Small Business News

| 21 Hats Podcast

John Arensmeyer explains what the end of pandemic-era childcare support will mean for businesses. He also talks about the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule and what’s at stake for business owners if the government shuts down. Plus: owners say banks are getting harder to deal with.

| WSHU

“Allowing these child care investments to expire will disrupt the entire small business community, disproportionately impacting under-resourced and rural small businesses,” said John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of Small Business Majority.

| Healthcare Innovation

The group says it wants to advance policies that prevent providers, manufacturers and hospitals from engaging in business tactics that stifle competition that lead to higher prices. Members of the new group include American Academy of Family Physicians, American Benefits Council and Small Business Majority.

| Small Biz Florida

In this episode of Small Biz Florida, your host Tom Kindred sits down with Antonio Aguilar, representing Small Business Majority, to discuss the organization's dedication to supporting Hispanic-owned and operated businesses during Hispanic Heritage Month.

| Senator Patty Murphy

“The initial childcare stabilization funds were a lifeline for entrepreneurs working to keep their doors open during the pandemic,” said John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, Small Business Majority. “These funds proved critical for small business childcare providers, as well as small employers struggling to maintain their workforce.”

| Think with Lucie

Interview with Bianca Blomquist, California Policy Director & Northern California Outreach Director at Small Business Majority, to discuss state of small businesses in California.

| Governing

In July, though, the Small Business Majority said that its polling on SB 616 found that an overwhelming majority of small business owners, some 85 percent, support expanding guaranteed annual paid sick days from three days to as many as seven. The organization noted that owners have concerns about their employees’ finances as well as their own.

| Providence Business First

In fact, the nonprofit Small Business Majority found nearly one in three small businesses couldn’t survive for more than three months without additional capital or a change in business conditions.

| The Sum & Substance

But while more than 30,000 buyers on the individual market chose a Colorado Option plan, just 142 participants in the small-group market made the same choice, Vigoda said — a particularly eye-popping number because so many of the state’s businesses are small.

| Cardrates.com

Most businesses in the United States are small businesses. Small business owners may struggle when encountering obstacles that prevent their businesses from growing. Small Business Majority works to help small business owners overcome barriers to success. It provides entrepreneurs with tailored educational resources.

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