DNC Small Business Council

05/04/2026

When small businesses succeed, communities thrive and our Nation thrives. Celebrate small business owners and entrpreneurs May 3-9, during National Small Business week. SHOP SMALL. SHOP LOCAL.

04/29/2026

Stop #2 on our small business Listening Tour in NOLA. A creative embroidery shop with a savvy and adaptive entrepreneurial owner.

04/28/2026

Stop 1 on our NOLA Small Business Listening Tour was Vice & Graft.
"Our community wants to support each other....(we've learned) you can build a good business doing good things."

NEXT tour: Austin, TX in August!

04/15/2026

Arizona and Texas small businesses are feeling the negative effects of the Trump Administration and the policies Republicans support.

Trump and Republican economic policies are taking their toll on the Nation's small businesses. Two small business owners from Arizona and one from Texas brie...

04/10/2026

The Council held an open discussion during the DNC Meeting in New Orleans to discuss today's economic uncertainty under and rising costs under President Trump.
Tax breaks for billionaires, while gas is $4-7 a gallon?! All by choice!
Shaddai Livingston, Dir. of the Small Business Incubator at Southern University at New Orleans and Sigourny "Siggy" Morrison, Owner Dressed New Orleans shared their stories of struggles and successes, while Darius Lanus, Exec. Dir. of the Louisiana Democratic Party, discussed how the Party can message and support small business owners and the working class in today's Trump economy.

04/08/2026

FOR RELEASE! Top officials from the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Small Business Council will meet with leaders of the New Orleans business community during the national DNC meetings. Members of the DNC Small Business Council will visit three local establishments during a walking tour of the French Quarter. Sign up today to join us!

04/07/2026

We can't wait to visit! See you soon!

03/30/2026

2 in 5 Americans mistakenly believe a tariff is paid by a foreign country. Research from the New York Fed and Columbia University shows that nearly 90% of the tariffs President Trump enacted in 2025 were paid by U.S. firms and consumers.

A small business organization is using posters to highlight tariff challenges for entrepreneurs.

03/11/2026

03/02/2026

This month we celebrate the achievements of women in history and anxiously await their future accomplishments!