We need to respond to the staggering increase in substance-use, mental health needs and substance-related deaths in the American Workforce.
Colorado Small Business Owner Highlight
For the last 25 years, Amber Bilby has been in the childcare industry in one way or another. Her passion for children and her entrepreneurial spirit eventually led her to launch Daycare Home Arvada in 2009, a licensed and home-based childcare center in Arvada, Colo. She opened her doors with the vision to give children in her care the best possible opportunities to thrive in their environment.
Colorado Events
jueves, junio 8, 2023 |
8:00am MT
Presentation | Aurora, CO
martes, junio 13, 2023 |
12:00pm MT
Presentation | CO
In this webinar, Small Business Majority will present the new tax credits, programs and laws that affect Colorado small businesses.
miércoles, junio 14, 2023 |
11:00am MT
Webinar | CO
Join Colorado School of Public Health and Small Business Majority for the Center of Health, Work and Environment's webinar series that covers topics in the workplace.
miércoles, junio 14, 2023 |
6:00pm MT
Presentation | CO
In this webinar, Small Business Majority will present the new tax credits, programs and laws that affect Colorado small businesses.
Colorado Policy
Browse our latest state-based regulatory comments and legislative testimony in this area below, or click the button to view all records.
viernes, enero 27, 2023
Small Business Majority has created a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is at the center of a thriving and inclusive economy in Colorado.
martes, abril 25, 2023
On April 25, Small Business Majority's Colorado Director Lindsey Vigoda testified before the Colorado House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee on HB 23-1303, legislation that includes critical protections for Coloradans and small businesses in the event of an insurance company failure, which would severely impact their ability to access affordable healthcare.
lunes, marzo 27, 2023
On March 27, Small Business Majority's Colorado Director Lindsey Vigoda submitted testimony to the Colorado House Finance Committee on HB 23-1112, legislation that would expand the state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for working Coloradans.
miércoles, marzo 15, 2023
On March 15, Small Business Majority's Colorado Director Lindsey Vigoda submitted written testimony to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in support of SB 23-189, which will provide greater access to insurance-covered benefits for reproductive healthcare, and to explain why access to reproductive healthcare is vital to current and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Colorado Research
Published:
Wed, 04/27/2022
As entrepreneurs continue to navigate business and economic challenges stemming from pandemic, Small Business Majority surveyed small business owners and operators in Colorado to assess business conditions and the rising costs of healthcare.
Published:
Thu, 03/18/2021
During a series of three focus groups across the state of Colorado, Small Business Majority facilitated discussions with a variety of small business owners and self-employed workers to better understand their personal experiences that could inform policy conversations regarding Medicaid expansion, healthcare costs and coverage. These roundtable discussions occurred while COVID-19 dramatically impacted business and local economies. While the pandemic’s effect was often brought up by participants, this issue brief focuses on the broader impact of Medicaid expansion and of small business owners’ experiences and observations about Medicaid expansion and health insurance.
Published:
Thu, 03/28/2019
The Colorado state legislature is considering a bill that would make Colorado the seventh state in the country to establish a program guaranteeing access to paid leave to care for a newborn child or a sick family member. Small business owners and their employees are particularly affected by the current lack of access to paid family leave as many small businesses can’t afford to offer robust benefits, putting them at a disadvantage with their larger counterparts. Small business has been central to ongoing debates over the legislation, and new polling sheds light on their views on the proposal and their struggles to offer access to paid family and medical leave benefits.
