“The issues that are hanging in the balance at the heart of the government shutdown are innately small business issues,” said Alexis D’Amato, the director of government affairs for Small Business Majority, which hosted a fly-in for small business leaders last week. “As Congress debates key policies that impact Main Street businesses including the expiring enhanced ACA tax credits, access to government programs and loan options, and the impact of tariffs, it’s more important than ever that lawmakers hear from small businesses.”
Small Business News
10/27/2025 |
Barn Raiser
“We hope that policymakers will use this report on rural policy actions as a roadmap when they consider solutions to the systemic challenges limiting the growth of many rural small businesses,” says David Chase, the vice president for policy and advocacy at Small Business Majority, one of the groups contributing to the report.
10/24/2025 |
Associated Press
For example, the Trump administration is investigating whether to slap 100% tariffs on imports from Nicaragua over alleged human rights violations. The prospect of such steep duties is a major headache for Dan Rattigan, the co-founder of premium chocolate maker French Broad, based in Asheville, N.C. “We’ve been shouldering some significant additional costs,” Rattigan said. The United States barely produces any cocoa, so his company imports it from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Uganda.
10/23/2025 |
Cal Matters
Though she wasn’t surveyed, 64-year-old San Diego resident Lisa Kaczmarczyk agrees that health care affordability should be a priority for the next administration. “Medical has been one of my top expenses every single month for years,” Kaczmarczyk said, even though she’s healthy and has no chronic conditions. Self-employed as an educational consultant, Kaczmarczyk purchases her health plan through Covered California, the state’s insurance marketplace.
10/21/2025 |
The Colorado Sun
Health coverage is not a luxury; it’s crucial to the health of entrepreneurs like Sydney and the survival of their small businesses. I urge Colorado’s federal policymakers to extend the enhanced PTCs so that our small business community can afford to keep its health coverage.
10/20/2025 |
Shine My Crown
The Investments in Innovation Act has garnered support from advocacy organizations including the Main Street Alliance and the Small Business Majority, both of which promote equitable small business policies. John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, praised the proposal as a step toward leveling the playing field. “These under-resourced entrepreneurs sometimes need a helping hand,” he said. “Legislation that incentivizes investment where it’s needed most is exactly the kind of policy our lawmakers should get behind.”
10/20/2025 |
Politico
Advocacy group Small Business Majority will hit the Hill starting tomorrow for a two-day fly-in focused on a range of issues, from health care to tariffs to immigration. A group of 20 small business owners from states like Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Illinois are slated to meet with nearly three dozen congressional offices on both sides of the Hill, including staff of Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Reps. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas).
10/16/2025 |
The Washington Post
“I’m quite frustrated — I’ve worked regularly since I was old enough to get a work permit,” said Nance L. Schick, 56, a New York employment attorney and workplace mediator living in Norfolk who expects her business to generate about $60,000 this year. Without any Obamacare subsidy, she’d have to pay $12,000 a year for insurance, a substantial portion of her personal income. “I also have to have a place to live.”...“Small businesses have smaller margins, less cash and less access to capital.
10/14/2025 |
Congresswoman Maria Salazar
Dignity Act of 2025 endorsements include Secure Growth Initiative, Small Business Majority and State Business Executives.
10/14/2025 |
National Press Foundation
As a former small business owner himself, John Arensmeyer sought to change that reality by launching the Small Business Majority, a nonprofit network of 85,000 small businesses and 1,500 partner organizations such as local chambers of commerce and business support organizations. His nonprofit provides resources like policy education, technical and logistical support for small businesses.