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On February 4, Midwest Outreach Manager Geri Aglipay attended the 2020 State of the Union address as Rep. Jan Schakowsky's (D-Ill.) guest to highlight the importance of the Affordable Care Act to entrepreneurs in Illinois and around the country. Watch Geri and Congresswoman Schakowsky as they discuss the state of healthcare in more detail.
On January 15, Small Business Majority filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept and quickly render a decision in the case of Texas v. U.S., which has challenged the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. This is necessary because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently declared the individual mandate is unconstitutional and ordered a lower court to reconsider whether the remaining components of the ACA may remain law. This decision has put the future of the ACA in limbo once more, and the Supreme Court must act in order to prevent further chaos and confusion in our healthcare system.
Read the brief »On December 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to fund the government through FY 2020 that includes funding for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and its programs. The spending package includes $99 million for the SBA's 7(a) loan program, and it also increases funding for SBA's entrepreneurial support programs by $13 million from 2019 spending.
On December 10, we launched a new loan matching tool on our online resource hub Venturize.org to help California small business owners find responsible lending. Venturize’s MatchFinder tool connects California small business owners to multiple responsible lending options like CDC Small Business Finance, Opportunity Fund and Pacific Community Ventures through one quick and easy form.
Visit the site today!
On December 3, Government Affairs Manager Awesta Sarkash met with Governor Ralph Northam alongside the Healthy Market VA Coalition to discuss how healthcare costs and access can be a barrier to entrepreneurship in Virginia.
On November 26, California Program Director and National Latino Entrepreneurship Director Xiomara Peña was interviewed on Univision 34 to discuss CalSavers, our work educating small business owners about the program and how we're working alongside organizations like UnidosUS to get the word out about CalSavers to the Latino community.
Small Business Majority habla con Univision sobre los beneficios de CalSavers
El 26 de noviembre, la directora del programa de California Xiomara Peña fue entrevistada por Univision 34 para hablar sobre CalSavers, y nuestro trabajo educando a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas sobre el programa. También hablamos en cómo estamos trabajando junto con organizaciones como UnidosUS para extender el programa de CalSavers la comunidad latina.
Mira la entrevista completa aquí »
Small Business Majority's Northern California Outreach Manager Bianca Blomquist sat down with Alexandra Bastien from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to talk about how CalSavers is leveling the playing field for small business owners in California for their Philanthropy Now podcast.
Listen to the podcast »
On November 7, Vice President, National Outreach David Chase joined the Kauffman Foundation and the Center for American Entrepreneurship to brief staff from the House and Senate Entrepreneurship caucuses on policies to support entrepreneurship. We discussed America’s New Business Plan, a bipartisan policy guide to support America’s entrepreneurs, as well as the work we’re doing at the state and federal level to elevate the needs of small business.
On October 3, Small Business Majority's Midwest Outreach Manager and Women's Entrepreneurship Manager Geri Aglipay testified in Chicago at Senator Duckworth's field hearing for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship titled, "Barriers to Entry in the Tech Industry for Diverse Entrepreneurs." She advocated for an expansion of SBA lending programs for underserved entrepreneurs and extending Truth in Lending Act disclosures to protect small business borrowers.
Read the full testimony »
On September 19, VP, National Outreach David Chase gave a presentation at the RuralRISE 2019 Summit titled "Examining the Unique Opportunities and Challenges Facing Rural Small Businesses," based on a report we released earlier this year examining the barriers for rural entrepreneurs.
Read the report »
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