10,000 Small Businesses Voices

Policy Agenda

10,000 Small Businesses Voices is proud to partner with the Bipartisan Policy Center to help all lawmakers consider the small business perspective in the issues they work on. The Voices policy agenda builds on the Bipartisan Policy Center’s analysis of 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey data.
Small Agency, Big Mandate
A Bipartisan Road Map to Modernizing the SBA, our 2023 policy report in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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From Pandemic to Prosperity
Bipartisan Solutions to Support Today’s Small Businesses, our 2022 policy report in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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Policy Priorities
SBA ModernizationGiven changing dynamics related to the pandemic, it is crucial that the Small Business Administration has the strategy and resources it needs to best serve small business owners.
Procurement ReformSmall businesses play an important role in the federal contracting landscape, providing key goods and services to the US government. But too often small businesses – particularly women-owned small businesses – are left on the sidelines given burdensome processes, high costs, and significant barriers to entry.
Child CareSmall business owners and their employees face challenges related to prohibitively high child care costs and small businesses child care providers struggle with low margins and limited capital access.
Workforce and CompetitivenessSmall businesses face an uphill slope when trying to compete with larger businesses to train, hire, support, and retain employees. Small businesses deserve a level playing field.
Access to CapitalAccess to Flexible, patient capital with small business owner-friendly terms is crucial to small businesses, especially as they face increased costs related to the pandemic, inflation, and supply chain challenges. Access to capital is especially challenging for Black small business owners.