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  • As part of San Francisco Small Business Week, CEO John Arensmeyer joined a panel of experts on May 16 to discuss how the California Health Benefit Exchange will help small businesses better afford coverage, along with additional aspects of implementing reform to suit the state's entrepreneurs.
  • On May 15, Small Business Majority released the results of a Colorado opinion poll that found nearly two-thirds of the state's small business owners agree that when choosing where to live and own a business, access to opportunities provided by public lands is a large factor; and, we unveiled a Denver television ad highlighting small business support for balanced energy policy that protects public lands.
  • Small Business Majority released opinion polling on May 10 that found the vast majority of Virginia small business owners believe clean energy investments can spur job creation and economic growth, even after being reminded of Solyndra's bankruptcy.
  • On May 9, Small Business Majority and Families USA released a report that found tax credits in the Affordable Care Act—worth $15 billion—could help up to 3.2 million small businesses better afford health coverage for their 19 million workers.
  • At the Association for Enterprise Opportunity National Conference in Washington D.C., held April 30-May 2, CEO John Arensmeyer acted as panel moderator for Helping Underserved Entrepreneurs Create Jobs on May 1 and co-presented at AEO's One in Three campaign launch on May 2.
  • On April 26, Founder and CEO John Arensmeyer participated in a panel discussion at the California Health Benefit Exchange Board meeting about how to make the Small Business (SHOP) program valuable to small employers.
  • On April 25, California Outreach Director David Chase testified at the California Senate Health Committee in support of SB 1431, a bill to make health insurance more affordable for small business owners.
  • On April 24, California Outreach Director David Chase testified at the California Assembly Health Committee in support of AB 1846, a bill that would help bring health insurance CO-OPs to the state.
  • Small Business Majority released scientific opinion polling in six states on April 24 that found small business owners overwhelmingly support EPA clean air standards and investments in renewable energy and believe such investments will create jobs now. Read the report.
  • In April, 2012, The Commonwealth Fund published a brief co-authored by Terry Gardiner as part of the Realizing Health Reform's Potential series. The brief discusses strategies for building competitive, sustainable health CO-OPs, or Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans.
  • U.S. PIRG released Picking up the Tab on April 10, a report that found if small businesses were to cover the cost of corporations' use of offshore tax havens in 2011, they would pay $2,116 on average. Our opinion polling shows small business owners support closing these tax loopholes.
  • CEO John Arensmeyer, National Government Affairs Director Rhett Buttle and Communications Director Erin Musgrave joined lawmakers, business groups and other advocates in the White House Rose Garden on April 5 for the president's signing of the bipartisan JOBS Act.
  • On March 29, we released opinion polling conducted in six states that found small business owners strongly support eliminating tax breaks for gas and oil companies. On the same day, the president urged Congress to end the tax breaks.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency proposed standards on March 27 that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, spurring innovation and giving small businesses room to grow and hire.
  • On March 26, arguments aimed at taking down the Affordable Care Act began before the U.S. Supreme Court. The new law is already helping small businesses gain access to more affordable coverage. Read how it's helping them and why it should be upheld by the high court.
  • Small Business Majority and the Trust for America's Health released a report on March 13 that summarizes the convening of business leaders, government officials and other stakeholders to discuss policy opportunities—including those within the Affordable Care Act—to implement workplace wellness programs.
  • On March 13, the U.S. Small Business Administration released Small Business Data Resources, a compilation of online databases from private and federal sources that contain important information and statistics on small business.
  • ADP released data on Mar. 7 showing that the nation's smallest businesses remain our primary job creators—and by wide margins. The smallest businesses, or those with 1-49 employees, created half of all new jobs in February, while small businesses overall created 90 percent.
  • On Feb. 22, the president unveiled a framework for tax code reform. The plan would eliminate loopholes that leave small businesses shouldering an unfair tax burden and would also simplify their tax filing process.
  • At an online seminar on Feb. 22 sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund, Terry Gardiner discussed his recent Health Affairs article about how the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges will make it easier for small employers to offer affordable health coverage. View his presentation.
  • On Feb. 16, the EPA published its final rule for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). The new rules, supported by small businesses, require power companies to clean up or close their dirtiest plants and will help create new jobs.
