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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 313 

Designating the week of October 30 through November 3, 2017, as ‘‘National 

Veterans Small Business Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 30, 2017 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. RISCH) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of October 30 through November 3, 

2017, as ‘‘National Veterans Small Business Week’’. 

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 approximately 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 nonveterans; 


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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 veterans, members of a reserve component 

of the Armed Forces of the United States, members of 

the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active 

duty, transitioning service members, and the spouses, dependents, or survivors of those members and veterans; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration serves more than 

200,000 veterans, service-disabled veterans, women veterans, and military spouses annually; 

Whereas the entrepreneurship training program of the Small 

Business Administration, Boots to Business, has trained 

more than 30,000 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 October 30 through November 3, 2017; 

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 

October 30 through November 3, 2017; and 

Whereas the week of October 30 through November 3, 2017, 

would be an appropriate time to celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) designates the week of October 30 through 

2 November 3, 2017, as ‘‘National Veterans Small 

3 Business Week’’; 

4 (2) supports the goals and ideals of National 

5 Veterans Small Business Week; 

6 (3) celebrates the millions of people in the 

7 United States, especially veterans of the United 

8 States and the spouses of those veterans, who ben9 efit from the programs of the Small Business Ad10 ministration; and 

11 (4) expresses appreciation for the continued 

12 service to the United States by the veterans of the 

13 United States through small business ownership and 

14 entrepreneurship. 

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