In June, Small Business Majority welcomed four new small business owners to our National Small Business Council. Talibah Bayles, Clifton Broumand, Geoffrey Meeker and Janna Rodriguez represent a variety of industries and states. We are looking forward to hearing their insights and learning from their experiences as entrepreneurs.
Read more about our National Small Business CouncilOn August 5, Small Business Majority submitted a letter to Congress that was signed by more than 250 small business owners and business organizations calling on legislators to pass the proposed Inflation Reduction Act as soon as possible.
On July 28, CEO and founder John Arensmeyer submitted a letter to Congressional leadership offering strong support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act's provisions would improve access to healthcare for small businesses, increase tax enforcement on large corporations, and make meaningful climate change investments.
Read the letter »On June 8, Small Business Majority CEO John Arensmeyer testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship to discuss workforce shortages and how this impacts small businesses. Among the solutions John gave were providing federal support for essential benefits like healthcare, paid family leave, and child care and promoting a more robust workforce pool.
On May 12, Small Business Majority released a new survey of its network to understand how small businesses are currently performing, and how they accessed federal relief programs to sustain their bottom lines during the pandemic.
Read the report »On May 10, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined Small Business Majority to talk about the importance of child care in the small business ecosystem and why she is pushing for a bill in Congress to make child care more affordable. We were also joined by two small business owners from New York and Virginia who see the need to support small child care providers from two different perspectives.
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Leveraging our MatchFinder technology, Funding Fresno connects small businesses owners in the Fresno region to resources, capital and business support through one easy form–when they need it, at the right time.
Visit the portal »On April 5, CEO John Arensmeyer was invited to the White House to witness President Biden sign a new executive order that proposes fixing the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act. This is an important change that will allow more small business owners, employees and their families access affordable healthcare.
Read our statement »On March 30, Small Business Majority released a new scientific opinion poll that reveals our nation's entrepreneurs are being harmed by a number of anti-competitive practices, and they're seeking commonsense policies that will create a more equitable business landscape.
Read the report »On March 16, LaJuanna Russell, founder and president of Business Management Associates, Inc. (BMA) and Small Business Majority's Board Chair, testified before the U.S. Select House Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth about the critical role of entrepreneurship as a pathway to long-term financial stability and growth for Americans, as well as to discuss barriers to starting and sustaining small businesses.
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