,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #be1 #bjag,ms4
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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate t entrepr5eur%ip on ! "p (       
m9ority wom5-own$ bus9esses %\ld be     
fully support$ & enc\rag$4  ,:]eas !    
numb] ( wom5-own$ small bus9esses       
increas$ by #c1ejj1jjj f #bjjg to #bjaf2
 ,:]eas1 = e #aj wom5-own$ bus9esses    
laun*$ s9ce #bjjg1 #h 7 />t$ by wom5 (  
color2 ,:]eas wom5 are n[ majority own]s
 ( #ch p]c5t ( all bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas !re are curr5tly almo/   
#e1jjj1jjj m9ority wom5-own$ small      
bus9esses2 ,:]eas m9ority wom5 are !    
fa/e/ gr[+ gr\p ( entrepr5eurs 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican 
wom5 own fully #di p]c5t ( all          
,african-,am]ican-own$ bus9esses2 ,:]eas
 ,lat9a-own$ firms employ #eej1djj      

work]s2 ,:]eas !re are curr5tly #ibb1gjj
 ,asian-,am]ican wom5-own$ small        
bus9esses2 ,:]eas ,native ,am]ican &    
,alaska ,native wom5-own$ small         
bus9esses g5]at$ #aj1ejj1jjj1jjj 9      
rev5ues2 & ,:]eas ! numb] ( ,native     
,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&] wom5-own$   
small bus9esses m ?an d\bl$ betwe5 #bjjg
 & #bjaf3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ,octob] has be5
 designat$ ,national ,wom5's ,small     
,bus9ess ,mon? by ! ,small ,bus9ess     
,adm9i/ration2  7#b7 m9ority wom5 (t5 "w
 9 l[-pay+ jobs 9 ! traditional work=ce1
 :i* means ! g5d] sal>y gap1 *ild c>e   
exp5ses1 & a lack ( paid family leave   
impact wom5 ( color m sev]ely ?an o!r   
populations1 & exp&+ access to          
opportunities = entrepr5eur%ip c help   
wom5 ( color get ahead economically1    
s]ve _! communities1 & c>e = _!         
families2  7#c7 m9ority wom5            
entrepr5eurs are pav+ ! way = wom5-own$ 
bus9esses2  7#d7 m9ority wom5           
entrepr5eurs are an important segm5t ( !

 dome/ic economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z    
well z ! global economy2 &  7#e7 9 ord] 
to su/a9 ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
,congress mu/ fully support & enc\rage !
 gr[? ( m9ority wom5-own$ bus9esses4