  • CEO John Arensmeyer joined SBA Administrator Karen Mills for a press conference on Feb. 16 to discuss the president's proposal to expand and simplify the small business healthcare tax credit as part of his 2013 budget. Mark Hodesh, a Michigan small business owner who has benefited from the credit, also joined the call.
  • In partnership with four business organizations, Small Business Majority sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget on Feb. 14 calling for preservation of the EPA's ability to implement strong greenhouse gas standards under the Clean Air Act.
  • On Feb. 13, President Obama released a budget proposal for 2013 that works to address small businesses' needs: it expands and simplifies the small employer healthcare tax credit, enhances entrepreneurs' access to capital and invests in job-generating infrastructure projects.
  • On Feb. 6, Small Business Majority released "Making California's new healthcare exchange work for small businesses," a report that summarizes our three-part SHOP forum series in Sacramento and offers recommendations for creating a successful exchange in California.
  • Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released national polling on Feb. 6 revealing small employers believe big corporations' use of loopholes to avoid paying taxes is bad for small business. Read the report.
  • Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released national poll results on Feb. 1 that revealed small business owners' views on regulations and job creation. Read the report.
  • Marking the one-year anniversary of Startup America, President Obama on Jan. 31 revealed new provisions of the program that aim to preserve small business tax cuts and enhance entrepreneurs' access to credit. Small Business Majority urged lawmakers to pass the agenda.
  • The California Air Resources Board approved historic clean car standards on Jan. 27 that will boost fuel efficiency and cut costs for small businesses in the state.
  • On Jan. 26, Small Business Majority hosted a Business Leader Briefing call with Alan Krueger, Chief Economist to the President, and Jonathan Swain, SBA Chief of Staff. They spoke to small business owners about how President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address impacts them.
  • On Jan. 26, Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released the results of a national poll that discerned small business owners' opinions on credit availability and jobs proposals being debated in Congress.
  • On Jan. 26, California Outreach Director David Chase testified in Los Angeles to support proposed national fuel standards. A California business owner in our network also testified in favor, as the new rules would cut costs for small business.
  • Clean Energy Business Advisor Celia Canfield testified Jan. 24 in San Francisco, along with a Bay Area small business owner in our network, to support fuel standards proposed by the Obama Administration.
  • On Jan. 19 in Philadelphia, Network Coordinator Erica Dowell and a Pennsylvania small business owner in our network testified to support improved fuel standards that would cut costs for small business.
  • National Outreach Director Rhett Buttle testified Jan. 17 in Detroit to support fuel standards proposed by the Obama Administration. A Michigan small business owner in our network also testified in favor of the standards.
  • On Jan. 18, Small Business Majority, American Sustainable Business Council and Main Street Alliance released opinion polling on small businesses' view of the role money plays in politics.
  • New York State Health Foundation released a report in January that highlights the healthcare reform benefits many New York entrepreneurs are already seeing, including owners in Small Business Majority's network (pp 8-10 of report).
  • Ben Geyerhahn joined lawmakers at HealthPass New York's City & State forum on Dec. 16 to urge Governor Cuomo to include health insurance exchange plans in his budget proposal.
  • On Dec. 15, Congress approved a six-year reauthorization of the Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) program, strengthening small businesses' capacity to innovate and hire.
  • Pepperdine's Private Capital Markets Project, released Dec. 14, found that 36% of business owners see access to capital as the policy most likely to lead to job growth in 2012.
  • Ben Geyerhahn, Director of Special Projects, attended a roundtable discussion on Dec. 12 focusing on New York's long term liabilities in the healthcare arena. The event was presented by The Fund for Public Advocacy, in partnership with the NYU Wagner School of Public Service.
  • Small Business Majority sent a letter to all senators on Dec. 7 urging them to enact employee and employer payroll tax cuts, as well as a payroll tax holiday.
  • On Dec. 5, the Department of Labor announced proposed rules in the Affordable Care Act that will help lower small businesses' health insurance costs. Read more.
  • On Dec. 2, Small Business Majority sent a letter to California Gov. Jerry Brown encouraging swift organization of a meeting to discuss solutions to small business owners' access to capital problems. Read the letter here.
  • Small Business Majority and a number of other business groups sent senators a letter on Dec. 1 urging them to pass payroll tax cuts introduced in the American Jobs Act. Read the letter.