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FL S1888
Resolution
AI Summary
- Designates April 23, 2025, as "National Association of Women Business Owners Day" in Florida, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of NAWBO's founding in 1975
- Recognizes NAWBO's role in passing the 1988 Women's Business Ownership Act (H.R. 5050), which allowed women to receive business loans without a male relative's cosignature
- Notes that failure to achieve state and federal procurement goals for women-owned small businesses has cost women business owners an average of $5 billion in lost revenues per year
- Acknowledges NAWBO's 5 Florida chapters located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale/Broward County, Southwest Florida/Estero, Orlando, and Lakeland Metro, and its global reach to 60 countries on 5 continents
- Coincides with Florida NAWBO chapters converging on the Capitol on April 23, 2025, to highlight issues affecting women business owners
Legislative Description
National Association of Women Business Owners Day
Last Action
Died, not introduced, companion bill(s) passed, see SR 1898 (Adopted)
6/16/2025
Full Bill Text
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