¿Alguna vez ha pensado en comenzar su propia pequeña empresa pero no sabe por dónde empezar? ¿Es usted propietario de una pequeña empresa que busca tomar los próximos pasos para convertirse en un negocio legítimo?
California Small Business Owner Highlight
With a degree in Business Administration and a desire to achieve the American dream, Aracely Garcia moved from Guatemala to the United States in 1995. She says her life hasn't been the same since she became co-owner of La Fiesta Party Supplies & Gifts, an import and export distributor of party supplies located in Los Angeles.
California Events
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
6:00pm PT
Workshop | CA
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
12:00pm PT
Webinar | CA
The California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Grant Program offers financial support to eligible businesses and nonprofits in California that have incurred costs for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. Join Small Business M
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
12:00pm PT
Webinar | CA
El Programa de Subvención de Alivio Suplementaria de licencia por enfermedad pagada por COVID-19 para pequeñas empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro de California ofrece soporte económico para empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro elegibles que han incurrido cost
Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
1:00pm PT
Workshop | CA
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California Policy
Browse our latest state-based regulatory comments and legislative testimony in this area below, or click the button to view all records.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Small Business Majority is enacting a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is recognized as the lifeforce of a thriving and inclusive economy in California. Our state’s 4.2 million small businesses employ 7.4 million people, which amounts to nearly half of the private workforce, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
On April 11, Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca Blomquist testified before the Assembly Committee on Arts, Tourism, Sports and Entertainment in support of AB 1669, legislation that would establish the California Historically Significant District Program, an important program that can revitalize and support historically and culturally significant commercial cor
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
On April 4, Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca Blomquist submitted a letter in support of AB 1669, legislation that would establish the California Historically Significant District Program, an important program that can revitalize and support historically and culturally significant commercial corridors and small businesses in the state.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
On April 4, Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca Blomquist submitted a letter in support of AB 1392, legislation that would require large hospitals to submit a plan to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to increase procurement from minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
California Research
Published:
Tue, 08/31/2021
California lawmakers are weighing a proposal to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test for customers at consumer-facing businesses and to similarly require employers to mandate vaccinations or negative COVID-19 tests for employees. New opinion polling from Small Business Majority reveals that small businesses in California are supportive of proposals to mandate vaccinations and testing at places of business to help ensure local economies can operate safely, amid setbacks from the current surge in COVID-19 cases.
Published:
Tue, 02/23/2021
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has strained California’s economy and public health system, small businesses across the state continue to experience significant financial setbacks. A new survey of California small business owners reveals that their struggles are being exacerbated by challenges accessing capital, and they strongly support policy solutions that would deliver the financial relief they need to survive this year-long crisis.
Published:
Wed, 12/16/2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the country and resurges in California, small business owners continue grappling with the effects of state and local public health orders and a loss in consumer demand. Nine months into this crisis, California’s small business owners say their businesses have been diminished, leaving them with reduced revenue and operating capacity. They’re making difficult decisions that are impacting the workforce through reduced wages, working hours and employee benefits.
