Small Business News

| MSNBC

Last year, a poll released by the Small Business Majority found 46% of entrepreneurs claimed such contracts prevented them from starting or expanding their businesses.

| Louisville Business First

On the other side, the Small Business Majority, a nonprofit, small business advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., which looks to empower entrepreneurs across the country, submitted commentary in favor of the FTC’s then-proposed rule against noncompetes, saying nearly six out of 10 small businesses support the ban.

| Democracy Forward

And of course, many prominent businesses and business associations like Levi Strauss Co., Yelp, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Amalgamated Bank, Small Business Majority, Lyft, and others have also told the Supreme Court that these extreme restrictions on abortion are bad for business.

| Reed Smith

"Women-owned small businesses, especially those owned by women of color, have emerged as the fastest growing sector of our economy. But restrictions on access to abortion and reproductive healthcare are holding them back and creating barriers for aspiring entrepreneurs,” said Rachel Shanklin, National Women's Entrepreneurship Director for Small Business Majority.

| American Economic Liberties Project

“Non-compete agreements hinder entrepreneurship and create an unequal playing field for small businesses,” said John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority.

| Utah Business

On Tuesday, April 23, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Small Business Majority will launch The EDGE — a new six-part webinar series for small businesses in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

| Senator Tammy Baldwin

The Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2024 is supported by AFL-CIO, Public Citizen and Small Business Majority.

| Denver Business Journal

The Small Business Majority's Colorado division has tapped Hunter Nelson as its new statewide director, the organization shared exclusively with the Denver Business Journal.

| First Five Years Fund

A new report from Small Business Majority – a national small business organization with a network of 85,000 small businesses – has found that more than two-thirds of small business owners polled support legislative action to make child care more affordable and accessible for working parents and employers.

| The Business Journals

John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, said 4 out of 10 small-business owners say they have lost out on business opportunities because of challenges with child care. “Our research shows that child care is essential to the small business ecosystem and is a key factor in entrepreneurial growth,” Arensmeyer said.

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