Boston, MA, August 27, 2024 – The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Small Business Majority are excited to announce their joint research project, “
Press Releases
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship, General Small Business, Minority entrepreneurship
Press Release Date:
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Many small businesses have adopted new digital technologies that are critical to competing in the current marketplace, but implementation has been uneven since the COVID-19 pandemic
Washington, D.C. — A new research report released today reveals that a digital transformation is underway in the small business ecosystem; however, not all business owners are fully participating and many face barriers to adopting new technologies that have the power to grow their businesses.
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, in response to the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas blocking the FTC’s forthcoming ban on non-compete agreements
We are extremely disappointed that a federal judge in Texas has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning non-compete agreements from taking effect on September 4.
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 15, 2024
Both organizations will collaborate on outreach events, resource development and State Small Business Credit Initiative research and collaboration to uplift minority business enterprises across the nation
Washington, D.C. — The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the only federal agency tasked with promoting the growth and competitiveness of minority business enterprises, and Small Business Majority, a national small business organization that empowers America's diverse entrepreneurs to build a thriving and equitable economy, signed a memorandum of understanding today that outlines ways in which the two organizations will work together to further support, uplift, and expand minority business enterprises and entrepreneurship across the nation.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, Entrepreneurship, Minority entrepreneurship
Press Release Date:
Friday, June 28, 2024
Statement from John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority Founder & CEO, on the ramifications for small businesses stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned decades of precedent established in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, will inject chaos, uncertainty and inconsistency into the application of federal regulations, which will ultimately harm small businesses because they depend on many regulations to help ensure that they can compete on an even playing field with the largest corporations.
Topic(s):
Regulations
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Statement from Rachel Shanklin, National Women’s Entrepreneurship Director for Small Business Majority, on the high court’s decision not to allow Idaho's abortion ban to supersede the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act at this time
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily stop Idaho’s attempt to block pregnant people from accessing critical maternal care underscores the need for small businesses to have more certainty around access to emergency care.
Topic(s):
Healthcare, Women's Entrepreneurship
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Statement from Bianca Blomquist, California Director for Small Business Majority, on the California Supreme Court’s ruling to keep the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act” off the ballot in November
“The California Supreme Court’s decision to bar the deceptive ‘Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act’ from appearing on the November ballot is a relief for small business owners. If this measure had been put on the ballot and passed, it would have applied retroactively to Jan. 1, 2022 meaning that more than 250 state and local funding measures would be nullified. This would include the reversal of changes to make California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) and State Disability Insurance programs more equitable.
Topic(s):
Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Statement by Bianca Blomquist, California Director for Small Business Majority, in response to the final budget agreement passed by the state legislature on June 15
“Governor Gavin Newsom has an opportunity this budget cycle to support Main Street by investing in programs that will boost entrepreneurship and quality jobs. While we were disappointed that the May budget revision failed to invest in key programs for small businesses, the state legislature righted these wrongs in the final budget that was passed last week by investing in the following provisions:
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship, General Small Business, Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Statement from Rachel Shanklin, National Women’s Entrepreneurship Director for Small Business Majority, on the significance of abortion access for small businesses
“Small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of mifepristone, a drug that is used for abortion services. This is an issue of great concern to women small business owners because of the connection between access to abortion care and the ability to start a small business.
Topic(s):
Healthcare, Women's Entrepreneurship
Press Release Date:
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Statement from John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, on the recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to halt a federal disaster-aid program intended to support farms owned by people of color and women
“Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to suspend a program intended to provide disaster relief for small farms owned by people of color is the latest example of extremist efforts to dismantle support systems meant to help BIPOC entrepreneurs.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, Entrepreneurship, Minority entrepreneurship, Women's Entrepreneurship