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Whereas women-owned small businesses employ more than 
8,400,000 people, representing 8 percent of the employ-
ees in the private sector of the United States; 
Whereas the number of women-owned businesses grew by 45 
percent between 2007 and 2016; 
Whereas 4 out of 10 businesses in the United States are now 
owned by women; 
Whereas 1 in 5 firms with revenue of $1,000,000 or more is 
woman-owned; 
Whereas women-owned small businesses in the United States 
make up 12.1 percent of firms exporting goods inter-
nationally; 
Whereas women-owned small businesses in the United States 
generate $1,500,000,000,000 in sales annually; 
Whereas women of color account for 47 percent of all women- 
owned businesses, employ 2,200,000 people, and generate 
$387,000,000,000 in revenues in the United States; 
Whereas businesses owned by women of color grew by 163 
percent over the last 10 years; 
Whereas, in 2015, women-owned businesses achieved a mile-
stone of receiving 5 percent of Federal contracts, which 
was a goal set more than 20 years prior; 
Whereas 30 years ago on October 25, 1988, the Women’s 
Business Ownership Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–533; 
102 Stat. 2689) was signed into law; 
Whereas the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100–533; 102 Stat. 2689)— 
(1) empowered women entrepreneurs by allowing 
them to independently pursue capital; 
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(2) provided Federal assistance to women-owned 
small businesses through demonstration projects under 
the Small Business Administration, a precursor to the 
women’s business center program established in 1997; 
(3) established the National Women’s Business 
Council; and 
(4) required the Census Bureau to report on women- 
owned C corporations; and 
Whereas women’s entrepreneurship has steadily risen in the 
United States for the last three decades, and women- 
owned businesses are one of the economic engines of the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the recognition of and 
encourages the observance of National Women’s 
Small Business Month; 
(2) commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 
passage of the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100–533; Stat. 2689); 
(3) supports efforts to increase awareness of 
the value of women-owned small businesses and the 
impact on the national economy as well as the 
world’s global economy; 
(4) celebrates the contributions of women- 
owned small businesses and entrepreneurs in every 
community; and 
(5) recognizes that creating policies which pro-
mote an environment in which women-owned small 
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businesses may succeed is key to a stronger and 
healthier economy overall, job creation in local com-
munities, and upward economic mobility. 
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