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5/12/2025

Results of a new survey of nearly 900 small business owners across the country show they are concerned about an uncertain economy, including the owners of small mom and pop operations in Nebraska.

5/9/2025

- The vast majority of small-business owners are expecting a recession, a survey finds.

- Some 80% of small business owners say the current economy is a major or existential threat to their existence.

- Despite the fears of a recession, recent economic data has shown growth in most states.

5/9/2025

Material reality, or kitchen table issues such as groceries and rent, shapes ideology and systemic thinking about the political economy of living and working. The current moment of social tumult has been gathering steam since the end of the Vietnam War, which heralded the sunset of a postwar U.S. economy of broad-based prosperity.

4/30/2025

Tuesday marked the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term, a period filled almost daily with executive orders seeking to expand presidential power, court challenges to block those orders and economic anxiety that undermines his promised prosperity.

4/25/2025

Democratic Senator Ed Markey wants complete tariff exemption for the United States' 34 million small businesses, warning that actions by the Trump administration pose an "existential threat" to their futures.

4/22/2025

Scripps News spoke with Walt Rowen, president of the Susquehanna Glass Company, about how policies from Washington are affecting smaller businesses

4/21/2025

Massachusetts Sen. Edward J. Markey released a report this week detailing how detrimental an effect President Donald Trump's tariffs will have on small businesses.

4/18/2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has joined with other senators to urge the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Kelly Loeffler, to take action to protect the nation’s 34 million small businesses from the effects of Donald Trump’s trade war tariffs.

4/9/2025

As President Donald Trump’s administration rolls out and then delays some proposed tariffs, small business owners in the Denver Metro Area are starting to feel uncertainty, and are starting to come to terms with the impact the announcement may have on their livelihood.

4/7/2025

In an exclusive interview with Shaundell Newsome, co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future, reveals the real-world consequences of recent economic policies on small business owners across America.

4/7/2025

Last month, Nicholas Gilbert received a delivery of grain for the 1,400 cows he tends at his dairy farm in Potsdam, New York, 20 miles from the Ontario border. The feed came with a surprise tariff of $2,200 tacked on. “We have small margins,” he told me. “I had a contracted price on that grain delivered to my barn. It was supposed to be so much per ton. And they added that tariff right on top because it comes from a Canadian feed mill.”

4/3/2025

President Trump vows to “make America wealthy again” as he pursues a global trade policy that favors new, sweeping tariffs, a price hike on foreign-made goods arriving for sale in America. Invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, he will impose a 10% tariff on all countries to begin April 5.

4/3/2025

"I'm concerned as to whether we'll be able to survive this," said Gladys Harrison, owner of Big Mama's Kitchen & Catering in Omaha, Nebraska.

4/01/2025

ABC News reporter Karen Travers joined Arizona's Morning News to share what those on Capitol Hill are expecting to hear from President Donald Trump about incoming tariffs. Jim Sharpe and LaDona Harvey were then joined by Brick Road Coffee in Tempe owner Gabe Hagen to discuss how local businesses have been and continue to prepare for the impact of the tariffs. 

4/01/2025

The threat of tariffs is continuing to create economic uncertainty for businesses, especially for Susquehanna Glass, a glassware factory in Columbia that has been bracing for a multitude of challenges.

4/01/2025

American business owners and consumers are bracing as President Donald Trump teases, with few details, the announcement of sweeping tariffs expected Wednesday afternoon.

3/27/2025

With sweeping auto levies, the president is putting his beliefs about tariffs into practice on the global economy. Economists aren’t optimistic.

3/18/2025

A recent survey of 500 small business owners reveals that many are feeling the impact of economic uncertainty, with most holding off on making significant business decisions. The survey, conducted by Small Business for America's Future, indicates that a majority of the respondents are Republicans who are cautious about the current economic climate.

3/17/2025

Tariffs could bring more pain to small businesses in the Las Vegas area.

This comes as 63% of small business owners say the United States is heading in the wrong direction economically.

2/27/2025

As a small business owner in Colorado, I’m deeply troubled by the House’s budget resolution that would extend the failed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while recklessly cutting critical programs that support our communities. The TCJA has created a two-tier tax system that puts small businesses at a competitive disadvantage against large corporations.

3/14/2025

Confusion over trade policy is a drag on the economy as businesses slow hiring and reduce investments. Four entrepreneurs explain exactly how they’re being hit. 

3/13/2025

Small businesses are bracing themselves to raise prices and put off expansion plans. That’s according to a recent survey by Small Business for America’s Future, a national coalition that advocates for small business owners.

2/27/2025

As a small business owner in Colorado, I’m deeply troubled by the House’s budget resolution that would extend the failed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while recklessly cutting critical programs that support our communities. The TCJA has created a two-tier tax system that puts small businesses at a competitive disadvantage against large corporations.

