Amanda Ballantyne is the executive director of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business owners working to provide small businesses a voice on pressing public policy issues. Amanda joined the Main Street Alliance in the fall of 2013. She brings more than a decade of progressive organizing, policy and legal experience. She worked for several national non-profit organizations, including Public Citizen and Free Press. She has also worked as a labor organizer and policy analyst for CWA and SEIU. Amanda graduated from Smith College and earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law.
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Washington Post [May 15, 2020] -
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BBC World Service [May 11, 2020] -
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CNBC [May 4, 2020] -
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PBS Newshour [April 28, 2020] -
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New York Times [April 26, 2020] -
It’s not right what they're doing': Smallest businesses feel big banks are shutting them out of stimulus loan program
USA Today [April 21, 2020] -
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MarketWatch [April 20, 2020] -
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The Hill [April 9, 2020] -
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USA Today [April 7, 2020] -
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