Washington, DC—A scientific opinion poll released today found small employers are turning more to the growing freelance economy to meet their unique needs and help keep their costs down. Additionally, they’re struggling to access and provide benefits, and as a result, they need creative and flexible solutions that would make it easier for entrepreneurs and small business employees to save for the future.
Press Releases
Press Release Date:
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Small employers are hiring more freelancers to meet their unique needs; support solutions that would make it easier to offer more benefits while also protecting their bottom lines
Topic(s):
Retirement Security
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
WHAT: DK Solutions, LLC in collaboration with Thrivent Financial and partners Social Synergy Project, Brazen STL, Multipass and Small Business Majority, will offer aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to tour local co-working spaces on July 27 and learn from experts about what it takes to build a business.
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 9, 2018
WHAT: Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit organization, is partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to host a roundtable with local groups that support small businesses in order to learn what challenges these groups face in helping entrepreneurs prosper.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 9, 2018
WHAT: Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit organization, is partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to host a roundtable with local groups that support small businesses in order to learn what challenges these groups face in helping entrepreneurs prosper.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 9, 2018
WHAT: Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit organization, is partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to host a roundtable with local groups that support small businesses in order to learn what challenges these groups face in helping entrepreneurs prosper.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Monday, July 9, 2018
WHAT: Small Business Majority, a national nonprofit organization, is partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to host a roundtable with local groups that support small businesses in order to learn what challenges these groups face in helping entrepreneurs prosper.
Topic(s):
Access to Capital, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Statement by Small Business Majority Founder & CEO John Arensmeyer on why the U.S. Department of Labor’s new rule allowing for association health plans will be bad for small firms
We are disappointed and disturbed that the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule today authorizing the expansion of association health plans (AHPs) over the objections of virtually everyone who weighed in on the proposed rule, including small businesses. This is yet more evidence that this administration will do all it can to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) regardless of the consequences.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Friday, June 15, 2018
Statement by Mark Herbert, California Director of Small Business Majority, on why the California General Assembly’s vote today to boost funding for technical assistance will help small firms succeed
The California General Assembly showed its commitment to helping small businesses today when it approved a 2018-2019 state budget that includes an increase of $23 million in technical assistance funding for California’s small firms. This new funding is a critical step toward helping the state’s entrepreneurs grow and thrive.
Topic(s):
Entrepreneurship, General Small Business
Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, on an amicus brief filed today asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to reject a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act
Small Business Majority filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is being challenged in Texas v. United States.
Topic(s):
Healthcare
Press Release Date:
Thursday, May 31, 2018
WHAT: Small Business Majority along with North Lawndale Chamber of Commerce and New Covenant Community Development Corporation (NCCDC) invite women small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to attend a free roundtable on wealth building tactics for women small business owners. This event, which also includes networking opportunities, will be held on Tuesday, June 5 at 12:00pm at NCCDC.
Topic(s):
Retirement Security, Women's Economic Empowerment
