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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | NC
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North Carolina is home to more than 1 million small businesses, employing 1.8 million people and accounting for 99.6% of all businesses in the state. They play a significant role in our state economy and workforce. However, national economic uncertainty coupled with an especially fast-changing business landscape has required small businesses to adapt, yet again.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | GA
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Small Business Majority has created a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is at the center of a thriving and inclusive economy in Georgia. The state’s 1.4 million small businesses comprise 99.7% of all businesses in the state, and they employ 1.8 million residents—nearly half of all Georgia employees.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | CO
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Small Business Majority has created a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is at the center of a thriving and inclusive economy in Colorado. Colorado is home to more than 730,000 small businesses, employing 1.2 million people and accounting for 99.5% of all businesses in the state. They play a significant role in our state economy and workforce.

Monday, January 5, 2026

Small Business Majority recently released its 2026 federal policy agenda, The Agenda for America’s Entrepreneurs, which outlines policies to empower small businesses to build a thriving and equitable economy.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | MN
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Small Business Majority has created recommendations to capture our policy priorities that would help to ensure a thriving and inclusive economy in Minnesota. The state is comprised of more than 560,000 small businesses employing 1.3 million people.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | VA
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Virginia is home to more than 880,000 small businesses, employing 1.6 million people and accounts for 99.5% of all businesses in the state. They play a significant role in our state economy and workforce. However, national economic uncertainty coupled with an especially fast-changing business landscape has required small businesses to adapt, yet again. As such, state governments must pass policies that address the new burdens that businesses are now facing.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | NM
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Small Business Majority has created a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is at the center of a thriving and inclusive economy in New Mexico. It’s critical that state lawmakers enact short- and long-term policies to support and empower entrepreneurs by guaranteeing their access to capital, an infrastructure that can support their ability to offer quality jobs, and their ability to compete fairly now and in the future. To achieve these goals, policymakers should consider the following policy proposals. 

Thursday, December 18, 2025 | ME

Today, Senior Public Policy Director and justice reform policy lead, Awesta Sarkash, submitted a letter of support for support LD 1911 in Maine. This legislation that would automate the process of sealing eligible criminal records for thousands of Mainers. This legislation is a commonsense approach to strengthening Maine’s economy and fostering a more resilient small business community.

Monday, December 15, 2025 | National
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On December 15, Small Business Majority and partner organizations sent a letter to U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russell Vought in strong opposition to the proposed rule that would revise the Bureau’s 2023 Small Business Lending Rule, which implements Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. This would significantly undermines previous efforts to increase transparency and expand compliance for lenders in the small business market.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | National
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On December 10, Small Business Majority sent a letter to House and Senate leadership underscoring the urgent need for Congress to pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs), which are set to expire on December 31. With open enrollment nearing its end, millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs face steep premium hikes next year if lawmakers fail to act in the coming days.

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