Even the smallest enterprise has at least one owner. When you include the partners, shareholders, spouses, and other family members, all of whom depend on small business for a living, your voting power goes up to at least 4 million potential voters. Small business employees can easily provide another 8-10 million votes, and probably many more. In California, over 10 million employees and their families depend upon small business jobs. Many are as concerned as their employers about ill-conceived laws and unnecessary or inappropriate government regulations, paperwork, inspections, taxes, and fees.
Small business is the backbone of the California economy.
We can command the attention of our Legislators when we work together as a group. Your membership in CAIB and your ballots are critical to making certain that your small business interests are heard. The Legislators are listening now because they need our direction.