Press Releases

Survey: Most South Carolina Small Business Owners SupportClimate, Energy Bill That U.S. Senators Graham And Demint May Vote On

Press Release Date:
Thursday, July 15, 2010

U.S. Senate Action Could Come Before the End of July, With SC Senators Playing Key Role

COLUMBIA, S.C. - July 15, 2010 -- A clear majority of South Carolina small business owners support the clean energy climate legislation that will be taken up in the United States Senate over the next three weeks, according to a major Public Policy Polling survey of 711 small business owners across a three-state region consisting of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

 

The poll conducted for Small Business Majority and Main Street Alliance included 105 South Carolina small business operators and was conducted July 7-10, 2010. Key South findings include:

Topic(s):
Energy

New Report Shows 91.8 Percent of Missouri Small Businesses Eligible for Health Care Tax Credits

Press Release Date:
Monday, July 12, 2010

Report Finds More than 85,100 Missouri Small Businesses Eligible for Tax Credit in 2010; 25,100 Qualify for Maximum Credit:

Washington, D.C. More than 91.8 percent of Missouri small businesses with fewer than 25 employees will be eligible this year for tax credits to help pay the cost of employee health coverage, according to a new report issued by the consumer health organization Families USA and small business advocacy group Small Business Majority.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Small Businesses Oppose Attempt to Repeal Healthcare Reform

Press Release Date:
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Small Business Majority and Main Street Alliance Say New Law Crucial to Small Business Success, File Amicus Brief in VA Opposing Repeal Lawsuit

Richmond, VA/Sausalito, CA, June 17, 2010: National small business advocacy groups Small Business Majority and Main Street Alliance today filed an amicus brief in Virginia opposing a lawsuit aimed at repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—a legal maneuver that grabs headlines but does nothing to lower the cost of health insurance for the country's 28 million small businesses.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Small Businesses Applaud Obama's Commitment to Clean Energy

Press Release Date:
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority

President Obama's speech Tuesday underscoring the importance of shifting to a clean energy economy echoes small business owners' opinions, according to research we released this month.

Topic(s):
Energy

New Poll Finds Strong Support for Clean Energy Policies Among Small Business Owners

Press Release Date:
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Support particularly strong among African American and Hispanic business owners

Washington, DC/Sausalito, CA (June 9, 2010): A new bi-partisan poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and American Viewpoint found strong support among small business owners for clean energy and climate legislation. The survey, which included interviews with 800 small business owners, is one of the first to look specifically at small business owners attitudes regarding clean energy policies.

Topic(s):
Energy

Small Business Majority Unveils Online Tool to Help Small Businesses Calculate Savings from Healthcare Tax Credit

Press Release Date:
Monday, April 12, 2010

Online Calculator Allows Small Businesses to See Financial Benefit from Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

Sausalito, CA, April 12, 2010: Small Business Majority unveiled an easy-to-use online healthcare tax credit calculator today, which allows small businesses that offer health insurance to their employees to figure out how much money they'll save each year through tax credits.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Small Businesses: Passage of Final Healthcare Reform a Job Well Done

Press Release Date:
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority

Congress's passage today of final healthcare reform legislation is a turning point for America's 28 million small businesses. They can finally get some relief from excessive healthcare costs. They can finally refocus on innovating, producing and boosting the economy instead of worrying about health insurance. They can finally get back to business.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Lets Small Businesses Get Back to Business

Press Release Date:
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority

Small businesses have been waiting for healthcare reform for decades. Their wait is over. The House of Representative's passage today of this long-needed legislation means they will finally be able to get some relief from a system that has stifled their growth and ability to innovate for too long. Now they can start getting back to doing what they do best, putting Americans to work and helping our economy flourish.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Consensus Healthcare Reform Bill Best of the Best for Small Businesses

Press Release Date:
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority

The consensus healthcare reform bill which, the Congressional Budget Office announced today, will reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the next 10 years, and by $1.2 trillion over the following decade combines the best provisions in both houses reform bills for small businesses. This type of supportive legislation is exactly what the nation's 28 million entrepreneurs need in order to get some relief from our oppressive healthcare system.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

Small Businesses Applaud Efforts to Move Forward at Healthcare Summit

Press Release Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority

We were pleased to hear lawmakers express their strong support for small businesses during today's bipartisan healthcare summit. However, the time for talking is over. It's time to take action and pass reform legislation now. Small businesses continue to be crushed under our broken system. Millions of self-employed people and small business owners have been notified recently of double and even triple-digit increases to their premiums, making it more important than ever that legislators help small businesses get the relief they desperately need.

Topic(s):
Healthcare

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