MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR MONDAY, MARCH 28: Small Business Expert Available to Speak about Small Business Support for California Retirement Program
Mark Herbert, California Director for Small Business Majority, available to speak to media about California's Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and its benefits to small businesses
WHAT: Mark Herbert, California Director for Small Business Majority, is available to speak to media by phone on the importance of the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to small businesses. Herbert will also be available in person following Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León’s press conference this Monday in Sacramento.
Polling from Small Business Majority and AARP found that two-thirds of small business owners in California support a state retirement savings program that would help small businesses and their employees save for the future. Nearly three-fourths (73 percent) of respondents think offering such a program would give their business a competitive edge.
“Many small business owners would like to offer a retirement program to their employees but don’t have the resources to do so,” said Herbert. “This puts them at a competitive disadvantage in hiring and retaining top employees. The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program offers a simple and low-cost way for them to solve this problem.”
WHEN/WHERE: Mark Herbert is available to speak to media by phone or in-person following Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León’s press conference on retirement security this Monday in Sacramento. The location and timing of the press conference are TBD.
TO REQUEST AN INTERVIEW: Contact Cat Ulrich, Communications Specialist for Small Business Majority: (202) 750-7174 or [email protected].
About Small Business Majority
Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today. Since 2005, we have actively engaged small business owners and policymakers in support of public policy solutions, and have delivered information and resources to entrepreneurs that promote small business growth and drive a strong, sustainable economy. We are a team of more than 30 working from our 11 offices in Washington, D.C. and 9 states, with a network of more than 45,000 small business owners and more than 2,000 business organizations, along with a formal strategic partnership program of more than 125 business organizations, enabling us to reach more than 500,000 entrepreneurs. Our extensive scientific polling, focus groups and economic research help us educate and inform policymakers, the media and other stakeholders about issues including taxes, healthcare, access to capital, entrepreneurship, workforce development, clean energy and immigration. Learn more about us on our website and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.