California Small Business Owner Highlight
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California Events
Wed, 01/23/2019 (All day) |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Conference |
Long Beach, CA
Small businesses employ nearly half of all private sector workers representing a considerable potential source of work based learning (WBL) opportunities for students in Linked Learning pathways.
Wed, 01/30/2019 (All day) |
8 AM - 6 PM
Summit |
Los Angeles, CA
The California Small Business Summit is a full-day event in Los Angeles that will bring together 50 small business leaders from across the state to discuss important issues facing small businesses and provide education to help entrepreneurs and local economies thrive.As small
Fri, 03/01/2019 (All day) |
8:30 am - 10 am
Presentation |
Riverside, CA
Small business owners spend their days concentrating on their particular specialty, but there's one thing they have in common: they all have to contend with a host of similar workforce issues. Join Small Business Majority, Riverside Downtown Partnership, and busine
California Policy
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
Read the Letter
Read the Letter
Small Business Majority submitted a letter in support of SB 1235, which would become the first small business truth in lending law in the country. The bill would standardize disclosure of financing terms offered to small businesses to better inform borrowers about the financial implications of their loan offers, and it would serve as a model for other states to follow to better serve their small businesses.
Monday, June 4, 2018 |
Read the Letter
Read the Letter
Small Business Majority writes in support of the California Assembly's version of the GO-Biz budget, which would provide an additional $3 million to small business technical assistance providers, including the Minority Business Development Centers, the Women’s Business Centers, the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers and the Veterans Business Outreach Centers. These funds will be used to expand their capacity to provide vital one-on-one counseling and training to businesses and entrepreneurs.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 |
Read the Letter
Read the Letter
Small Business Majority writes to urge the California Legislature to include funding for healthcare solutions in that will expand access to affordable coverage in the 2018-2019 State Budget. Some of the requests include: extending Medical access to all income-eligible undocumented adults and to consider enacting a California alternative to the ACA's individual mandate to maintain the robustness of the marketplaces.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
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Read the Letter
Small Business Majority writes in support of AB 3148, which would provide additional cost sharing assistance to help those eligible for assistance to better afford their copays and deductibles, which would directly benefit many of California’s small businesses, their employees and self-employed entrepreneurs. AB 3148 would significantly improve affordability for thousands of low- and moderate-income individuals and families, including many entrepreneurs and small business employees, by ensuring that no one is unable to use the insurance they have.
California Research
Published:
Tue, 12/12/2017
Access to capital is consistently one of the most pressing issues for small business owners. A recent survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for Small Business Majority found California small business owners are worried about predatory lending and agree that there should be stronger regulations on online lending. The poll was a national online survey of 500 small business owners with an oversample of 141 California small business owners and conducted between September 29 and October 4, 2017.
Published:
Wed, 02/24/2016
A scientific opinion poll released by AARP and Small Business Majority shows a strong majority of California small business owners support the creation of a voluntary, portable retirement savings program that would allow employees to more easily save for their financial future. What's more, small business owners believe offering such a program to their employees would give their business a competitive edge.
Published:
Fri, 01/23/2015
Although large employers have been expanding wellness programs in recent years, small businesses have lagged in this endeavor. Since small businesses employ nearly 50% of all private-sector workers, any comprehensive expansion of wellness and prevention efforts must include a role for this large swath of private sector employers.
