Maine Small Business Coalition
As small business owners, we advocate for policies that promote responsible economic development, environmental stewardship, and investment in community. We are the backbone of Maine’s economy, and we help provide a political voice for Maine’s small business community. We believe that good economic policy works both for small business owners and the customers they serve.
About Us
In Maine, where the vast majority of workers either own or are employed by a small business, the opinions of small business leaders are especially influential. Small business owners truly serve as the backbone of local economies and communities.
Many Maine small business owners do not feel that national business groups represent their values, but there has not—until recently—been any alternative organization through which Maine small business owners can make their voices heard.
To fill this void, Maine People’s Alliance helped small business owners from across the state join together. In 2008, with the goal of identifying, recruiting, and developing Maine small business leaders to bring their values to the public debate over national health care reform the Maine Small Business Coalition was created.
We have since grown the coalition to more than 3,400 businesses.
In addition to our work in the Maine legislature and in Congress to make health care more affordable for small business owners, members of the MSBC have spoken out about the need for:
- robust environmental protections in Maine
- stronger regulations for Wall Street
- ensuring that the wealthiest among us pay their fair share in taxes
- comprehensive immigration reform
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MSBC members believe in working together to ensure that our elected officials at the state and federal level of government are responsive to the needs of small business owners.