SENATE RESOLUTION 413--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4 THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 2019, AS ``NATIONAL VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK''; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 178
(Senate - November 07, 2019)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 413--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 8, 2019, AS ``NATIONAL VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK''
Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Risch, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Grassley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Romney, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cassidy, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Young, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Reed, Mr. Braun, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Ernst,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Barrasso, Ms. Collins, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Daines, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hawley, and Ms.
McSally) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to:
S. Res. 413
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States train
individuals with the skills, discipline, and leadership
necessary to establish and operate a successful business;
Whereas there are more than 2,500,000 veteran-owned small
businesses in the United States, employing more than
5,000,000 individuals;
Whereas veteran-owned businesses make up nearly 10 percent
of all businesses in the United States;
Whereas veterans account for more than $1,100,000,000,000
in business receipts every year;
Whereas veterans are 45 percent more likely to be self-
employed than non-veterans;
Whereas business ownership by women veterans has increased
significantly, from 97,114 in 2007 to 383,302 in 2012;
Whereas the Office of Veterans Business Development of the
Small Business Administration is dedicated to maximizing the
availability and usability of small business programs for--
(1) veterans;
(2) members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of
the United States;
(3) members of the Armed Forces of the United States
serving on active duty;
(4) transitioning service members; and
(5) the spouses, dependents, or survivors of those members
and veterans;
Whereas the Small Business Administration annually serves
more than 200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, women
veterans, members and veterans of the National Guard, members
and veterans of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of
the United States, and military spouses;
Whereas the entrepreneurship training program of the Small
Business Administration, Boots to Business, has trained more
than 100,000 service members, veterans, and spouses of
service members and veterans since launching in 2013;
Whereas the Small Business Administration hosts events
honoring National Veterans Small Business Week from November
4 through November 8, 2019;
Whereas the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives celebrate National
Veterans Small Business Week during the week of November 4
through November 8, 2019; and
Whereas the week of November 4 through November 8, 2019,
would be an appropriate time to celebrate National Veterans
Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate joins with the Small Business
Administration in--
(1) designating the week of November 4 through November 8,
2019, as ``National Veterans Small Business Week'';
(2) supporting the goals and ideals of National Veterans
Small Business Week;
(3) celebrating the millions of individuals in the United
States, especially veterans of the United States and the
spouses of those veterans, who benefit from the programs of
the Small Business Administration; and
(4) expressing appreciation for the continued service to
the United States by the veterans of the United States
through small business ownership and entrepreneurship.
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