AL SJR36

Designates the week of April 30 - May 6, 2023, as National Small Business Week, marking the 60th anniversary of the observance.

Alabama has over 408,000 small businesses that employ 47 percent of the state's private sector workforce and account for 99.4 percent of all Alabama businesses.

Encourages Alabama residents to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners and recognize small businesses as the backbone of the economy.

Urges support for creating a favorable small business climate, increasing consumer awareness of local business value, and providing greater access to minority-owned and underserved firms.

Calls on citizens to recognize the critical contributions of Alabama's small businesses, entrepreneurs, and owners to state and national economic growth.