As California faces a projected shortfall from $38 billion to $73 billion over three years, large corporate profits have soared, and are still near record highs. As a share of their profits, corporations pay about half what they did in state taxes a generation ago.
California Small Business Owner Highlight
Siendo una inmigrante de primera generación, Anahi Rojas sabe una que otra cosa sobre cómo buscar oportunidades.
Anahi, propietaria de Professional Eco Cleaning en Oakland, Calif., se mudó a los Estados Unidos hace trece años para buscar nuevas oportunidades económicas que le mejoraran su vida y la de su familia en México. En un principio, Anahi trabajó como mesera pero pronto se dió cuenta que la barrera del lenguaje sería un problema. Un tiempo después, se involucró en cooperativas de limpieza de casas en la que se convirtió en socia y en donde aprendió sobre administración de negocios y desarrolló sus estrategias de resolución de conflictos.
California Events
martes, abril 16, 2024 |
10:30am PT
Workshop | Sacremento, CA
jueves, abril 18, 2024 |
12:00pm PT
Workshop | Whittier, CA
Join Modern Woodmen and Small Business Majority in an exciting collaboration as we present, 'The Small Business Guide,' a hybrid webinar series designed to empower business owners with crucial insights and strategies for success.
jueves, abril 25, 2024 |
3:00pm ET
Workshop | National
Entrepreneurs and small business owners drive economic innovation through the invention of new products, technologies and ideas, which are all commonly referred to as intellectual property (IP).
viernes, abril 26, 2024 |
2:00pm PT
Webinar | CA
Discover the secrets to mastering your work-life balance with Small Business Majority and Grow with Google in this exciting webinar!
California Policy
Browse our latest state-based regulatory comments and legislative testimony in this area below, or click the button to view all records.
viernes, marzo 1, 2024
Small Business Majority is enacting a comprehensive state policy agenda to ensure entrepreneurship is recognized as the lifeforce of a thriving and inclusive economy in California. Our state’s 4.1 million small businesses employ 7.5 million people, which amounts to nearly half of the private workforce.
lunes, septiembre 18, 2023
More than 80 small business owners and advocates signed on to Small Business Majority's letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom in support of passing SB 33, which preserves a cornerstone of SB 1235 by requiring APR disclosure for all commercial financing products.
martes, abril 11, 2023
On April 11, Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca Blomquist testified before the Assembly Committee on Arts, Tourism, Sports and Entertainment in support of AB 1669, legislation that would establish the California Historically Significant District Program, an important program that can revitalize and support historically and culturally significant commercial cor
martes, abril 4, 2023
On April 4, Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca Blomquist submitted a letter in support of AB 1392, legislation that would require large hospitals to submit a plan to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to increase procurement from minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
California Research
Published:
Wed, 07/12/2023
As the California Legislature considers updating the state’s small business paid family leave and sick day policies, a new poll shows that small businesses owners strongly support expanding family leave protections and other benefits to their employees, including increasing the amount of paid sick days that employees can take.
Published:
Tue, 08/31/2021
California lawmakers are weighing a proposal to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test for customers at consumer-facing businesses and to similarly require employers to mandate vaccinations or negative COVID-19 tests for employees. New opinion polling from Small Business Majority reveals that small businesses in California are supportive of proposals to mandate vaccinations and testing at places of business to help ensure local economies can operate safely, amid setbacks from the current surge in COVID-19 cases.
Published:
Tue, 02/23/2021
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has strained California’s economy and public health system, small businesses across the state continue to experience significant financial setbacks. A new survey of California small business owners reveals that their struggles are being exacerbated by challenges accessing capital, and they strongly support policy solutions that would deliver the financial relief they need to survive this year-long crisis.
La ley de licencia remunerada por enfermedad de California permite a los empleados tomarse un tiempo libre del trabajo para atender su salud o la enfermedad de un miembro de la familia sin perder un cheque de pago.
Este documento está previsto para responder cualquier pregunta que los pequeños empleadores puedan tener sobre la ley de licencia remunerada por enfermedad de California y sus efectos en los propietarios de pequeñas empresas y sus trabajadores.
El Programa de Ahorros para Jubilación CalSavers es un programa portátil de ahorros para la jubilación en el lugar de trabajo para trabajadores del sector privado cuyos empleadores no tienen un programa de ahorros para jubilación. CalSalvers es administrado por el estado y financiado por modestas contribuciones de los empleados, lo cual implica requisitos mínimos para los empleadores. A continuación se muestra una descripción general de lo que las pequeñas empresas necesitan saber acerca del programa.
El programa de Licencia Familiar Remunerada de California (PFL, por sus siglas en inglés) brinda beneficios de reemplazo de salario a los trabajadores que necesitan tomarse un tiempo libre del trabajo para vincularse con un nuevo hijo o para cuidar a un familiar gravemente enfermo.
Este documento está previsto para responder cualquier pregunta que los pequeños empleadores puedan tener sobre el programa PFL de California y sus efectos en los propietarios de pequeñas empresas y sus trabajadores.
