Like the Small Business Majority, the Purchaser Business Group on Health has been sending members to the Hill to explain exactly what businesses are facing in healthcare. So has the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. The coalition of mid- to large-sized companies held a healthcare summit and a lobbying day of its own this month and participated in the Small Business Majority event along with the liberal healthcare advocacy group Families USA.
Small Business News
04/24/2026 |
The Oregonian
At Southwest Portland’s Paloma Clothing, which sells women’s clothing made across the globe, co-owner Mike Roach said his store was forced to raise prices in 2025 because of tariffs. He said that made for one of the rockiest of the 50 years that have passed since he and his mother started the business. Though he said he’s relieved to see the Supreme Court’s ruling, he’s frustrated it came 10 ½ months after Trump announced his new and steeper tariffs. And that the portal is open for submissions only now. “I really have a level of anger at the Supreme Court for stalling so long,” Roach said.
04/24/2026 |
21 Hats Podcast
Despite what we’ve been reading about tariffs and immigration and inflation and health insurance, the macro economy has actually held up better than many economists expected over the past year. Unemployment is low, corporate profits are high, and the stock markets have been setting records. So, this week, I put the question to John Arensmeyer, CEO and founder of Small Business Majority: Are things really that tough for small businesses? Well, yes, says John. It’s not necessarily any one issue, he says. It’s the constant drip, drip, drip of many issues.
04/24/2026 |
The Sacramento Bee
The COMPETE Act is about fairness and opportunity. It doesn’t punish success or ban monopolies, but it stops them from crushing small competitors. Today, a few dominant companies set terms and prices with no alternatives if you’re dissatisfied. Just ask yourself, how many truly small, local companies are still a part of your “main street.” Competition is disappearing, driving up costs. AB 1776 helps small businesses thrive, boosts fair wages and lowers prices. It ensures California’s economy works for everyone — not just the biggest players.
04/21/2026 |
Modern Healthcare
Their specific asks for regulators and lawmakers vary, but the impetus is the same, Elan Flowers co-owner Patrick Hall said after participating in an event last Tuesday for congressional aides organized by Small Business Majority, a left-leaning advocacy organization. “It’s because of the cumulative pressure that is on us,” said Hall, who “never dreamed” his career would take him on advocacy trips to Capitol Hill. Healthcare costs brought him to this moment, he said. “I’ve taken every bit of borrowing that I can.
04/20/2026 |
Associated Press
Small businesses have eagerly awaited the chance to apply for refunds. Rebecca Melsky, co-owner of the clothing brand and online store Princess Awesome, said she was unable to register for a portal account Monday despite trying to submit her CPB import code and company information using two different web browsers. She said Princess Awesome would file for a refund eventually. The company imports some of its clothes from factories in Bangladesh, China, India and Peru. Melsky estimated it paid $32,000 in IEEPA tariffs.
04/16/2026 |
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
John Arensmeyer, founder & CEO, Small Business Majority: “Small Business Majority's research has found that small businesses say our nation's tax system primarily benefits large businesses that don't pay their fair share in taxes while offering too little help for small firms. We are happy to support legislation that would close the carried interest loophole in order to help level the playing field for Main Street.”
04/16/2026 |
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar
The growing list of endorsing organizations includes Small Business Majority.
04/16/2026 |
Long Island Herald
What we need now is greater alignment between that commitment and the financial system that supports small businesses trying to meet this urgent need. When approved child care projects can’t move forward due to lack of financing, it should prompt an important conversation about how we invest in one of the most essential services our communities depend on. Child care isn’t a luxury. It is the foundation that allows families to work, businesses to operate and communities to grow.
04/15/2026 |
Wealth Update
Small Business Majority is a small business organization that engages with more than 85,000 small businesses to advocate for public policy solutions. And it conducts a quarterly survey called “Voice of Main Street.” In the most recent edition of this survey, a whopping 81% of respondents said they are concerned about the impact of tariffs on their business.