SBC  Small Business Congress

 

 

 Update:

Jobs Survival Act ,Up to 27 sponsors on bill, Soon a hearing on bill will be held at City Hall by Small Business Committee.  Expect citywide support from many groups: business, arts, professional, tenants, and community to attend and give support. If you wish to participate,  email us.

 

 Events:

 

Media Links:

 

Latest Press Release 08/03/2015,

Public demands City Council Members stop stalling with irrelevant bills

Press Release 7/24/2015,

Immigrant Community Demands City Hall pass the SBJSA

Press Release 7/21/2015,

Community comes together to deal with small business crisis City Hall is avoiding

Press Release 7/17/2015,

Small Business Jobs Survival Act Gains Momentum with Backing from 21 New York City Council Members

Press Release 7/13/2015,

Call For Small Businesses to Boycott Real Estate Lobby’s Cornegy and Brewer Roundtable

Press Release 6/30/2015,

City's Small Business Services advocates for an advocate to advocate for NYC small business?

Press Release 6/26/2015,

Williamsburg Council Members divided over saving small businesses

Press Release 6/15/2015,

Landlord evicts entire block of Latino business owners(enespanol)

Editorials:

 

http://thevillager.com/2015/03/12/let-the-s-b-j-s-a-finally-come-up-for-a-vote/

http://thevillager.com/2015/01/22/mayor-and-speaker-are-m-i-a-on-small-businesses/

http://thevillager.com/2015/06/04/hope-or-hype-battle-of-the-small-business-bills/

http://thevillager.com/2015/02/26/finding-solutions-to-save-our-small-businesses/

Mr. Kim’s op-ed

http://www.ourtownny.com/columnsop-ed/20150513/why-we-need-the-small-biz-bill

http://www.ourtownny.com/saving-small-business/

http://www.ourtownny.com/special-report-our-neighborhood-in-crisis-2/

Overview of high rents and legislation

http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2015/09/small-business-survival-tenants-landlords-sound-off-on-rent-escalation.html

Jillian Jonas stories

http://ethicsaintpretty.blogspot.com/2015/03/last-hope-for-mom-and-pops-in-nyc.html

http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/development/177-small-

business-suffering-in-good-times-and-bad