Letter signed by more than 2,000 entrepreneurs kicks off week of events where small business owners make their voices heard on importance of extending middle class tax cuts during fiscal cliff talks; small employers from Western states also send White House letter urging protection of public lands during negotiations
Washington, D.C. Today, members of Congress received a letter signed by more than 2,000 small business owners from across the country urging them to keep taxes low for middle class Americans, but to let cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent expire at the end of the year in light of our current budget crisis.
To read the letter and view the signatures, visit http://www.smallbizformiddleclass.com/.
Statement by John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, about the Environmental Protection Agency's finalization of a new clean air standard
The Environmental Protection Agency's finalization today of a national clean air standard for fine particle pollution is good news for small business owners who have voiced support for the Clean Air Act and a rule that would significantly reduce this type of pollution.
Statement by Benjamin Geyerhahn, New York Director of Small Business Majority, regarding Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's call to pass bipartisan legislation that could help small businesses secure much-needed credit
Pushing for passage of bipartisan legislation that would increase New York small businesses access to credit union loans, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today underscored the important role access to credit plays in sustaining small business vitality in our state. Small business owners create the majority of new jobs, but are still struggling to grow and hire due to a lack of access to credit. The legislation Sen. Gillibrand highlighted today could help.
An entrepreneur in Small Business Majority's network will join President Obama at the White House on Tuesday, Nov. 27 to discuss how the fiscal cliff could impact small businesses
Washington, DC: A small business owner in Small Business Majority's Network Council will join President Obama at the White House today to discuss the fiscal cliff's impact on small businesses and possible solutions to the problem.
Small business owners who offer insurance to their employees in order to attract and retain quality workers have long been at a disadvantage to larger chain businesses that don't. Small business owners who traditionally compete with big chains available to comment on franchisees' recent comments about raising prices or cutting employees' hours because of insurance requirement.
WHO: Nick Martin, co-owner, Ian's Pizza, Madison, WI Mark Hodesh, Owner, Downtown Home and Garden, Ann Arbor, MI
AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS: How the Affordable Care Act levels the playing field for small businesses that provide insurance to their employees; how requirements in healthcare law may improve their ability to compete with larger chain businesses who will have to offer insurance to employees in 2014.
WHEN: Available for interviews today and this week.
Entrepreneurs show widespread concern about budget crisis and want lawmakers to act
Washington, DC—A scientific opinion poll released today shows nearly eight in 10 small business owners are aware of the so called "fiscal cliff"—a host of tax increases and billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts that will take effect on Jan. 1 if Congress and the president can't agree on a plan to reduce the deficit by yea's end. If not avoided, this situation will have a dire effect on entrepreneurs and the middle class, small firms' core customer base.
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding Tuesday's election results:
Tuesday's election is finally behind us, and we now look forward to continuing to work with the Obama Administration and Congress to find solutions to small businesses' biggest needs. The economy is on its way toward recovery, and small businesses are seeing light at the end of the recession's tunnel.
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding the October jobs reports showing small businesses are playing a crucial role in our steady job growth
Washington, D.C. With the October jobs numbers out, and the private sector adding 171,000 jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it's evident our country is on its way to recovery. As the economy improves, it's also clear businesses are becoming more confident in our ability to rebound. A scientific opinion poll also released in October found most of the country's smallest businesses, those with 10 employees or fewer, are optimistic about the future of their business and the economy.
Statement by John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, regarding a new report showing small business owners and employees are less likely to be insured and have quality health coverage than they were a decade ago
A report analyzing employer-sponsored health insurance, released by the Commonwealth Fund today, reveals a near-10 percent decrease in health insurance offer rates at small firms since 2001, and shows that small business employees are not only less likely than employees of big businesses to be offered and eligible for health insurance, but often receive less generous coverage than employees at larger companies.
Entrepreneurs agree no one likes to raise taxes, but because of budget crisis 52 percent believe we should let tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent expire at end of year
Washington, D.C. A scientific opinion poll released today shows the majority of small businesses recognize the severity of our country's economic situation, and believe that allowing the current tax cuts for the top 2 percent of earners to expire at the end of the year is the right thing to do given the current budget crisis.
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