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 News
04/10/2024 |
The Business Journals
04/09/2024 |
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.
04/09/2024 |
Inc.com
Fifty-nine percent of small business owners affirm that barriers to child care access are preventing them from growing their business, with about a quarter of founders noting that they've had to shutter their company entirely, and return to the broader workforce that offers more flexibility, because of child care problems. That's according to a new research report from Small Business Majority, a small business advocacy group in Washington D.C.
04/06/2024 |
The Buffalo News
Smaller employers support and are looking for more policy solutions to improve access to affordable child care and to keep our nation from falling off the child care funding cliff. Forthcoming research from Small Business Majority found that a strong majority of small business owners believe that policymakers need to take action to address the cost of childcare.
04/04/2024 |
The Business Journals
Brian Pifer, vice president of research and insights at the Small Business Majority — which is working to ensure the money goes toward small businesses — said the program is harder for business owners to get a handle on because by the time it filters through state and local governments, it might not necessarily be called SSBCI funding or be recognized as part of the program.
04/01/2024 |
Boise State Public Radio
In an amicus brief filed at the end of March, representatives for the companies said they supported a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion bans, arguing Idaho’s strict abortion bans negatively impact the economy. The signatories include private businesses like Amalgamated Bank, Argent, KraveBeauty, Lyft, Bumble, Levi Strauss, Okcupid, Tinder and Yelp, as well as the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Majority.
03/31/2024 |
The Baltimore Sun
But when I took out a loan I thought I could trust, the lack of regulatory protections in our state put me at risk of losing the business I’ve been building for more than a decade. The financing company quoted their pricing in terms that didn’t give an accurate sense of the price.
03/29/2024 |
National Women's Law Center
Small Business Majority, US Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Yelp argue that reproductive healthcare restrictions are bad for the economy and bad for business.
Reps. Barragán and Craig lead letter to HHS and CMS in support of updating essential health benefits
The letter was endorsed by Protect Our Care, Small Business Majority, Tennessee Health Care Campaign.
03/26/2024 |
Associated Press
Mike Roach, who co-owns Paloma Clothing with his wife in Portland, Oregon, said that once credit card mileage bonuses and other perks began to be the norm, card usage soared. He said swipe fees have been a significant cost of business -- before the pandemic, he calculated that there were some years his card fees were more than his (admittedly low) rent.