Poll: Small Businesses Say Weak Customer Demand, Not Regulations, Their Problem
On February 1, the Main Street Alliance, Small Business Majority, and the American Sustainable Business Council released the results of a national poll of small businesses on regulations and job...
View ArticleTaking the Pulse of Florida Small Businesses
Florida small business owners participating in a recent survey want large corporations to pay more taxes, believe the foreclosure situation is having a negative impact on their customer base, and...
View ArticleCalling New Hampshire small business owners!
Are you a small business owner in New Hampshire? Is your business taking advantage of some of the early benefits of the new health care reform law? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you! Did...
View ArticleSmall Business Owners Urge Senate to Amend JOBS Act
Small business leaders in the Main Street Alliance network sent an open letter to U.S. Senators urging them to amend the Jump-start Our Business Start-ups Act that passed the House recently. In the...
View ArticleFoxes Guarding the Hen House on Health Care? No, Thanks!
Main Street Alliance affiliates are fighting to make sure new state health insurance exchanges are designed to work in the best interest of small businesses, not insurance companies. As part of these...
View ArticleMaryland Auto Shop Owner Takes Health Care Story to Washington, DC
On March 22, Brian England, the owner of British American Auto Care in Columbia, Maryland, shared the story of how his business is benefiting from the Affordable Care Act at a press event with...
View ArticleAuto Shop Owners Deliver Verdict on Health Law: “It Passes Our Inspection”
This week, the Affordable Care Act – the new health care law – goes before the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s a good time to ask: “Is the new law making a dent? Is it helping fix small businesses’ rough ride...
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SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR $15 MINIMUM WAGE IN SEATTLE
Living wage rally in Seattle at City Hall, April 2014. Credit Jason Collette. On the day after Republicans in US Senate blocked a modest $10.10 minimum wage increase, small businesses in Seattle stand...
View ArticleObama’s New Rules for Financial Advisors a Boost to Small Business
This article was contributed by New Jersey Main Street Alliance member and business owner Kelly Conklin. Who advises you about your retirement account? And more importantly how is he or she being...
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