Paving the way
to prosperity.

Main Street Prosperity Initiative is a national industry association dedicated to the economic success of America's small businesses.

Get in Touch

Awnings and shopfronts along a small-town American main street

Our Mission

To strengthen America's small businesses

Through real impact on regulation, technology, and industry standards, our members work together to improve the financial health of small businesses across America.

Who We Are

A national alliance for Main Street.

Main Street Prosperity Initiative is a nonprofit industry alliance of organizations and experts working together to help small businesses build a stronger, more prosperous future.

How We Help

Stools along the counter of an independent lunch counter

Why We Exist

America's future depends on small business.

Small businesses create jobs and strengthen local communities, but growing and staying competitive is getting more challenging. Resource gaps are widening and financial regulations struggle to keep pace with today's business realities.

We bring together small business supporters from the private and nonprofit sectors to shape a diverse, competitive financial ecosystem, and to equip small businesses with the economic tools they need to thrive.

99.9%

of American businesses are small businesses

59 million

Americans work for a small business

43.5%

of U.S. GDP comes from small businesses

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration (Office of Advocacy)

Why We're Different

A network of support from all sides of small business

We're a collective that bridges the gap between narrowly focused industry groups and broad-scoped trade associations. With rigor, discipline, and high standards, our members bring together dedicated resources and real-time intelligence to give small businesses what they need.

Focused on Main Street

One clear mission: advancing the financial well-being of America's small businesses.

Alliance of Experts

Wide variety of organizations in our membership base bring valuable perspectives on how to help small businesses.

Real-time Intelligence

Dedicated resources and timely updates on policy that move at the speed of business.

Who We're For

Small business in every corner of America.

From rural routes to downtown districts, we represent the diverse small businesses powering our communities. That means home businesses to franchises, physical to digital, products to services, we're here to support every type of small business.