California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 17

Introduced by Assembly Member Medina

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Daly, Fong, Fox, Linder, Mansoor, and V. Manuel Pérez)

May 29, 2013

House Resolution No. 17—Relative to Small Business Month.

WHEREAS, The month of June is celebrated as California Small
Business Month by the California State Legislature, reminding us
of the tremendous contributions small businesses make to the
economic strength of our nation and state; and

WHEREAS, On June 10, 2013, the Assembly and Senate
celebrate “California Small Business Day.” Further, we recognize
this day to honor small business owners from Assembly and Senate
districts statewide; and

WHEREAS, The nation’s 28 million small businesses are the
job creation engine of the American economy, responsible for
one-half of all private sector jobs, and the source of roughly 70
percent of all new jobs in the last decade; and

WHEREAS, California is home to three and one-half million
of these small businesses, accounting for 99 percent of the state’s
employers and 52 percent of the state’s workforce; and

WHEREAS, California is home to the most innovative and
competitive businesses in the world, placing the state consistently
among the top 10 economies in the world; and

WHEREAS, California small businesses have been responsible
for one in every six jobs created nationwide in the last year,
ensuring that California remains the leader in the nation’s ongoing
economic recovery; and

WHEREAS, California received more than 50 percent of all
venture capital financing in the United States in 2011, by far the
most of any state in the nation; and our state is also number one
in direct foreign investment; and

WHEREAS, California, through the Governor’s Office of
Business and Economic Development (GoBiz), assists local and
regional governments in the attraction, retention, and expansion
of small businesses as well as site selection, permit streamlining,
trade development, and regulatory requirements; and

WHEREAS, California state government also administers many
very successful programs, such as the Small Business Loan
Guarantee Program and the California Capital Access Program
(CalCAP), that make capital financing available to small businesses
throughout the state; and

WHEREAS, The success of California’s small businesses helps
drive our state’s innovation economy, including emerging
economic sectors such as biotechnology, clean technology, high
technology, and renewable energy; and

WHEREAS, California is committed to promoting state and
private investments in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics education, so that the next generation of Californians
will have the tools required to start their own small businesses;
and

WHEREAS, This resolution reaffirms California’s commitment
to small businesses, and our state’s support for small-scale
private-sector job creators is among our most promising strategies
to enhance California’s human capital, expand job opportunities,
and increase our competitive advantage in the global marketplace;
now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly proclaims the month of June 2013 as Small Business
Month; and be it further

Resolved, That the Assembly adds its support to the Governor’s
efforts in promoting small businesses and making California a
home to even more small business startups; and be it further

Resolved, That California’s policymakers will do their part to
promote investments in infrastructure, new equipment and
technology, and, most importantly, the state’s educational system
to make California an even better place to do business; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.