"Justice-impacted individuals go through a vicious cycle that happens on a big level," said Awesta Sarkash, public policy director of Small Business Majority (SBM). "If someone needs a car to go to work, then they need a valid driver's license. Our workforce will be positively impacted if we give them the resources and tools to reshape their lives."
Small Business News
07/24/2023 |
Boston Business Journal
Small Business Majority, a nonprofit group that advocates for small businesses, found in a 2022 survey that nearly one in three small businesses couldn’t survive for more than three months without a change in business conditions, or additional capital.
07/24/2023 |
The Colorado Sun
Small businesses need government to enforce the rules, to produce the premium reductions necessary to keep providing health coverage to workers.
07/21/2023 |
Orange County Register
Bianca Blomquist, California policy director for the Small Business Majority, said employers feel the expanded benefits would help them attract and retain quality talent. “Our research shows that small business owners in California believe it is important to have access to a host of benefits to retain employees and obtain financial security,” Blomquist said in a statement.
07/21/2023 |
Inland Empire Business Journal
For nearly a decade, Xiomara Peña (Xio) has worked in various roles at Small Business Majority to ensure that entrepreneurs feel supported and empowered. To align with Small Business Majority’s mission, she has focused on lifting the voices of diverse small business owners to create an inclusive and equitable table that benefits smaller firms in underserved communities.
07/19/2023 |
The Hill
After announcing that he will not run for another term, Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) has been highlighted for his esteemed body of work and advocacy in areas such as education, tax relief for low-income families, and environmental protection.
07/18/2023 |
The Sacramento Bee
When the pandemic canceled Lucid & Voluptuary Wines’ launch party on March 28, 2020, the winemaker found himself among the 44% of small businesses in California at risk of permanent closure due to the pandemic. By August 2020, one in four small businesses would not survive the next three months, according to a Small Business Majority survey, with another one in five small businesses predicting they would close in four to six months.
07/17/2023 |
KQED
Most small business owners in California support expanding benefits that help employees take care of their health and their family, like paid sick days. That’s according to the results of a new opinion poll.
07/17/2023 |
Arizona Capitol Times
This is why Julie has been endorsed by over 250 business organizations including Small Business Majority and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
07/17/2023 |
Tax Notes
Among the cuts Republicans demanded to end their fiscal brinkmanship were to programs that give entrepreneurs access to credit: the lifeblood of small business. This includes reducing support for the State Small Business Credit Initiative, a proven program that assists underserved communities and businesses owned by women and minorities.