State Business Executives

What State Business Executives does

State Business Executives (SBE) is a national nonprofit trade association headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, founded in 2020. It convenes executives who lead state chambers of commerce, trade associations, and state business roundtables, providing a non-partisan platform for cross-state collaboration on six policy pillars: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Workforce, Education, Immigration, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. SBE's core activities are policy advocacy, coalition building, educational programming, and convening leaders through webinars, podcasts, in-person events, and press releases distributed via its website and email newsletter.

SBE is not a technology company: it offers no software product, API, or proprietary platform. Its offerings consist of program-based services including the Leadership Lessons Podcast, the 2025 Leadership Webinar Series, an Education and Workforce Webinar Series, and tiered Partnership Packages (Platinum $100,000, Diamond $50,000, Gold $25,000, Silver $10,000) that grant board positioning, event sponsorship, branding, and policy pillar committee access. Webinar sponsorships are priced separately (Series Host $25,000 down to Event Partner $2,500 per event). Distribution is direct to enterprise partners and member organizations.

The organization is led by President & CEO Jeff Wasden and National Director of Strategic Initiatives Megan K. Peiffer, J.D., and is governed by a Board of Directors and Executive Committee drawn from state-level business organizations. Strategic partnerships include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, National Governors Association, America Succeeds, Lumina Foundation, and the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus. Revenue is generated entirely through partnership packages, event and webinar sponsorships, and member contributions; it is not publicly disclosed.

Name

State Business Executives

Legal name

State Business Executives

Website

https://statebusinessexecutives.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

State Business Executives is a national nonprofit trade association that convenes state chamber, trade association, and roundtable executives to coordinate policy advocacy, education, and collaboration across six pillars including workforce, infrastructure, and immigration.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership Packages: SBE generates revenue through tiered partnership packages (Platinum $100,000, Diamond $50,000, Gold $25,000, Silver $10,000) that provide positioning on the board, event sponsorship, speaker opportunities, and branding across communications.
2. Webinar Series Sponsorships: Revenue from sponsorship tiers for the Leadership 2025 Webinar Series, including Series Host ($25,000), Series Partner ($10,000), Event Host ($5,000), and Event Partner ($2,500) positions.

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

State Business Executives (SBE) is a national nonprofit trade association that convenes executives leading state chambers, trade associations, and business roundtables to advocate for pro-business policies. Through partnership packages, educational webinars, podcasts, events, and structured advocacy around six policy pillars (Sustainability, Infrastructure, Workforce, Education, Immigration, and Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion), SBE provides a coordinated national voice for state-level business organizations.

Product overview

State Business Executives is a national organization—not a technology product company—that convenes state business leaders through advocacy, education, and collaboration to promote success for American businesses, workers, and communities. Its offerings consist of program-based services including the Leadership Lessons Podcast, the 2025 Leadership Webinar Series, the Education and Workforce Webinar Series, Partnership/Sponsorship Packages at four tiers, and policy advocacy organized around six pillars (Sustainability, Infrastructure, Workforce, Education, Immigration, and Racial Equity/Diversity/Inclusion). The organization does not offer a software platform, API, or technology product.

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Products and services

• Partnership Packages Tiered annual sponsorship packages offering state business organizations, chambers, and corporate partners access to board positioning, event sponsorship, speaker opportunities, roundtables, and policy pillar committee leadership.
• Leadership 2025 Webinar Series A monthly webinar series with sponsorship opportunities featuring state executives exploring leadership strategies, skills, and mindsets for chamber, roundtable, and association leadership.
• Education and Workforce Webinar Series A webinar series focused on education and workforce development topics including skills training, credential transparency, talent strategies, and workforce initiatives, offered to state business leaders and partners.
• Leadership Lessons Podcast A podcast series featuring interviews with state business executives and board members sharing leadership lessons, experiences, and insights on chamber, roundtable, and association leadership.
• Policy Advocacy (Six Policy Pillars) Policy advocacy work organized around six key pillars: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Workforce, Education, Immigration, and Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, providing a unified national voice on business policy.
• Newsletter Communications Email newsletter providing news, publications, press releases, and policy updates to subscribers about SBE activities, delivered via Constant Contact.

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2024Collaboration on workforce initiatives across the country. Joint programming to explore innovative workforce initiatives meeting evolving business needs.
• America SucceedscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to recognize the value of Durable Skills and focus employers on the demand-side of the talent pipeline. Collaboration on workforce development initiatives and employer engagement.
• Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus (ANIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition demanding bipartisan action on immigration reforms. SBE joined to advocate for business-focused immigration policy.
• Education Commission of the StatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on education policy webinars exploring the impact of 2026 elections on state education policy landscape.
• National Governors AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to highlight NGA initiatives advancing state-led strategies around skills and improving educational opportunities and technical skills for the future workforce.
• Lumina FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on value-centered attainment goals discussion to advance state priorities and drive opportunity.
• HCM StrategistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in discussions on value-centered attainment goals and education policy alignment.
• Maryland Higher Education CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in discussions on value-centered attainment goals and postsecondary education strategy.
• National Skills CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in webinar on hiring and skills challenges featuring insights from small businesses.
• Business Leaders UnitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in webinar releasing new report on local employer hiring and skills challenges.
• Center for a Skills First FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Skills Revolution webinar series providing tools to unlock talent pools and reduce hiring costs.
• Bipartisan Leadership ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on bipartisan discussions featuring Congressional members on top issues facing Americans and U.S. businesses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Skills Coalition: National advocacy organization focused on skills training and workforce policy. Listed as an SBE webinar partner and operates a near-identical advocacy/coalition model around the Workforce policy pillar SBE prioritizes.
• Business Roundtable: Association of CEOs of major U.S. companies that convenes business leaders around policy advocacy. Directly comparable as a peer organization that aggregates executive voices to influence federal policy on workforce, infrastructure, and economic competitiveness.
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): Largest U.S. industrial trade association, advocating on behalf of manufacturers at the federal level. Comparable as a national trade association that organizes members around policy pillars including workforce, infrastructure, and sustainability.
• America Succeeds: Nonprofit focused on Durable Skills and employer engagement in the talent pipeline. Listed as a Core SBE partner; functionally a peer organization convening state business voices around workforce policy, with overlapping mission and audience.
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC): Organization convening state legislators and private-sector stakeholders around model state-level policy. Comparable as a convening organization working at the intersection of state business leaders and policy making, though politically distinct.
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Nation's leading small-business association with state-level chapters. A direct peer in advocating for pro-business policy through a federated state-by-state structure—precisely the state-business-leader cohort SBE convenes.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: The 501(c)(3) affiliate of the U.S. Chamber focused on workforce, education, and opportunity initiatives. Direct comparable given SBE's announced Core partnership (2024-12-18) on workforce programs; operates the same nonprofit-convening model around similar policy pillars.

Others

• National Governors Association: Bipartisan organization of the nation's governors. SBE has a Core partnership with NGA on workforce initiatives; while not a direct competitor, NGA is a comparable convener that aggregates state-level leaders and shapes the policy environment SBE operates in.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The largest national business advocacy organization in the U.S., representing more than 3 million businesses. It is the dominant incumbent in the same advocacy/convening space SBE operates in, and an indirect counterpart via the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation partnership.

Emerging players

• Council for a Strong America: Nonprofit advocating for investments in children and youth through business, military, faith, and law-enforcement leaders. Comparable as a national nonprofit that builds cross-sector state-business coalitions around education and workforce priorities.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles6 records

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