Small Business Majority

Small Business Majority is a national small business organization that empowers America's diverse entrepreneurs to build a thriving and equitable economy through advocacy of public policy solutions and small business resources. Our deep connections with the small business community along with our scientific research enable us to educate the public about key issues impacting America's entrepreneurs, with a special focus on advancing the smallest businesses and those facing systemic inequalities.

About

Small Business Majority advocates for policy solutions that create a strong, job-creating economy for all and provides education and resources to entrepreneurs to promote small business growth and prosperity.

We conduct extensive research on the attitudes and concerns of small business owners and freelancers and communicate our findings and message directly to stakeholders and through the media. We regularly engage our network of 58,000 small business owners and work with more than 1,000 business groups from our six regional offices on issues including access to capital, healthcare, taxes, retirement, paid leave and other policies directly impacting entrepreneurship.

Our two organizational initiatives are:

  1. Policy & advocacy: We develop and support policies that benefit the entire small business ecosystem—ranging from boosting access to responsible capital, ensuring affordable access to quality healthcare, and growth-oriented equitable tax and employment policies. Our small business owners speak out publicly, sharing their unique personal stories about why they support such policies and how they will be beneficial to their bottom line. We participate in coalitions working to enact such policies, providing the small business perspective and effective messaging.
  2. Entrepreneurship Program: We provide a suite of educational programs and resources to small business owners, their employees and self-employed entrepreneurs to empower them to start and grow their enterprises and maximize their economic prosperity.
    • In-person and online educational seminars: These events educate small business owners, small business employees and the self-employed on a variety of practical business topics and pertinent policy issues: (a) access to capital, (b) healthcare, (c) retirement/asset building and (d) workforce/employment issues. We partner with national, state, regional and local business organizations to co-host these events and invite their members.
    • Online resources: We have developed and maintain several websites, including Venturize.org, to provide on-demand information for small business owners on a host of topics, including access to capital, retirement security and healthcare and other workforce benefits. 

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Forming a Business

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training
  • Crowdfunding
  • Loans
  • Debt Funding
  • Tax Credits
  • Revenue Based Financing (i.e. factoring)
  • Microloans

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Hiring and Firing
  • Workforce Training
  • Policies and Templates
  • Workforce Incentives

Marketing and Sales

  • Market Research
  • Website Development

Mentoring

  • Peer Mentoring

Networking and Associations

  • Geographically Based (Specialty)
  • Home Based
  • Small Business/General (Specialty)

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • African-American Business (Specialty)
  • Hispanic Business (Specialty)
  • State Business Issues (Specialty)
  • LGBT Business Issues (Specialty)
  • Small Business Policy (Specialty)
  • Women's Business Issues (Specialty)

Regulatory Compliance

  • Government Requirements (Specialty)
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business
  • Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
  • Startup Business Counseling
  • Startup Classes

Training

  • Online Courses and Videos (Specialty)
  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • Home-Based Business Training