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Business Organizations Support keeping Non-Compete NPRM Deadline

Today, Small Business Majority, American Independent Business Alliance, American Sustainable Business Network, Main Street Alliance, and Pacific Community Ventures sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission underscoring the importance of keeping the deadline for the notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at ending non-compete agreements. As leading representatives of America's 32 million small businesses, we understand how detrimental non-compete agreements are to small businesses.

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Submitted by Quintin Reed on Fri, 02/17/2023 - 07:58

Webinar series with the Small Business Administration

: Webinar series with the Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Small Business Majority hosted a webinar series in 2022-2023 to inform and connect small business owners with SBA resources and tools to meet today’s challenges. 

The goals of this series were to address timely issues facing small businesses in today’s economy by amplifying SBA Resource Partners and uplifting Small Business Majority partners’ work on the ground.

Webinars in the series

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Submitted by sbm-admin on Wed, 01/18/2023 - 10:06

Digital Transformation

: Digital Transformation

The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed consumer behavior and how business is done. Tech giants and other large companies were able to capitalize on this seismic shift, leaving vulnerable small businesses behind, particularly those owned by women and entrepreneurs of color. To ensure an equitable recovery and to level the playing field for small businesses, we have launched an in-depth, multifaceted research project to better understand what these businesses need to compete in a radically changed environment.  

With the generous support of Wells Fargo, this ongoing project will be looking at the following topics as it relates to small business' digital transformation: to be the primary sponsor on this multifaceted, 18-month research project outlined below. 

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Submitted by sbm-admin on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 06:50

Small Business Majority Submits Comment to the Federal Register on SBLC

Today, John Arensmeyer, Founder & CEO, submitted a comment to the Federal Register regarding the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Lending Moratorium Recission and Removal of the Requirement for a Loan Authorization proposed rule. The Agency’s attempt to increase access to capital for minority and other under-resourced entrepreneurs is admirable, but the rules are not clear enough and do not properly address the process by which new licensees will be chosen nor the standards they will be held to.

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Submitted by Awesta Sarkash on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:40

Small Business Majority Submits Comments to Federal Register on Department of Labor's Proposed Classification Rule

Today, John Arensmeyer submitted a comment letter for the Department of Labor's propsed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Submitted by Awesta Sarkash on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 11:22

2022 The Bottom Line Webinar Series

Posted: December 2, 2022

This fall, The Bottom Line webinar series has brought together U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) officials, small business advocates and subject matter experts for discussions on how to address the economic challenges facing small businesses today. Through these webinars, members of the small business community have been connected to tools and resources for long-term, stable growth. 

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Small Business Majority Supports Daniel Werfel as IRS Commissioner

John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO of Small Business Majority, submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance today supporting President Biden's nominee, Daniel Werfel, as Commissioner of the IRS. Daniel Werfel has the experience, knowledge, and skills to excel as the IRS Commissioner. We urge the Senate Committee on Finance to quickly confirm him.

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Submitted by Awesta Sarkash on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 07:40

Small Business Majority and business organizations submit comments to U.S. Treasury Department regarding SSBCI funding

Today, Small Business Majority and 42 other business organizations submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Treasury concerning the distribution of funding for Technical Assistance (TA) programs and activities that support small business ecosystems.

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Submitted by Quintin Reed on Thu, 11/03/2022 - 12:55

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