Bill Text: NY K00355 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 5-11, 2019, as Small Business Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - adopted [K00355 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00355-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 355

BY: M. of A. Stirpe

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  5-11, 2019, as Small Business Week in the State
        of New York

  WHEREAS, In New York, the dedication and entrepreneurial  spirit  of
small businesses, minority-and women-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs
are  vital to the prosperity and vibrancy of every community across this
great State and nation; and

  WHEREAS, According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, over  608,000
enterprises qualify as small businesses in New York State, comprising 98
percent of the State's established firms with 100 or fewer people; and

  WHEREAS,  The  U.S.  Department  of  Commerce's  International Trade
Administration reported that 37,949 companies exported  goods  from  New
York  State  in  2015,  and  of  these,  35,642  or  94%  were small and
medium-sized firms, which generated 57% of New York's total known export
value; and

  WHEREAS, New York small businesses employed 4.1 million  people,  or
54  % of the private workforce, in 2017 and has created 261,963 new jobs
since 2013; and

  WHEREAS, New York State actively supports Minority and  Women  Owned
Business   Enterprises   (MWBE)   by   supporting  a  State  procurement
contracting goal of 30% from MWBE firms; and

  WHEREAS, The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned  Business  Act  of  2014
promotes  and encourages participation of service-disabled veteran-owned
businesses (SDVOBs) in New York State's public procurement process; and

  WHEREAS,  The  innovation,  diversity,  competitive  strength,   job
creation, and quality of life that small businesses bring to our economy
are vital elements of our State's long-term economic health; and

  WHEREAS,   Small   business   owners   possess  the  dedication  and
entrepreneurial spirit to develop and market new  technologies,  thereby
bringing more capital into the business market and further strengthening
our economy; and

  WHEREAS,  Small businesses in New York State exert a strong positive
influence on the political, economic,  and  social  development  of  the
State,  and  the  future  welfare  of the State depends on the continued
development of small businesses; and

  WHEREAS, The entrepreneurial spirit of New York residents has led to
the creation and growth of emerging agricultural industries in New  York
such as craft beverages, artisanal foods, and the production of hemp and
hops; and

  WHEREAS, The members of the New York State Assembly wish to proclaim
their  recognition  of  small  businesses  as  a  crucial element in the
economy of New York State; now, therefore, be it


  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare May 5-11, 2019, as Small
Business Week in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.
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