HR370: HR370 Small Business Advocacy Day; March 5, 2025; small business advocacy organizations; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives does not change any law. It formally commends seven organizations, including the Small Business Majority, the Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project Inc., the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, Our Village United, Kindred Futures, and Georgia First, for their work supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs in Georgia. The resolution also designates March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day, citing that small businesses make up 99.7 percent of businesses in the state. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press. As a resolution rather than a bill, it carries symbolic and honorary weight but does not create new rules, spending, or penalties.

• Commends seven named organizations for their work supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Georgia.
• Designates March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in the state of Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendatory resolution.

The resolution directly names and honors the Small Business Majority, the Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project Inc., the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, Our Village United, Kindred Futures, and Georgia First, along with small business owners across Georgia more broadly.

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill, it has no direct legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical impact is symbolic: publicly recognizing organizations that help small business owners and marking a day meant to draw attention to small businesses' role in Georgia's economy.

• The preamble states that small businesses represent 99.7 percent of businesses in Georgia, framing the resolution's rationale.
• The first resolving clause commends the seven named organizations for empowering entrepreneurs and promoting economic development in Georgia.
• The second resolving clause formally recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-24House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-24House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)Primary sponsor
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)
• Dar'shun Kendrick (D, HD-095)
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)

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