarios en l???_nea bi-mensuales que comienzan Mi???rcoles, 08 de julio 2014 sobre la nueva Ley de Salud, y las oportunidades que ofrece para los peque???os empleadores.

Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Small Business Majority joined former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Denver today to announce its commitment to getting 100 small business owners to pledge to address the growing problem of youth unemployment by creating professional opportunities for them

Denver, CO—Small Business Majority joined former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Denver today to announce the organization̢'s commitment to get 100 small employers to sign a pledge vowing to create job opportunities for young people to help bridge the gap between youth who are out of school and out of work, and small businesses having a hard time filling entry-level positions. Small Business Majority has committed to the Clinton Global Initiative to work with small businesses across the nation to create more pathways for youth employment.

Topic(s):
Youth Employment
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Small Business Majority launches new effort to encourage small business owners to help address the growing problem of youth unemployment by creating professional opportunities for them

Washington, DC̢??‰۝Today, Small Business Majority launched a national sign-on campaign asking small employers to pledge to create professional opportunities for young people to help bridge the gap between youth who are out of school and out of work, and small businesses having a hard time filling entry-level positions.

Topic(s):
Youth Employment
Press Release Date:
Friday, June 13, 2014

Event open to all small businesses; chance for entrepreneurs to learn about healthcare law and share their ideas and concerns

Camden, NJ̢??‰۝The Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown Camden County Library Branch, Center for Family Services, in conjunction with small business organization Small Business Majority, will host an interactive event on Thursday, June 19, 2014 on New Jersey̢??‰?s new health insurance marketplace, and how it impacts small employers.

Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Friday, June 13, 2014

Statement by Grant Lahmann, Outreach Director for Small Business Majority, on Ohio Gov. John Kasich today signing SB 310 into law. SB 310 will roll back the state̢??‰?s current energy efficiency standards, which small businesses believe saves them money and creates market opportunities.

Ohio small employers received some disappointing news today when Gov. Kasich signed into law SB 310, a bill that will roll back Ohio̢??‰?s clean energy standards. Some lawmakers claim the state̢??‰?s clean energy standards hurt businesses. But Small Business Majority asked Ohio small businesses what they think and found just the opposite: Entrepreneurs believe stronger clean energy standards save them money, create market opportunities and spur job growth.

Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, on today̢??‰?s passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of America̢??‰?s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014̢??‰۝a bill aimed at making it easier for small businesses to buy new equipment and improve their property

We are pleased the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the America̢??‰?s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 (H.R. 4457), a bill that would improve a crucial part of the tax code for small firms and give small businesses more financial confidence while promoting investment.

Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, is available June 10 from Washington, D.C. and June 11 from New York City for in-person interviews on HHS̢??‰?s announcement today that it approved every state request to delay employee choice̢??‰۝a critical requirement in the new insurance marketplaces allowing small business employees to choose among various health plans.

̢???We are extremely disappointed that the Department of Health and Human Services rubberstamped all 18 state requests to opt-out of employee choice for an additional year. According to the new HHS regulations, in order to be granted a delay states needed to provide concrete evidence based on a documented assessment of the full landscape of the small group market that implementing employee choice would cause adverse selection and raise prices.

Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, on the letters submitted by some states and currently under consideration by the Department of Health and Human Services to further delay implementing employee choice in the new small business health insurance marketplaces

According to HHS regulations, states must provide concrete evidence that implementing employee choice would cause adverse selection and raise prices in order to be granted a one-year delay.

Most of the letters submitted by states to opt-out of employee choice for an additional year do not fulfill the criteria required by the Department of Health and Human Services. As HHS reviews these letters, we urge them to ensure states meet the requirement to grant an extension, and if they do not, deny the requests.

Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Durham-area small business owners met with Regional EPA Administrator today to discuss how EPA can better work with small employers

Washington, DC̢??‰۝The Durham Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with small business organization Small Business Majority, hosted a roundtable discussion today between North Carolina small employers and EPA Administrator for the Southeast Region Heather McTeer Toney. The event gave Hampton Roads-area entrepreneurs a chance to engage in a candid conversation with EPA representatives and other small business leaders about the EPA̢??‰?s work promoting smart clean energy policies that can spur innovation, and help business owners save money and grow their companies.

Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
Monday, June 2, 2014

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority, about rules proposed today by the Environmental Protection Agency that would limit carbon emissions from power plants

**Small business owners available for comment**

Rules proposed today by the Environmental Protection Agency that would limit carbon emissions from power plants will help curb climate change and reduce the extreme weather events it causes, which hurt our economy and wreak havoc on small businesses̢??‰? bottom lines. What̢??‰?s more, rules such as these are supported by small businesses̢??‰۝our primary job creators.

Topic(s):
Energy

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