Washington, D.C. This week, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced that a small business owner in Small Business Majority's Network was selected as a citizen co-chair for next week's 57th presidential inaugural ceremonies.
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Small Business Majority Network Member to Serve as Citizen Co-Chair During Presidential Inauguration
Press Release Date:
viernes, enero 18, 2013
Entrepreneur in Small Business Majority's network selected for eight-member citizen co-chair inaugural committee
Topic(s):
General Small Business
Press Release Date:
viernes, enero 18, 2013
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, on today's announcement that the House of Representatives will vote on a three-month extension of the debt ceiling limit next week
Today's announcement that the House of Representatives will vote next week on a three-month debt limit increase is good news. However, these incremental agreements do not provide entrepreneurs with a long-term roadmap of how America will pay its debts and reduce its deficit. A lasting solution to our country's fiscal challenges is needed to give small businesses the certainty they need to continue down the road to recovery.
Topic(s):
General Small Business, Government Accountability, Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
jueves, enero 10, 2013
With dropping temperatures and rising energy bills, a reference guide to various energy efficiency programs can help small businesses save money
Small Business Majority released a reference guide today that is jam-packed with information on federal, state and local energy programs and incentives that can help small businesses cut costs and boost their bottom lines at the time of year when energy bills tend to skyrocket.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
martes, enero 1, 2013
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding lawmakers' agreement on fiscal cliff:
The small business community and the nation breathed a sigh of relief today as lawmakers reached a bi-partisan 11th hour deal to avert the fiscal cliff, while taking significant steps to reduce our budget deficit. However, more work must be done to put our country on a responsible path toward long-term economic growth and fiscal sustainability.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
jueves, diciembre 20, 2012
With holiday shopping season in high gear, small employers very concerned that the uncertainty around the fiscal cliff could impact consumer spending
Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Allyson Schwartz joined national small business advocacy organization Small Business Majority and a Pennsylvania small business owner on a tele-press conference call to discuss the fiscal cliff and how it might affect entrepreneurs and the middle class, a category virtually all their customers and 97 percent of small business owners fall into. Small employers are becoming increasingly concerned about how going over the fiscal cliff could affect the spending power of their customers and their businesses bottom lines.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
jueves, diciembre 20, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, about the Environmental Protection Agency's finalization of clean air standard
The Environmental Protection Agency's finalization today of a national clean air standard for boilers and incinerators can provide opportunities for small businesses in the burgeoning clean energy economy and is supported by small employers across the political spectrum.
Topic(s):
Energy
Press Release Date:
miércoles, diciembre 19, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. This week, small business owners from across the country are joining their Congressional representatives at press events to air their concern over the looming fiscal cliff and urge lawmakers to find a solution that will keep cash registers jingling this holiday season.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
martes, diciembre 18, 2012
Letter signed by more than 2,000 entrepreneurs kicks off week of events where small business owners make their voices heard on importance of extending middle class tax cuts during fiscal cliff talks; small employers from Western states also send White House letter urging protection of public lands during negotiations
Washington, D.C. Today, members of Congress received a letter signed by more than 2,000 small business owners from across the country urging them to keep taxes low for middle class Americans, but to let cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent expire at the end of the year in light of our current budget crisis.
To read the letter and view the signatures, visit http://www.smallbizformiddleclass.com/.
Topic(s):
Tax and Budget Reform
Press Release Date:
martes, diciembre 18, 2012
Small business CEOs say protection of parks, public lands important for economic growth; urge White House, Congress to defend investments before and after fiscal cliff negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. Small business owners from Western states today sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama and Congress to maintain protections for America̢???s public lands as they negotiate a solution to the fiscal cliff, because they believe the preservation of the nation's natural assets is essential to small businesses financial success and that of local economies.
Topic(s):
Public Lands
Press Release Date:
viernes, diciembre 14, 2012
Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, about the Environmental Protection Agency's finalization of a new clean air standard
The Environmental Protection Agency's finalization today of a national clean air standard for fine particle pollution is good news for small business owners who have voiced support for the Clean Air Act and a rule that would significantly reduce this type of pollution.
Topic(s):
Energy