Colorado Small Business Owner Highlight

How the AR group is shaking up HR for small businesses

For many small businesses, addressing HR, legal and compliance needs can be a challenge. Many lack the resources to hire a full-time HR professional who can draft employee policies and handbooks, design HR strategies that help move the company forward or secure legal services for HR-related necessities – like employment contracts or separation agreements.

Colorado Events

2020 Benefits Business Day
Wed, 04/01/2020 (All day) | 7:30 am to 1:00 pm

Mark your calendars! Good Business Colorado (GBC) and Small Business Majority are hosting a 2020 Business Benefits Day at the Capitol!
Summit | Dever, CO

Colorado Policy

Browse the list of our latest state-based regulatory comments and legislative testimony in this area.

The Agenda for Colorado's Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Small Business Majority testifies in Colorado on FAMLI Act
Friday, April 26, 2019
Small Business Majority testifies in support of Colorado Secure Savings Plan
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Colorado Research

Colorado small businesses support paid family medical leave

Published:
Thu, 03/28/2019
Colorado small business owners support paid family and medical leave insurance program

The Colorado state legislature is considering a bill that would make Colorado the seventh state in the country to establish a program guaranteeing access to paid leave to care for a newborn child or a sick family member. Small business owners and their employees are particularly affected by the current lack of access to paid family leave as many small businesses can’t afford to offer robust benefits, putting them at a disadvantage with their larger counterparts. Small business has been central to ongoing debates over the legislation, and new polling sheds light on their views on the proposal and their struggles to offer access to paid family and medical leave benefits.

Colorado Small Businesses Oppose Denying Services to LGBT Customers Based on Religious Beliefs

Published:
Thu, 12/15/2016
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On December 15, Small Business Majority released a new scientific opinion poll that found a majority of Colorado small businesses believe business owners should not be allowed to deny services to LGBT individuals based on the owner’s religious beliefs, including for wedding-related services.

Colorado Small Businesses Strongly Oppose Raising Loan Interest Rates

Published:
Wed, 05/04/2016
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Colorado small business owners soundly reject efforts to increase the interest rates lenders can charge on certain consumer loans, and the results of a new Small Business Majority poll of state small business owners strongly suggest state legislators who support such increases would pay the price at the election booth. According to the scientific poll, an overwhelming 90% oppose allowing lenders to increase the interest they can charge on a $3,000 consumer loan from 28% a year to 30% a year and allow increases based on inflation for each subsequent year.