John Arensmeyer

Back Writer

John Arensmeyer is the founder & CEO of Small Business Majority, which offers listening tours and webinars to teach small businesses about laws affecting them. To learn more, visit smallbusinessmajority.org. To learn more about insurance and the new law, visit healthcoverageguide.org, an objective look at the insurance landscape specifically for California small businesses.

 

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Better Crowdfunding Means Better Business

Small businesses keep California humming. They make up an impressive 99.2 percent of California’s employers and employ more than 6 million Californians. But small businesses can’t thrive and grow – or even get off the ground – if they can’t access loans or credit.

Nov 18, 2015 John Arensmeyer
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We Are the 96%

What affordable care really means for your business

In just nine months, the bulk of the federal Affordable Care Act will go into effect. Many of its provisions will have a real impact on the majority of small-business owners. Still, less than 1 percent of America’s small businesses are currently in a position to face penalties under the law. Here’s what you need to know:

May 1, 2013 John Arensmeyer
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Energy-Efficient Opportunities

Making lemonade out of greenhouse gas mandates

Late last year, California held the nation’s inaugural cap-and-trade auction, where greenhouse gas emission permits were sold in an effort to monetize and reduce carbon pollution. And just last month, new cap-and-trade regulations on large power and industrial plants officially went into effect.

Feb 13, 2013 John Arensmeyer
Griselda Barajas (left) provides health care insurance to her 10 employees at Griselda's Catering in Sacramento. Her small business is in the minority of those that can offer such benefits.

Health Care Heads-Up

Insurance clarity is on the way

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to uphold the Affordable Care Act briefly tempered some of the political brouhaha surrounding the new health care law. But partisan rhetoric flared again during election season, creating more confusion about the law than clarity.

Nov 1, 2012 John Arensmeyer