,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#be1 #bjag,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself  
and ,ms4 ,hirono7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that entrepreneurship on the
 part of minority women-owned businesses
 should be fully supported and          
encouraged4  ,whereas the number of     
women-owned small businesses increased  
by #c1ejj1jjj from #bjjg to #bjaf2      
,whereas1 for every #aj women-owned     
businesses launched since #bjjg1 #h were
 started by women of color2 ,whereas    
women are now majority owners of #ch    
percent of all businesses in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas there are currently  
almost #e1jjj1jjj minority women-owned  
small businesses2 ,whereas minority     
women are the fastest growing group of  
entrepreneurs in the ,united ,states2   

,whereas ,african-,american women own   
fully #di percent of all                
,african-,american-owned businesses2    
,whereas ,latina-owned firms employ     
#eej1djj workers2 ,whereas there are    
currently #ibb1gjj ,asian-,american     
women-owned small businesses2 ,whereas  
,native ,american and ,alaska ,native   
women-owned small businesses generated  
#aj1ejj1jjj1jjj in revenues2 and        
,whereas the number of ,native ,hawaiian
 and ,pacific ,islander women-owned     
small businesses more than doubled      
between #bjjg and #bjaf3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 ,october has 
been designated ,national ,women's      
,small ,business ,month by the ,small   
,business ,administration2  7#b7        
minority women often work in low-paying 
jobs in the traditional workforce1 which
 means the gender salary gap1 child care
 expenses1 and a lack of paid family    
leave impact women of color more        
severely than other populations1 and    

expanding access to opportunities for   
entrepreneurship can help women of color
 get ahead economically1 serve their    
communities1 and care for their         
families2  7#c7 minority women          
entrepreneurs are paving the way for    
women-owned businesses2  7#d7 minority  
women entrepreneurs are an important    
segment of the domestic economy of the  
,united ,states as well as the global   
economy2 and  7#e7 in order to sustain  
the economy of the ,united ,states1     
,congress must fully support and        
encourage the growth of minority        
women-owned businesses4