President̢???s Economic Speech Highlights Key Small Business Concerns
Entrepreneurs in Small Business Majority̢???s network joined President Obama on Monday to mark the five-year anniversary of the financial crisis; anniversary comes just days before Small Business Majority and The Hill host policy briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss ways to bolster small business and economy
Washington, DC̢??Members of Small Business Majority̢???s small business owner network joined President Obama at the White House on Monday, Sept. 16, to mark the five-year anniversary of the financial crisis. During his remarks, the president addressed many of the small business owners̢??? key concerns as the country continues to recover from the Great Recession, including continuing to fortify the middle class, investing in America̢???s infrastructure and focusing on full and robust implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
The small business owners in attendance included LaJuanna Russell, president and CEO of Business Management Associates in Alexandria, Va., Dan Turner, president of TCG in Washington, D.C., and Loretta Caldwell, president of L. S. Caldwell & Associates in D.C.
The No. 1 concern of the small business owners who joined President Obama and the vast majority of America̢???s 28 million entrepreneurs is growing the economy. That̢???s why Small Business Majority and The Hill newspaper are hosting a panel on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 19 to discuss policies that will help America̢???s job creators, and the economy, grow. The panel, which will feature small business owners from Oregon and Ohio who are traveling to D.C. as part of Small Business Majority̢???s 2nd Annual Network Council trip, will cover tax and access to capital policies small business owners feel will be most beneficial to helping the small business community continue to recover. The briefing will feature keynote remarks by Senators Ben Cardin and Carl Levin and Congressman Chris Collins, among others.
The free policy briefing will be live-streamed on Small Business Majority and The Hill̢???s websites on Thursday, Sept. 19 and is free to all. The event runs from 8:30-10am in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD-106. Breakfast will be provided. To attend, please RSVP to [email protected].
To interview any of the small business owners who attended President Obama̢???s speech on Monday, or to talk to small business owners participating in the policy briefing on Thursday, contact Allison Abney at (202) 289-0957 or [email protected].
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Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today. Since 2005, we have actively engaged small business owners and policymakers in support of public policy solutions, and have delivered information and resources to entrepreneurs that promote small business growth and drive a strong, sustainable economy. We are a team of more than 30 working from our 11 offices in Washington, D.C. and 9 states, with a network of more than 45,000 small business owners and more than 2,000 business organizations, along with a formal strategic partnership program of more than 125 business organizations, enabling us to reach more than 500,000 entrepreneurs. Our extensive scientific polling, focus groups and economic research help us educate and inform policymakers, the media and other stakeholders about issues including taxes, healthcare, access to capital, entrepreneurship, workforce development, clean energy and immigration. Learn more about us on our website and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/SBM_Media" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessMajority" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/smlbizmajority/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>