West Virginia small business leaders urge U.S. Senator Joe Manchin to support a national paid leave policy
June 23, 2021
Today, West Virginia small business leaders met virtually with staff representing U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy.
Companies with a paid leave policy have found increased productivity and improved employee morale and retention. Moreover, a nationwide paid family and medical leave program would allow smaller businesses to compete with larger businesses, which is why the majority of small businesses support the policy.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan encouraged to back a national paid leave policy by New Hampshire business leaders
June 23, 2021
Today, business leaders based in or with key facilities in New Hampshire met virtually with staff representing U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to express their support for national paid family and medical leave policy.
Global Companies, Small Business Owners Join Together to Support a National Paid Leave Policy
This week during Businesses for Paid Leave Week of Action businesses from around the country will join together to show support for a federal paid family and medical leave policy. Over the course of the week, businesses will participate in meetings with key members of Congress, engage in social media activations, and be available for select media opportunities.
Juneteenth - A time to reflect and recommit
A thriving Black-owned small business economy is key to economic justice
June 18, 2021
The federal recognition of the Juneteenth holiday this year has special importance for Black small business owners across the country. It marks the day enslaved people in Texas were finally told of their freedom, two years after the emancipation proclamation. It is not lost on us that we recognize this day of reflection and celebration during the year that also marks the 100th anniversary of the brutal massacre and white riots that burned down a thriving Black business and residential district in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Small Businesses Celebrate SCOTUS Health Care Win, Look to Next Steps on a Priority Issue
June 17, 2021
On the Supreme Court Decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, Co-Executive Directors of Main Street Alliance Chanda Causer and Stephen Michael had this to say:
“Small businesses across the country are celebrating the Supreme Court decision to protect the health care of American families. The Affordable Care Act is the only thing standing between the 135 million people with pre-existing conditions and the insurance companies.