President Obama, NASE, SBA Honor Self-Employed And Micro-Businesses
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2012 – More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is teaming up with the SBA for the 11th year in a row to sponsor National Small Business Week.
For nearly fifty years, one week has been set aside annually in order to honor the contributions of the nation’s small business community. The NASE works with the SBA to help increase access to capital and lends our support to federal initiatives that have proven helpful to micro-business growth.
“We are happy to celebrate small business, this week and every week,” said NASE President and small-business owner Kristie Arslan. “We appreciate the efforts and commitment by the Small Business Administration to ensure that all is being done to support economic growth of the largest business sector in the U.S. – the self-employed. We look forward to continued collaboration and support by policymakers and applaud the millions of Americans who have realized the dream of self-employment and small-business ownership.”
For information on Small Business Week, please visit http://nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/.