Georgia CommonsHR 370: Small Business Advocacy Day; March 5, 2025; small business advocacy organizations; recognize
Last action February 24, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes March 5, 2025 as Small Business Advocacy Day and commends seven organizations that support small businesses across the state.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a law that changes anyone's rights or obligations. It states that small businesses make up 99.7 percent of businesses in Georgia and designates March 5, 2025 as Small Business Advocacy Day. The resolution commends seven specific organizations, 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 entrepreneurs and small business owners. It directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new program, funding, or legal requirement.
What the bill does
- Recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in Georgia.
- Commends seven named small business advocacy organizations for their work supporting entrepreneurs and economic development.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement by the House.
Who it affects
The seven named small business advocacy organizations receive formal recognition. Small business owners and entrepreneurs in Georgia are the broader group referenced, though the resolution creates no binding change affecting them directly.
Why it matters
Because this is a commendatory resolution, it does not alter any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is limited to public recognition of small business advocacy groups and a symbolic day honoring small businesses' role in the state economy.
Key provisions
- States that small businesses represent 99.7 percent of businesses in Georgia, as background for the resolution.
- Commends 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 advocacy work.
- Recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in Georgia.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
From the bill
“small businesses are the backbone of our economy, representing 99.7 percent of businesses in the State of Georgia”
“the members of this body recognize March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)
- Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)
- Dar'shun Kendrick (D, HD-095)
- Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
- Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
Topics
- small business
- economic development
- commemorative resolution
- entrepreneurship