Small Business Majority Celebrates National Small Business Week

For Immediate Release: 
Friday, May 9, 2014

National small business organization, Small Business Majority, is hosting a variety of events and educational seminars in honor of National Small Business Week (May 12 ̢??‰?? 16). The events are aimed at keeping small employers up-to-date on a variety of hot-button issues, from what's happening with immigration reform and workforce issues, to how implementation of the new healthcare law impacts small firms.

"It̢??‰?s important to small business owners have the information they need to make educated decisions when it comes to policies impacting their bottom lines,̢???? said John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO of Small Business Majority. ̢???We̢??‰?re pleased to be able to offer these events to all small business owners and hope they find the discussions informative and productive.̢????

The free interactive events are open to all small business owners, and will feature Small Business Majority staff, small business experts and others who will discuss key elements and current developments of a number of key issue areas.

A schedule of the week̢??‰?s events is below:

Monday, May 12, 2014

12:00pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Energy Efficiency, Energy Star and Your Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

2:00 pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Social Media 101

Free Conference Call - Register here

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

12:00pm CDT - What the Healthcare Law Means for your Illinois Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

3:00 pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Immigration Reform and your Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

12:00pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Federal Workforce Policies and your Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

2:00 pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Getting to Know Your Local Media

Free Conference Call - Register here

Thursday, May 15, 2014

12:00pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: What̢??‰?s The Future of Healthcare Reform

Free Conference Call - Register here

12:00 pm EDT - What the New Healthcare Law Means For Your New Jersey Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

2:00 pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: What the New Healthcare Law Means for Your Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

3:00 pm MDT -What the New Healthcare Law Means for Your Colorado Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

Friday, May 16, 2014

2:00 pm EDT - Small Business Week Spotlight: Patent Reform and your Small Business

Free Webinar - Register here

Each day during Small Business Week, Small Business Majority will also host a Twitter Storm on key small business issues at 1pm EDT / 10am PDT. A Twitter storm is a group discussion on Twitter between Small Business Majority and our followers. To participate, follow along at @smlbizmajority and tweet your thoughts using each day̢??‰?s special hashtag.

For more information on our National Small Business Week events and Twitter Storms, please visit: http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/small-business-week/.

<p><strong>About Small Business Majority</strong><br />
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>