On April 9, the Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released the results of new scientific polling of small business owners on corporate tax reform. The scientific live phone survey of 515 small business owners nationwide found small business owners strongly oppose a “territorial” tax system (which would permanently exempt offshore profits from U.S. taxation) and support Continue reading
On April 2, the Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released a report about small business owners’ views on immigration reform, based on a scientific live phone survey of 515 small business owners conducted by Lake Research Partners between March 14-25. National Materials:Poll Report: Small Business Owners’ Views on Immigration ReformPress Release: Most Small Business Owners Favor Immigration Continue reading
While corporate CEOs are pressuring Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of a so-called “Grand Bargain” to reduce the debt, small business owners say that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would be devastating to small businesses across the country. A new series of reports from the Main Street Alliance and Social Security Works, Business is (Baby) Continue reading
Portland, OR—On March 13, the Portland City Council unanimously approved a Paid Sick Days Ordinance in a 5-0 vote, joining San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Connecticut, and fueling national momentum with dozens of campaigns to advance similar proposals across the country. Following the vote, Jim Houser – co-owner of Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland, and the co-chair of the Continue reading
As states across the country take steps to move forward with health reform, the Main Street Alliance released an updated set of small business recommendations for the design and governance of new competitive marketplaces for health insurance, called health insurance exchanges. The recommendations aim to ensure that the exchanges maximize benefits for participating small businesses and avoid conflicts of interest. Continue reading
On April 9, the Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released the results of new scientific polling of small business owners on corporate tax reform. The scientific live phone survey of 515 small business owners nationwide found small business owners strongly oppose a “territorial” tax system (which would permanently exempt offshore profits from U.S. taxation) and support proposals to close overseas tax loopholes and end deferral of U.S. taxes on profits corporations make or shift offshore.
On April 2, the Main Street Alliance and the American Sustainable Business Council released a report about small business owners’ views on immigration reform, based on a scientific live phone survey of 515 small business owners conducted by Lake Research Partners between March 14-25.
National Materials:
Poll Report: Small Business Owners’ Views on Immigration Reform
Press Release: Most Small Business Owners Favor Immigration Reform with Roadmap to Citizenship
Key Findings: National Results
Regional Materials:
Key Findings: Northeast Region
Key Findings: Southern Region
Key Findings: Midwest Region
Key Findings: Western Region
Regional Results Summary by Census Region
While corporate CEOs are pressuring Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of a so-called “Grand Bargain” to reduce the debt, small business owners say that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would be devastating to small businesses across the country.
A new series of reports from the Main Street Alliance and Social Security Works, Business is (Baby) Booming, analyze the important role Social Security and Medicare play in both strengthening the retirement security of small business owners themselves, and fueling consumer demand on Main Street in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Continue reading
Portland, OR—On March 13, the Portland City Council unanimously approved a Paid Sick Days Ordinance in a 5-0 vote, joining San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Connecticut, and fueling national momentum with dozens of campaigns to advance similar proposals across the country.
Following the vote, Jim Houser – co-owner of Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland, and the co-chair of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon – spoke at a coalition press conference about the passage of the new ordinance:
“As a small business owner, I am proud to see Commissioner Fritz’s Earned Sick Time policy pass. It’s not often in politics that we all find such common ground, where we can adopt a public policy that does so much good for society as a whole and at the same time has a positive impact for small business.
As states across the country take steps to move forward with health reform, the Main Street Alliance released an updated set of small business recommendations for the design and governance of new competitive marketplaces for health insurance, called health insurance exchanges. The recommendations aim to ensure that the exchanges maximize benefits for participating small businesses and avoid conflicts of interest.
