Between 2015 and 2019, the average increase in the annual cost of prescription drugs rose by 26.3% for Virginians. These costs can be particularly daunting for small business owners who cite health care costs as a key factor that could harm their businesses. Annually, we are forced to make hard decisions in order to continue offering coverage.
Small Business News
01/09/2024 |
KOB 4
“There was a recent poll done with small business owners that show that there’s overwhelming support, I want to say 85% support for this idea,” said Tracy McDaniel, policy advocate with the Southwest Women’s Law Center.
01/08/2024 |
21 Hats Podcast
This week, John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of the advocacy group Small Business Majority, tells us that he senses considerable optimism among the many business owners in his network notwithstanding some concern for looming policy and economic issues. Among those issues, John tells Loren Feldman are: access to capital, the cost of health care and health insurance, relations between franchisors and franchisees, price discrimination against smaller businesses, the burden of the new Corporate Transparency Act, and the upcoming battle over the sunsetting of the Trump tax cuts.
12/23/2023 |
NM State KRWG Public Media
This experience has made me acutely aware of the importance of PFML. As a small business owner, I believe it can provide the peace of mind my employees deserve when life takes an unexpected turn.
12/22/2023 |
Politico
Kirk Vartan, owner of the Bay Area pizza shop A Slice of New York, sat in the break room of a wholesale warehouse and started venting about how hard it is for him to buy 7-Up.
12/22/2023 |
Congressman Matt Cartwright
The legislation is endorsed by the Sierra Club, Small Business Majority and Taxpayers for Common Sense.
12/17/2023 |
Founders First CDC
"Small Business Majority is honored to partner with Founders First Job Creators to help share information on resources small businesses need to thrive," said Josaline Cuesta, California Program Director, Small Business Majority.
12/05/2023 |
Democracy Forward
“Small businesses employ almost 62 million people in the U.S. To help this community compete and grow, it will be important to protect them from drastic, unnecessary changes to federal tax provisions as frequent tax code changes create instability and confusion for smaller firms,” said John Arensmeyer, founder & CEO of Small Business Majority. “We are proud to join small business advocates on the ‘Moore v. U.S.’ amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain predictability in the federal tax structure for small business owners.”
11/30/2023 |
Senator Alex Padilla
“Small businesses, especially those in under-resourced communities, face unique barriers to contract and procurement opportunities that hinder sustainable growth and widen inequities in the contracting marketplace,” said John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO of Small Business Majority. “We are thrilled to support U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s ‘Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act’ and ‘Accelerating Small Business Growth Act.’"
11/29/2023 |
CAMEO
Every year, CAMEO collects a list of holiday gift guides and events from our members and partners to give you all a variety of options to choose from when buying gifts for your loved ones, including Small Business Majority – You can filter by gift category or state for gifts from more than 250 small businesses.