Dream Exchange Calls for Venture Exchanges to Help Close the Small Business Capital Gap

This Independence Day, Dream Exchange founder and CEO Joe Cecala says record numbers of new American businesses need a public market built to help them grow. The company supports legislation similar to the Main Street Growth Act, which would authorize venture exchanges for small and mid-sized companies. Key points: Americans filed a record of nearly 5.5 million applications to start new businesses in 2023, and filings stayed near 5.2 million in 2024, far above the roughly 3 million that was typi