I urge Virginia lawmakers to make all necessary efforts to increase and fill existing gaps in childcare investments to contribute to a robust childcare ecosystem.
Small Business News
02/09/2024 |
Fairfax County Times
02/08/2024 |
The Virginia-Pilot
Like many small business owners in the commonwealth, I am excited to see that the bipartisan proposal to create a Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board has been reintroduced in this legislative session.
02/07/2024 |
Representative Suzanne Bonamici
The letter is endorsed by: Save the Children, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Small Business Majority.
02/06/2024 |
WSLS-TV
Owner Shirley Modlin with 3D Design and Manufacturing, said she doesn’t offer a leave program. “There have been several instances in the 17 years of this business that employees have needed time off or bereavement on unforeseen events,” said Modlin, “They have to take their paid time off if they’re going to get paid because again, we cannot afford to sustain the leave program.”
02/03/2024 |
Santa Fe New Mexican
Alma Castro, a Santa Fe city councilor whose family owns Café Castro, said the bill would help business owners as well by giving the government some responsibility for administering paid leave and adding employee contributions.
“Please consider this bill not only for employees but also for employers,” she said.
02/01/2024 |
Inland Empire Business Journal
For Tara Lynn Gray, Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), entrepreneurship has always been a core principle of her life. Her journey as an advocate for small businesses wasn’t built on textbooks, but on her family’s roots in small business ownership...As a key partner of Small Business Majority, she stands as a champion for the dreamers and risk-takers; the pillars of the communities across California and in the Inland Empire.
01/31/2024 |
Albuquerque Journal
This is why 85% of New Mexican small businesses welcome the introduction of the PFMLA. The legislation has been tailored to support our smallest businesses and removes the burdens associated with administrative concerns and costs.
01/31/2024 |
Patch GA
This legislative session, I urge state officials to move forward with expanding Medicaid coverage to create a healthier workforce, stimulate local economies and alleviate financial pressures for small businesses.
01/29/2024 |
Virginia Mercury
“This is leveling the playing field, giving small businesses an opportunity to compete with the huge corporations,” said Shirley Modlin, the owner of a small manufacturing company in Powhatan and a member of Small Business Majority’s Virginia Small Business Council.
01/29/2024 |
Delaware Business Court Insider
Another national organization, Small Business Majority, submitted an amicus brief advocating for the Chancery decision to stand.