Hemos creado una agenda política que promueve una economía de desarrollo y de prosperidad para todos con políticas al nivel estatal y nacional. También nos aseguramos que los empresarios puedan compartir sus historias con la opinión pública.
On April 30, Small Business Majority released the second report of the quarterly Voice of Main Street opinion poll series, which assesses the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in our network are facing. The report, in addition to shedding light on capital challenges, reveals small businesses do not support President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency’s actions to cut government spending. In particular, a large majority (78%) are concerned about cuts to the Small Business Administration and its programs.
On April 14, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record in response to a recent joint House and Senate Small Business Committee hearing titled “Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses.” It urges Congress to reform the 199A pass-through deduction to deliver more meaningful tax relief for small businesses, particularly as they face increasing economic uncertainty from the administration’s unpredictable rollout of global tariffs.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, reproductive healthcare access has changed dramatically across the country. These changes aren’t just affecting individuals—they’re also impacting small businesses. To develop a deeper understanding of how access to reproductive health services impacts entrepreneurs, Small Business Majority held three focus group discussions in January 2025 with small business owners from across nine states. The report reveals that small business owners and their employees are greatly impacted by reproductive health and access to reproductive health services.
On April 3, Small Business Majority sent a letter to Senate leadership in opposition to the budget framework released this week, which keeps trillions of dollars in spending cuts on the table and provides for more than $5 trillion in tax cuts that will largely benefit large corporations and wealthy individuals at the expense of small businesses.
Lejos de ser un ‘Día de la Liberación’ para las pequeñas empresas, el anuncio más reciente del presidente Trump de imponer nuevos aranceles (incluido un 10% a todas las importaciones) podría significar la ruina para muchas pequeñas empresas. Hemos escuchado directamente de propietarios que indican que cualquier aumento en costos puede ser devastador para negocios que ya operan con márgenes reducidos. Aranceles tan generalizados como los anunciados por el presidente harán que la mayoría de las pequeñas empresas no tengan otra opción más que trasladar esos costos al consumidor. Sin embargo, las empresas más grandes probablemente tendrán más flexibilidad para absorber el aumento en costos generales, lo que les permitirá mantener precios más bajos y así superar a sus competidores más pequeños.
On April 1, Small Business Majority Founder & CEO John Arensmeyer testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business during a hearing titled “The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation.” In his testimony, John emphasized that small businesses nationwide are more concerned about burdensome tariffs, federal funding freezes, cuts to essential federal agencies supporting small businesses, and mass deportations than the effects of federal regulations.
On March 11, Small Business Majority sent a letter to House and Senate leadership ahead the consideration of a full-year continuing resolution (CR) to urge lawmakers to rather prioritize the needs of America's entrepreneurial community through the passage of a clean, short-term CR that allows Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to fulfill its duty of enacting all 12 FY25 appropriations bills to properly fund the agencies and programs that small businesses utilize to grow.
On February 25-26, the Small Business Tax Reform Coalition brought 30+ small business owners to Washington, DC to advocate for a tax code that prioritizes the needs of America’s entrepreneurs. Alongside our co-coalition member Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority network members attended more than 60 meetings with members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.
On February 5, Small Business Majority released the first report of our new quarterly Voice of Main Street opinion poll series, which assesses the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in our network are facing. The inaugural report finds that 53% of small businesses are concerned about how recently announced tariffs would negatively impact their business and 77% are concerned about their impact on the U.S. economy. Additionally, a number of entrepreneurs are concerned about mass deportations negatively affecting their businesses or their suppliers’ businesses, as well as the overall U.S. economy.
On November 19, CEO John Arensmeyer moderated the “Equity in Action: Federal Agency Priorities and Lessons Learned” panel at the Minority Business Development Agency’s 2024 Federal Procurement Summit. The event brought together senior federal officials and representatives from key federal agencies who shared valuable insights with minority business enterprises in federal contracting.
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