Small Business News

| Reed Smith

"Women-owned small businesses, especially those owned by women of color, have emerged as the fastest growing sector of our economy. But restrictions on access to abortion and reproductive healthcare are holding them back and creating barriers for aspiring entrepreneurs,” said Rachel Shanklin, National Women's Entrepreneurship Director for Small Business Majority.

| American Economic Liberties Project

“Non-compete agreements hinder entrepreneurship and create an unequal playing field for small businesses,” said John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority.

| Utah Business

On Tuesday, April 23, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Small Business Majority will launch The EDGE — a new six-part webinar series for small businesses in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

| Senator Tammy Baldwin

The Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2024 is supported by AFL-CIO, Public Citizen and Small Business Majority.

| Denver Business Journal

The Small Business Majority's Colorado division has tapped Hunter Nelson as its new statewide director, the organization shared exclusively with the Denver Business Journal.

| First Five Years Fund

A new report from Small Business Majority – a national small business organization with a network of 85,000 small businesses – has found that more than two-thirds of small business owners polled support legislative action to make child care more affordable and accessible for working parents and employers.

| The Business Journals

John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, said 4 out of 10 small-business owners say they have lost out on business opportunities because of challenges with child care. “Our research shows that child care is essential to the small business ecosystem and is a key factor in entrepreneurial growth,” Arensmeyer said.

| Small Business Development Corporation of Orange County

He noted the collaboration with Small Business Majority and other entities in reaching small businesses with information about ways to solve their funding challenges through guarantees.

| U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Yesterday, the Small Business Majority, a national small business advocacy group, released the results of a survey of small business owners across the nation, where almost 60% report a lack of access to child care as an impediment to their business growth.

| U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today highlighted a new Small Business Majority report that shows more than two-thirds of small business owners support legislative action to address the child care affordability and accessibility crisis.

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