ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 39
BY REPRESENTATIVE STEVE CARTER
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Monday, April 4, 2016, as National Federation of Independent
Business/Louisiana Small Business Day at the Louisiana state capitol.
WHEREAS, both governmental and private entities alike herald small businesses as
the backbone of the American economy; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is a small business advocacy
association that represents small and independent businesses before government
policymakers in all fifty states and provides services to its member organizations; and
WHEREAS, 350,000 small and independent business owners enjoy the camaraderie
and benefits of the NFIB through use of the federation's many products and services; and
WHEREAS, the NFIB counts over 4,000 small business owners as members in the
state of Louisiana, members that represent every sector of the economy and employ over
175,000 people; and
WHEREAS, the Young Entrepreneur Foundation, the Research Foundation, and the
Small Business Legal Center are auxiliaries of the NFIB that serve young men and women
in their business startups, conduct polls that provide strategic information to NFIB members,
and offer legal services; and
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WHEREAS, NFIB/Small Business Day at the capitol is Monday, April 4, 2016, and
it is appropriate to recognize the contributions of small businesses in Louisiana to the
thriving economy of the state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Monday, April 4, 2016, as National
Federation of Independent Business/Louisiana Small Business Day at the Louisiana state
capitol and does hereby commend small business owners and operators throughout the state.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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