Small Business Majority releases Affordability Agenda for Main Street

Date: 
Friday, February 20, 2026

Small business owners are at the epicenter of a growing national affordability crisis. The cost of starting and growing a small business continues to rise, from ballooning healthcare premium rates and rising childcare costs to inflated tariff rates impacting global supply chains. To address rising costs and an economic landscape increasingly stacked against small businesses, Small Business Majority recently released a new policy agenda, Small Business Affordability in Action, outlining how federal policymakers can tackle the growing affordability challenges facing Main Street businesses and their employees.