With over 300 small businesses joining us in just the last three months of 2008, The Maine Small Business Coalition is the fastest growing coalition of small business owners in Maine. We represent over 1,500 small business owners and entrepreneurs who provide the backbone to Maine’s economy.

The number one concern for our members right now is the staggering cost of health coverage. Nearly two-thirds of small business owners we’ve surveyed across Maine believe there ought to be a public health insurance plan available. A solid 75 percent believe there ought to be more public oversight of the insurance and health care provider industries.

We continue to bring on new small businesses every week, and we will make sure that the politicians in Augusta and in Washington have the interests of local businesses across Maine in mind when they tackle health care reform.