A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA ECONOMY, TO CELEBRATE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS THE PALMETTO STATE, AND TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023, AS "SMALL BUSINESS DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives recognize the tremendous impact of small businesses on the South Carolina economy and in local communities across the Palmetto State; and

Whereas, small businesses account for 99.4 percent of all South Carolina businesses and employ over 830,000 South Carolinians; and

Whereas, maintaining a business climate that allows small businesses across the Palmetto State to thrive and prosper is crucial to the future economic success of our great State; and

Whereas, it is crucial for small businesses to engage in the advocacy process to share with members of the South Carolina General Assembly the challenges that they are facing; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, celebrate small businesses and their positive impact on the South Carolina economy not only today, but every day, celebrate the thousands of small business owners and hundreds of thousands of small business employees in communities across the Palmetto State, and declare Wednesday, May 3, 2023, as "Small Business Day at the State House" in South Carolina.

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