2/24/2025

California native, Sammi Kerley, is an advisor with Small Business for America’s Future. She joined the organization at the height of the pandemic and has not looked back since.

2/16/2025

Uncertainty is running high on Main Street after a deluge of economic policy changes, with some entrepreneurs reporting unpaid invoices and other funding worries.

2/13/2025

"Congress has a choice—they can either extend a failed policy or create tax reform that actually works for Main Street and communities."

11/30/2024

Small Business for America’s Future’s Shaundell Newsome discussed the state of small businesses in the U.S.

11/29/2024

The shopping frenzy is here. From Black Friday, to Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday… retailers are hoping the next few days give the economy, and them, a boost.

10/29/2024

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of American Express (NYSE: AXP) to celebrate its 15th Small Business Saturday, taking place tomorrow, November 30th. 

10/28/2024

Presidential campaigns often use the backdrop of small businesses — record stores, diners, machine shops — to emphasize their candidates’ authenticity and hometown values. But this election cycle has taken those businesses a bit more seriously.

10/21/2024

Health insurance costs in Washington for small businesses and their employees will increase an average of 11.9% in 2025, according to the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner. 

10/19/2024

Republicans have spent months laying the groundwork to challenge a defeat of Donald Trump in the presidential election. During a fund-raising call organized by corporate lawyers in September, Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, asked for help if those efforts veer outside legal grounds.

10/16/2024

Harris has made appealing to small businesses a key part of her economic plan.

10/15/2024

Shaundell Newsome on Main & Wall talking about the toll of hurricanes on small businesses.

8/20/2024

Las Vegas’ economic future looks bright thanks to deep investments included in the Investing in America Agenda, and it’s clear that small businesses will play a pivotal role.

7/30/2024

Good Morning Vail featuring Mas Torrito

6/7/2024

Chicago’s economic future requires deep investment in programs that create a skilled workforce. The Investing in America agenda is taking positive steps to bring this to fruition. 

6/5/2024

AUSTIN, Texas - Cooking up hot sauce and salsa started as a hobby for Tony Nunez. Now, he has made his family recipe into a business.

5/3/2024

According to the US Small Business Administration, over 17 million small business applications have been filed under the Biden-Harris administration. As more small businesses pop up, BE Group Inc. Founder Suzanne Stantley joins Wealth! to break down key information you should know before starting your own business.

5/3/2024

4/29/2024

BALTIMORE -- Dig into your pocket and shop local because it's National Small Business Week.

About half the country is employed by small businesses, according to Small Business for America's Future.

4/28/2024

Sunday is officially the start of Small Business Week and businesses around the Susquehanna Valley are ready to celebrate.

4/21/2024

Over the last three years, there’s been a record 16 million new small businesses opening but in order for them to thrive they will need policy that empowers them. A group of small business owners including Sumnu Marketing Founder Shaundell Newsome, met with officials from the U.S. Treasury and lawmakers to discuss small business priorities, including tax reform.

4/21/2024

As a small business owner, I know firsthand that our tax code is failing Main Street. This Tax Day, let's reflect on the need to overhaul the system and create one that actually helps entrepreneurs thrive. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which has many provisions set to expire, is particularly ripe for overhaul. 

4/17/2024

I urge policymakers to take a serious look at our tax code, which favors the wealthy and large corporations, a sentiment felt by 72% of the small-business respondents in a recent Small Business for America’s Future survey.

4/17/2024

As founder of the Berks County Latino Chamber of Commerce, I recently had the honor of attending the White House Business Leader Summit—an experience that provided valuable insights into the transformative potential of legislation for businesses in our community. 

4/16/2024

As regional president of the Greater NC Black Chamber of Commerce, I recently had the privilege of attending the White House Business Leader Summit to discuss the needs of small businesses. This experience provided invaluable insights that I was able to take home to entrepreneurs in North Carolina.

3/16/2024

A consortium of small business owners are calling for a fresh look at Donald Trump's signature Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The group Small Business for America's Future says while the act made a positive impact in its nascent stages, many of the components aimed at helping their companies are set to expire. Group co-chair Walt Rowan joins "The Final 5" to explain why.

3/14/2024

3/3/2024

As a small-business owner, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing burden of prescription drug costs. These costs not only strain our financial resources but also hinder our ability to hire new employees.

3/1/2024

In recent years, Black-owned businesses have grown at the fastest pace in over 30 years, marking a pivotal moment in the journey to economic equity. And while the recent surge in Black-owned businesses is a testament to the resilience and innovation of Black entrepreneurs, common-sense policy and empowering resources are needed to help them thrive. 

2/8/2024

An unofficial coalition of civil rights, political and advocacy groups are launching a multifaceted counter to the growing cries to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stoked by billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, among others.

