Over a hundred small business owners and advocates gathered at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday to urge legislators to open up more access to capital.
Small Business Majority, one of several small business advocacy groups, spoke to Georgia’s lawmakers on Tuesday about challenges entrepreneurs face, such as access to funding opportunities, inflation, and workforce struggles.
“When we talk about Georgia being the number one state in the country to do business, I think often we think big business, but small businesses are that engine,” said Sen. Sonya Halpern of District 39.
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