MSBC legislative endorsements
Congratulations to the following legislative candidates for receiving the endorsement of Maine Small Business Coalition. For those endorsed candidates who are also business owners, their business name is included.
Our Mission
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.
Maine Pokemon Go stops and gyms
The owners of these businesses all support raising the minimum wage AND their stores are Pokemon Go PokeStops or gyms! You can see the full list of over 550 Maine small business owners that support Yes on Question 4 here.
Are there other businesses that support the campaign and are PokeStops or Gyms? Let us know about them on Facebook or Twitter.
Strong schools = healthy businesses
Fair Wage Restaurant Week, June 13-19
Support the restaurants that support fair wages; have a chance to win a free meal!
You probably already know that hundreds of Maine small business owners publicly support this year’s referendum to raise Maine’s minimum wage to $12 by 2020 and to gradually increase wages for tipped workers as well.
MSBC statement on minimum wage vote in the House
From MSBC Director Will Ikard:
"I speak on behalf of hundreds of small business owners across the state when I say thank you to the Maine House of Representatives for supporting a clean vote on a real minimum wage increase. In November, Mainers will have a chance to vote on an initiative that will raise wages for 159,000 Mainers working hard jobs and struggling to get by and it will put more money into local economies, lifting all boats and helping small businesses compete. The action the Maine House took today was both morally right and economically vital."