Small Business News

| Atlanta Patch

Medicaid expansion would create a healthier workforce and alleviate some financial pressures for small businesses. If Gov. Kemp wants Georgia to realize these outcomes, full Medicaid expansion is essential.

| New America

Organizations like Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority, and Small Businesses for America’s Future are working to organize and empower small businesses and educate policymakers.

| Colorado Public Radio News

“The timing could not be worse. Countless businesses in California, Texas, North Carolina and Florida are struggling to rebound from major natural disasters,” Small Business Majority CEO John Arensmeyer said in an emailed statement.

| Cal Matters

Antonio Aguilar, an outreach manager for Small Business Majority in Northern California and the Central Valley, worried that small businesses seeking disaster aid — especially after the Los Angeles fires — could be affected. “Even though that may not be the intent of this executive order, it leads to confusion,” Aguilar said. “It will take time to get it sorted out.”

| 21 Hats Podcast

This week, John Arensmeyer—CEO of Small Business Majority and our man in Washington—stops by to talk about the Trump administration's first week and what it means for business owners. It’s very early of course, but the administration is moving quickly on many fronts and some issues, John tells us, have businesses in his network concerned. Not surprisingly, those issues include tariffs and immigration. We also talk about the fate of TikTok and this week’s confirmation hearing for SBA nominee Kelly Loefler.

| MarketWatch

More large employers insisting on more time in the office is fine by Rachel Bernier-Green. She’s building her fully remote firm that helps small businesses understand and manage their financial needs. “When I hear these big companies say come back to work, it just makes me more excited because I’m going to be more competitive in the [job] market,” said Bernier-Green, founder and chief executive of EJ Consortium.

| Senator Jeanne Shaheen

The Helping Small Businesses THRIVE Act is supported by Small Business Majority.

| The Porterville Recorder

Bianca Blomquist, California policy director for Small Business Majority, a nonprofit advocacy group, urged equitable reform and said the need to fix the funding system for unemployment benefits is so urgent that other business groups’ “no-new-tax argument won’t keep flying.” She said a well-funded system “enables workers to get back into the economy,” which can have direct and indirect effects on small businesses.

| DC Journal

In just the first few weeks of the 119th Congress, members have introduced bills to buy the Panama Canal, seize Greenland, and abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Unfortunately, there’s not much to gain from splashy proposals that will amount to little more than newspaper headlines and partisan bickering. Instead, Congress should work this year to help America’s small businesses thrive.

| On Labor

According to Small Business Majority’s research, over one-third of small businesses could not hire someone because of a noncompete and nearly a half could not start or grow a business because of a noncompete.

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