Small Business News

| Patch Colorado

The 2023 legislative session provided an opportunity for lawmakers, small business advocates and entrepreneurs to weigh in on issues that impact the ecosystem, and this session brought forward new laws and regulations that will benefit that ecosystem. Small Business Majority worked with local partners and small business owners to advocate for the following policies.

| Inc. Magazine

Small businesses are continuing to recover from the pandemic, so "reducing support for these programs hampers long-term recovery efforts," according to John Arensmeyer, the CEO and founder of the Washington, D.C.-based small business group Small Business Majority.

| Louisville Business First

On the other side, the Small Business Majority, a nonprofit, small business advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., which looks to empower entrepreneurs across the country, submitted commentary in favor of the FTC’s proposed rule against noncompetes, saying nearly six out of 10 small businesses support the ban.

| The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights

Her nomination has been endorsed by a range of business groups — from Small Business Majority to the LA Chamber of Commerce — and labor leaders, including the United Mine Workers, NABTU, LiUNA, and the IBEW.

| Medium

We all know that the pandemic significantly impacted small businesses. More than three years after the height of the pandemic, small businesses remain optimistic and are slowly working to recover and return to pre-pandemic business operations. But the looming threat of the government defaulting on its debt has re-engaged uncertainty and stifled plans for expansion.

| Portland Press Herald

Senator Mattie Daughtry also noted that the Small Business Majority group – which has 260 Maine small-business owners as part of its national network – supports paid family leave.

| Duluth News Tribune

I’m thrilled the Minnesota Senate passed legislation to create a state-run paid family and medical leave program. This is a welcomed initiative that can provide bottom-up support for local small businesses like mine and help level the playing field.

| Asian Fortune

Below is a list of several organizations and leaders nationwide that wrote letters to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 18, urging the swift confirmation of Acting Labor Secretary Su: National Electrical Contractors Association; Futures Without Violence; Foreman’s Union Local 94 and Small Business Majority.

| Office of Senator Van Hollen

Stakeholders endorsing the Employee Equity Investment Act include The ESOP Association, Ownership America, National Cooperative Business Association, Employee-Owned Contractors Roundtable, Economic Innovation Group, Small Business Majority, and U.S. Impact Investing Alliance.

| Chief Healthcare Executive

Families USA and the Small Business Majority are also endorsing the bill.

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