Straight Talk: Global Entrepreneurship Week is an Ideal Time to Reevaluate Our Nation's Business Policies

Statement

Dear Friends,

This week was Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), an annual week to celebrate and inspire innovators who launch startups that drive economic growth and create jobs. Launched in 2008 by the Kauffman Foundation, GEW also seeks to highlight initiatives that will help entrepreneurs grow and take advantage of new opportunities.

With so much economic instability around the globe, innovators and business owners are the answer for restoring growth and creating jobs. However, when the government creates more barriers for entrepreneurs through over-regulation, this restoration is thwarted.

Global Entrepreneurship Week is an ideal time to remind lawmakers here in Washington of the importance of making the United States the best place to start and grow their business.

On another note, be sure to support your local small companies on Small Business Saturday, a national initiative that marks the Saturday after Thanksgiving as a day to support local businesses around the country. First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now, Small Business Saturday is an event that drives shoppers to support local, independently-owned merchants.

I hope you and yours have a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving.

Sam Graves
Chairman

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