Hemos creado una agenda política que promueve una economía de desarrollo y de prosperidad para todos con políticas al nivel estatal y nacional. También nos aseguramos que los empresarios puedan compartir sus historias con la opinión pública.
On December 8, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record in advance of a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing titled “Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve it.” The statement outlines the critical role the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace and the expansion of the premium tax credits have played in strengthening access to affordable healthcare coverage for small business owners and employees. With the end of open enrollment fast approaching, Congress is running out of time to extend the enhanced tax credits which are essential to lowering costs for the millions of small business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs in the Marketplace.
On November 20, Small Business Majority Virginia Small Business Council member and co-owner of 3D Design and Manufacturing Shirley Modlin testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business to raise awareness of key issues facing entrepreneurs today. Shirley shared how workforce shortages and increased tariffs have affected her business and bottom line and urged lawmakers to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, which many of her employees rely on.
On October 21 and 22, Small Business Majority hosted an advocacy fly-in, bringing 20 small business owners from our network to Capitol Hill to discuss key issues facing entrepreneurs today, including protecting affordable healthcare, extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits and advancing tariff relief. Network members met with the offices of more than 20 lawmakers and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy to advocate for policies that support small business growth.
On October 21, Small Business Majority gathered with long-time partners, policymakers and small business owners to celebrate 20 years of championing America’s entrepreneurs. Since 2005, Small Business Majority has worked to ensure the voices and experiences of small business owners are represented in the policies that shape our country. Over the past two decades we’ve done just that, growing into a national network and trusted resource for more than 85,000 small businesses and 1,500 organizations.
On September 10, SBM network members Andrea Deutsch, Nance L. Schick and Sydney Jackson-Clockston, alongside other small business advocates, met with House and Senate staffers to advocate for the extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits. Attendees heard from Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on the importance of the tax credits and Your Health Idaho Executive Director and CEO Pat Kelly on how the expiration of the enhancements will impact Marketplace enrollees.
On April 30, Small Business Majority released the second report of the quarterly Voice of Main Street opinion poll series, which assesses the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs in our network are facing. The report, in addition to shedding light on capital challenges, reveals small businesses do not support President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency’s actions to cut government spending. In particular, a large majority (78%) are concerned about cuts to the Small Business Administration and its programs.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, reproductive healthcare access has changed dramatically across the country. These changes aren’t just affecting individuals—they’re also impacting small businesses. To develop a deeper understanding of how access to reproductive health services impacts entrepreneurs, Small Business Majority held three focus group discussions in January 2025 with small business owners from across nine states. The report reveals that small business owners and their employees are greatly impacted by reproductive health and access to reproductive health services.
On April 14, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record in response to a recent joint House and Senate Small Business Committee hearing titled “Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses.” It urges Congress to reform the 199A pass-through deduction to deliver more meaningful tax relief for small businesses, particularly as they face increasing economic uncertainty from the administration’s unpredictable rollout of global tariffs.
On April 3, Small Business Majority sent a letter to Senate leadership in opposition to the budget framework released this week, which keeps trillions of dollars in spending cuts on the table and provides for more than $5 trillion in tax cuts that will largely benefit large corporations and wealthy individuals at the expense of small businesses.
On March 11, Small Business Majority sent a letter to House and Senate leadership ahead the consideration of a full-year continuing resolution (CR) to urge lawmakers to rather prioritize the needs of America's entrepreneurial community through the passage of a clean, short-term CR that allows Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to fulfill its duty of enacting all 12 FY25 appropriations bills to properly fund the agencies and programs that small businesses utilize to grow.
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