2/7/2024

A new national survey finds a majority of senior business executives — across the political spectrum — say diversity initiatives are important for positive business performance. The findings of this survey, conducted by Morning Consult for the Public Private Strategies Institute, run counter to the many recent headlines criticizing diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, work.

2/7/2024

Minority, veteran and women-focused business advocacy groups are urging companies to invest in diversity initiatives that are under legal attack and face fierce opposition from Bill Ackman and Elon Musk.

2/7/2024

The hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman and Elon Musk have been on a warpath over diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in recent weeks, generating headlines as they hit out at D.E.I. programs on social media. 

1/30/2024

Business leaders across the country are joining the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in voicing support for the agency’s slate of major improvements to the agency’s popular 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance program. 

1/22/2024

In North Carolina, a state where over one million small businesses employ 1.6 million people, there's an underlying challenge to entrepreneurial success that often goes unaddressed–the high cost of healthcare. For years, it’s been a problem for small business owners who are forced to hold off on hiring or increase prices on their goods and services in order to afford the benefit—if they offer insurance at all. 

1/15/2024

There are more than 33 million small businesses across America. Together, these companies, each with fewer than 500 employees, make up 99.9 percent of all U.S. businesses and are responsible for at least 46 percent of the nation's private sector employees, according to the Small Business Administration. In the upcoming election, these founders and self-starters will not be just employers. They will also be voters. Here are four bipartisan issues that are important to them. 

1/12/2024

A sure sign of the direction of the economy is the number of small businesses opening. On Thursday, the White House announced that the past three years have seen an unprecedented number of entrepreneurs open up shop in their homes and Main Streets across America.

1/10/2024

The past year has put our nation’s democratic institutions and economy to the test, pushing America into untested waters on multiple occasions. All Americans are affected by the endless disarray brought on by extremists improvising how to govern. The American economy — the greatest driver of prosperity in human history — depends on a stable government to deliver for our nation.

1/9/2024

A new national survey of small business owners shows bipartisan concern over high healthcare costs.

1/2/2024

A new survey of the nation's small business owners showed a major challenge to successful operations is trying to provide health care for their employees.

12/20/2023

Nearly all of Washington small businesses experienced health premium hikes throughout the past year and are expecting an additional 9% increase next year, according to a new survey.

12/18/2023

Health insurance costs continue rising, and the financial burden is hitting small businesses the hardest.

12/16/2023

The cost of health insurance continues to rise, and the financial burden is hitting small businesses the hardest.

12/14/2023

The majority of small businesses don't offer health insurance and the ones that do are raising their prices and holding off on hiring because of the costs.

11/25/2023

Shaundell Newsome, co-chair of the group Small Business for America’s Future, discussed the state of small businesses in the U.S.

11/13/2023

In an effort to underscore the crucial role of small businesses in the U.S. economy, the Co-Chairs of Small Business for America’s Future are rallying for increased support for Main Street this Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season. These advocates are urging consumers to shop small and encouraging lawmakers to implement policies that foster an environment conducive to small business growth.

10/17/2023

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business leaders across the country are joining the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in voicing support for the agency’s 8(a) Business Development Program, the federal government’s premier business development program helping socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners expand their footprint in the federal marketplace through training and contract support.

10/16/2023

One of my favorite past radio commentators was Paul Harvey. He had a tradition of giving the other side of discussion topics, especially current items, by saying “and now you get the rest of the story."

10/9/2023

An overwhelming majority of Texans are concerned about consolidation in the healthcare industry, and more than half of all mothers reported that someone in their family skipped treatment because of worries about medical bills, according to Texas 2036’s latest survey.

10/2/2023

President Joe Biden is urging lawmakers to finish their work after congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown. Funding was due to run out October 1 but will now be temporarily extended for the next 45 days.

9/26/2023

The Biden administration’s recent announcement that Medicare will negotiate the prices of 10 new prescription drugs, including blood thinners and diabetes and cancer medications, is not merely a benefit for Medicare beneficiaries, it’s a crucial step toward relieving the financial strain that high health care costs place on American small businesses.

1/15/2023

The U.S. House stripped billions of dollars in funding from the IRS this week in a bill that passed along party lines. Business adviser Rhett Buttle joins FOX 5 Morning Sunday to explain what it could mean for small businesses.

1/11/2023

Cincinnati's small business owners say they're eagerly anticipating upgrades to the Brent Spence Bridge, announced jointly last week by President Joe Biden, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

1/4/2023

The United States started 2023 as, yet again, one of the few wealthy nations without any national paid family leave or paid sick leave program. And with Congress divided, advocates are turning to the states to bolster benefits for workers and families — pointing to the nationwide rollback of abortion access and a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, RSV and seasonal flu that swept the nation as proof of the urgency of these measures.