Janna Rodriguez has big goals for her home-based child-care center. She wants to grow Innovative Daycare to serve more low-income families in Freeport, N.Y., but first, she needs a bank to loan her between $2 million and $4 million to help her move into a larger space and expand her hours.
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It’s no wonder then that she enjoys broad support from business and labor alike, garnering the endorsement of groups including the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Majority, the AFL-CIO, and dozens of labor unions across the country.
As a former small business owner, I know firsthand that these agreements are unnecessary to protect proprietary assets. Before starting Small Business Majority, I founded and ran my business for 12 years in California.
Julie Su's supporters include Democratic legislators, unions and a few business groups, including the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Majority.
There was a study by the Small Business Majority that found if you can get a business to agree that they are having trouble hiring, which the vast majority of them do, you can get them to support Second Chance hiring.
The Competitive Prices Act is cosponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI). It was also endorsed by American Economic Liberties Project, Demand Progress, Farm Action, Food and Water Watch, Groundwork Collaborative, Liberation in a Generation, Public Citizen, Revolving Door Project, and Small Business Majority.
Industries with existing cultural or systemic barriers might be slower on the uptake than others, says Bianca Blomquist, California Policy Director & Northern California Outreach Director of Small Business Majority, a statewide organization that, among its other efforts, researches small businesses’ needs and challenges.
On the final day of the legislative session, Georgia legislators voted to pass a number of bills that will impact Georgians. But I’m disappointed that Senate Bill 157 didn’t get a vote, legislation which would have expanded entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for individuals looking for a second chance.
The White House’s light-hearted strategy doesn’t rely entirely on unions to shoulder the lobbying burden, and the administration has highlighted its support for groups like the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Majority and those representing Asian Americans and Islanders.
[T]he administration has highlighted her support from groups like the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Majority and those representing Asian American and Pacific Islanders.