AL SJR65

Designates the week of May 1-7, 2022, as "National Small Business Week" in Alabama, marking the 59th anniversary of the national observance.

Notes that Alabama has over 408,000 small businesses that employ 47 percent of the state's private sector workforce and account for 99 percent of all Alabama businesses.

Encourages Alabama residents to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners and understand their critical role in economic recovery and job creation.

Directs residents to recognize that small businesses represent the backbone of the state and national economy and support increasing access and resources to minority-owned and underserved firms.

Urges citizens to acknowledge the contributions of Alabama's entrepreneurs and small business owners to the state and nation's economic growth.