DC’s entrepreneurs are held back by a raft of regulations that make you wonder whether the District government wants anyone to start and grow a business here. Opportunity DC endorses policies that clear pathways to business ownership and family-supporting jobs, to advance household and District-wide prosperity and increase access to in-demand products and services.

We also recognize that historically marginalized groups have been excluded from capital and funding sources to build their businesses. Therefore, Opportunity DC supports targeted investments and public-private partnerships that empower native Washingtonians and widen the pool of enterprises contributing to the District’s economy and tax base.