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Small Business Week, 2006
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 23, 2006

Small Business Week, 2006
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America




The entrepreneurial spirit of America is robust and strong, and small
businesses are thriving throughout our great Nation. The opportunity to own
a business is an important part of the American dream. During Small
Business Week, we celebrate small business owners and employees who are
willing to take risks and work hard in pursuit of a better life for
themselves and their families.

Our economy has created almost 5 million jobs since August 2003. Small
businesses create most new jobs in our country, and small businesses have
been a driving force behind America's tremendous economic growth and job
creation. By adopting sound economic policies that help small businesses
continue to grow and expand, we will keep our economy moving forward and
create more jobs for American workers.

My Administration remains committed to fostering an environment where
innovation succeeds and small businesses can flourish. We are working with
the Congress to make the tax relief permanent and to pass Association
Health Plans to allow small businesses to join together and buy insurance
at the same discounts big businesses receive. We are encouraging small
business owners and employees to consider health savings accounts, which
help small businesses provide health insurance for their workers and give
consumers greater flexibility in how they spend their dollars. We also are
continuing to work to open new markets for American products and services
abroad. Putting a stop to the frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of
doing business will further help small businesses enhance the quality of
life for their employees and their communities.

During Small Business Week, and throughout the year, we applaud the men and
women who own and operate small businesses and spur economic growth.
Through their entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence, they
help ensure that America remains a place where dreams are realized.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 9 through April 15,
2006, as Small Business Week. I call upon the people of the United States
to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs
that celebrate the achievements of small business owners and their
employees and encourage the development of new small businesses.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty third day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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