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Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing small businesses today. We actively engage small business owners across America to drive smart public policy and get entrepreneurs the resources they need to
Small Business Majority blog
1d ago
Friday, May 31, 2024
Entrepreneurship runs in Dusti Budd’s family. Capitol Deli was originally owned by her step-dad, Steven Lloyd. Around 25 years ago, Dusti worked under him until he sold the business. Fifteen years later, Dusti was taking business classes at Colorado Mountain College, which required her to create a business plan. This later inspired her to buy Capitol Deli and open a location in Newcastle, Colo.
She relocated Capitol Deli to Rifle in 2019 right before the COVID-19 pandemic. While Capitol Deli “muscled through” the pandemic, Dusti says the relocation was a blessing. Its pr ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
2w ago
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Small Business Majority’s Outreach Team supports entrepreneurs on two fronts: It advocates for policies that benefit small businesses and it offers webinars and in-person events that help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. We have found this work to be even more important as small businesses experience rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and workforce challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic.
We are spotlighting Hunter Nelson, Small Business Majority’s new Colorado Director, to let small business owners know how our team members can assist them.
Could you ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
3w ago
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
As Sylvie Hutchings approached 50, her professional growth began to stall at her corporate job. Feeling like there were fewer opportunities as she got older, the former fraud analyst decided it was finally time to realize her lifelong dream of becoming a small business owner. She searched for a franchise she could purchase so she could focus on running the business rather than worrying about creating her own marketing and building name recognition. She came across a business she felt was a perfect fit and aligns with her passions: Seniors Helping Seniors, an in-home ca ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
1M ago
Monday, April 29, 2024
As a first generation immigrant who grew up in a community and household of blue collar entrepreneurs, Lori Shao always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Her parents’ grit and perseverance always inspired her, especially because immigrants often face unique challenges with starting small businesses. Some immigrant entrepreneurs must navigate language barriers and cultural divides, along with difficulty accessing the capital needed to launch and grow a business.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Lori worked in financial services for nearly 20 years at global financia ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
2M ago
Thursday, March 28, 2024
In 2018, Lauren Coleman started The Sursy with the vision to build a bespoke hospitality brand that owns, designs, and operates a portfolio of unique properties across the Southwest. She owns the White Swan Motel in Lakewood, Colorado (to become Loveland House Hotel) and Mellow Moon Lodge, Rodeo Mercantile, and the Moon Bar & Lounge in Del Norte, Colorado.
Before becoming an entrepreneur, Lauren worked for a technology start-up and an experiential marketing agency. Additionally, she comes from a family of entrepreneurs, with her dad encouraging her “business brai ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
2M ago
Thursday, March 21, 2024
On March 15, Small Business Majority network members, alongside other small business owners and advocates, attended the White House’s inaugural Regional Small Business Summit. The entrepreneurs met with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and other Biden-Harris administration officials to discuss how to help Main Street thrive. Over the past three years, a record 16 million new business applications were filed with outsized growth in women, Latino, and Black entrepreneurship. However, there are still many barriers that prev ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
3M ago
Monday, February 12, 2024
With a master’s degree in computer science, another master’s degree in information systems and an interdisciplinary PhD, Lisa Kaczmarczyk never planned on becoming an entrepreneur. After working in the tech industry as a developer, she transitioned into academia as a university faculty member teaching computer science where she also gained experience obtaining grants from the National Science Foundation. Lisa thought she would be doing this type of work forever.
However, after over 15 years in academics, in 2011, she founded Lisa Kaczmarczyk PhD Consulting, LLC, whi ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
5M ago
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
While Leo Carr began his career in sales at Philip Morris, he “always had the bug to own my own business.” In 1999, he started his entrepreneurial journey and bought Express Personnel Services, a franchise staffing company. Leo had the opportunity to act on his passion, which was to fill a need by helping small businesses with their workforce needs while also helping people get jobs. This has given him unique insights into how small employers can meet the moment in addressing their staffing needs.
He now serves as Executive President at the Elite Group, an ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
7M ago
Monday, October 30, 2023
Sisters Lakila Bowden and Kamille Richardson are reframing disability and disproving myths that providing accommodations for differently abled employees is expensive and burdensome to businesses through their consulting company, iSee Technologies.
Lakila and Kamille started their small business out of necessity. While Lakila found herself on a traditional path after college, joining the ranks of corporate America, Kamille–who was born blind–struggled to find a career. Kamille ended up in the field of massage therapy after facing rejection when applying to corpo ..read more
Small Business Majority blog
8M ago
Thursday, October 12, 2023
On September 26 and 27, Small Business Majority hosted an advocacy fly-in event, “Small Business Speaks: Two Days in Washington with Small Business Majority.” Nearly 30 entrepreneurs from the organization’s national and state Small Business Councils attended the event to build community and ensure that federal policymakers heard the true voice of small business.
To kick off the event, Small Business Majority provided these small business owners from diverse industries and backgrounds with an advocacy training on how to best tell their stories in order to support sm ..read more