Issue Position: Small Business Champions

Issue Position

As the main driver of our regional and statewide economies, small business owners must have access to the tools they need to thrive, expand, and hire locally. We should invest in programs that encourage entrepreneurship and small business development, especially those that allow a company to move from research and design to prototype to commercialization. Alabama Democrats want to ensure that our small businesses are aware of, and have access to, all of the available programs and support from state and federal government to help them grow.

Part of the solution includes improving on how our state itself conducts business. Contract procurement with our state agencies should more closely reflect the inclusive approach of the federal government's system, with an emphasis on encouraging the creation and growth of veteran-owned, women-owned and minority-owned businesses. A larger community of healthy businesses in Alabama will mean a growing economy that benefits everyone.

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