Small Business Scorecard True 0% 18 Checks Mostly True 0% 21 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 20 Checks False 0% 29 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 6 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Small Business David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.” By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024 Rachael Cabral-Guevara, stated on October 18, 2023 in Public hearing: Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care. By Hope Karnopp • November 7, 2023 Kamala Harris stated on April 21, 2023 in an interview with Noticias Telemundo: "Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses." May 16, 2023 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech: "Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor." By Aarón Torres • March 20, 2023 Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview: "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive." By D.L. Davis • August 16, 2022 Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2021 in remarks at the White House: "The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic." By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2021 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business. By Madeline Heim • August 4, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.” July 12, 2021 Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." By Chris Nichols • June 7, 2021 James Gallagher stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.” By Chris Nichols • December 16, 2020 Load More Latest Articles Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento • May 17, 2023 Inflation’s effects on the holiday season • November 22, 2022 PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns By Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022 Top election fact checks — Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller • December 24, 2020