In celebration of National Women’s Small Business Month, we co-hosted a Twitter chat with Women's Business Development Center (WBDC), Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) and CDC Small Business Finance to share resources and advice with women small business owners.
In October we celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month by sharing resources for small business owners and women’s stories of entrepreneurship. This year, we asked a panel of experts about their personal and professional experiences with women’s entrepreneurship.
Awesta Sarkash leads Small Business Majority's policy and education work across Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. She also supports Small Business Majority's state policy team to ensure the organization's work is cohesive and intentional in order to enact policies at the state level that truly support small businesses.
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National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 through October 15, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic small business owners to our nation’s economy and discuss how we can help them thrive and grow their businesses.
Policymakers at all levels, from town councils to the halls of Capitol Hill, emphasize the challenges of small businesses as a key talking point during political debates. But new opinion polling in four states—Illinois, Missouri, Virginia and Wisconsin—reveals small businesses feel their government officials don’t actually understand their challenges, and they support a wide array of policies to address their needs, some of which might come as a surprise to their elected officials.
Vernita Naylor is the owner of Jabez Enterprise Group (JEGroup) and is the newest member of Small Business Majority’s Small Business Council.
My journey to entrepreneurship was many years in the making. As a kid, I was inspired by my father’s work as a carpenter. Whenever there was a problem around the house, he would fix it himself. Not once did we have to call a plumber, an electrician or roofer. If nothing was broken, he was always coming up with projects to enhance our home. It was my father’s creativity, self-sufficiency, and ingenuity that made me have a strong desire to become an entrepreneur when I grew up. And that’s exactly what I did.
On July 24, 2019, Virginia small business owner Muneer Baig testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business to explain why the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) hasn't helped his small business.
On July 22, Small Business Majority filed an amicus in New York vs. Department of Labor, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold a previous decision to strike down a U.S. Department of Labor Rule that makes it easier for groups to form association health plans (AHPs). Small Buinsess Majorirty believes rejecting this final rule is essential to protecting the ACA's gains for small businesses, their employees and the self-employed.
Vernita Whitaker-Naylor founded her company, Jabez Enterprise Group (JEGroup) more than 20 years ago with a focus on helping businesses from diverse industries manifest their vision, become inspired, and incorporate support services so they can fulfill their mission and reach their goals. JEGroup provides these gems through leadership, education, training and motivational speaking engagements.
Neharika Mehta (Neha) is a co-founder of Seashore Solutions LLC, an economically-disadvantaged woman-owned small business (EDWOSB) and HUB-certified small business focused on software solutions and consulting that specializes in Enterprise Application Development using agile methods. Neha has 19 years of experience in all aspects of business operations and software development. As a tech entrepreneur, she has provided client-centric solutions, implemented changes and modernized processes to solve every day business challenges.
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