Budget

On April 14, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging lawmakers to provide robust funding for the federal agencies and programs that support small businesses in fiscal year 2027. The letter calls on Congress to maintain and strengthen funding for the Small Business Administration’s entrepreneurial development programs, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the U.S.

On February 20, Small Business Majority State Policy & Advocacy Vice President Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to Virginia policymakers urging them to support a budget amendment that would increase funding for the CDFI fund so that Virginia entrepreneurs can access the capital they need to start and grow their small businesses.

On May 29, Small Business Majority, alongside more than 30 state and national organizations, sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging Congress to preserve robust funding for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the CDFI Fund to ensure these agencies can continue effectively serving America’s 34 million small businesses.

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 wealthy individuals and large corporations at the expense of small businesses.

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 24, Small Business Majority sent a letter to House leadership in opposition to the Republican budget resolution which outlines up to $2 trillion in spending cuts and makes way for upwards of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that will largely benefit large corporations at the expense of small businesses. This destructive spending plan would cut funding for the programs that small businesses rely on everyday, including Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, Medicaid, and U.S. Department of Agriculture loan and grant programs that support rural businesses and farmers.

Today, hundreds of small business owners and business organizations added their names to a letter urging Congress to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The letter outlines how small businesses stand to benefit from the legislation, namely by improving access to healthcare, increasing tax enforcement on large corporations, and making meaningful climate change investments.

Today, John Arensmeyer, CEO and founder, submitted a letter to Congressional leadership offering strong support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act's provisions would improve access to healthcare, increase tax enforcement on large corporations, and make meaningful climate change investments.