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National Resources and Policy Updates for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

About this event

Small businesses across the country are losing customers or being forced to temporarily close their doors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We know that many small business owners need help to address these immediate financial concerns and access critical resources for their employees and their businesses.

Join Small Business Majority for a national webinar covering updates from Capitol Hill, resources related to COVID-19 and policy recommendations to bolster small business owners right now. 


Topics of discussion include: 

  • Small business funding updates, including SBA Disaster Assistance Loans for businesses being impacted by COVID-19
  • An overview of alternative lending options including SBA's loan guarantee program, CDFIs, reputable online lenders and crowdfunding
  • How to avoid predatory lenders using the Small Business Borrowers' Bill of Rights 
  • Updates on federal policy proposals and our recommendations to immediately help small businesses
  • Venturize and other helpful tools and resources, Q&A

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    Small Business Majority

    Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to ensure America's entrepreneurs are a key part of a thriving and inclusive economy.

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    Brian Pifer Vice President, Entrepreneurship @ Small Business Majority

    Brian oversees Small Business Majority's Entrepreneurship Program and Venturize.org platform, which deliver key education and resources to entrepreneurs seeking to start and grow their business. He builds partnerships with organizations that serve small business owners, evaluates the program's activities and impact, and oversees the development of Venturize to ensure it is the one-stop hub for the nation's entrepreneurs.

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    David Chase Vice President, National Outreach @ Small Business Majority

    David Chase directs Small Business Majority's outreach and engagement teams across the nation in their work organizing and engaging small business owners. He also directs Small Business Majority's state policy and advocacy and our national and state healthcare policy work.

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    John Arensmeyer Founder & CEO @ Small Business Majority

    John Arensmeyer has used his long experience as a business owner to build Small Business Majority into a nationally recognized small business organization and the leading advocate for critical public policy issues facing America’s entrepreneurs—particularly access to capital, healthcare, taxes, retirement/asset building and numerous workforce issues. The organization is focused on empowering America's entrepreneurs to build a thriving and inclusive economy. In the past few years John has spearheaded the growth of Small Business Majority’s Entrepreneurship Program, providing critical practical resources to our nation’s 28 million small businesses.

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    Awesta Sarkash Government Affairs Manager

Small Business Majority

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