{"id":226057,"date":"2025-05-06T04:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T04:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/gov-ivey-proclaims-national-small-business-week-in-alabama\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T04:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T04:20:49","slug":"gov-ivey-proclaims-national-small-business-week-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=226057","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Governor Kay Ivey on Friday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/governor.alabama.gov\/newsroom\/2025\/05\/national-small-business-week-2\/\"><span class=\"s2\">signed a proclamation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0officially assigning Sunday, May 4, through Sunday, May 11, 2025, as National Small Business Week in Alabama, celebrating the critical role small businesses play in driving the state\u2019s economy and supporting job creation in every corner of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSmall businesses are the engine that keep Alabama moving forward \u2013 powering local economies, creating good jobs and strengthening communities in every corner of our state,\u201d\u00a0said Governor Ivey.\u00a0\u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s leadership, we\u2019re in a Golden Age for American \u2013 and Alabama \u2013 small businesses. Our state\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, and it\u2019s building a stronger, more competitive Alabama for generations to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Alabama\u2019s small businesses account for 99.4 percent of all businesses in the state, employing 46.7 percent of the private sector workforce. Over the last 25 years, employment in small businesses has grown by nearly 10 percent. These businesses also contribute significantly to trade, with Alabama small firms exporting over $4.4 billion in goods annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFrom Main Street storefronts to family farms, small businesses are the backbone of Alabama\u2019s economy from the mountains in the north, to the beaches in the south, the wiregrass in the southeast and the timber lands in the western part of the state, each business is strengthening their communities and creating jobs,\u201d\u00a0said National Federation of Independent Business Alabama State Director Rosemary Elebash.\u00a0\u201cBy investing in their success, small businesses ensure a stronger Alabama for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This year, the U.S. Small Business Administration recognized Kimberly and Larry Lewis, owners of Huntsville-based business, PROJECTXYZ, INC., as Alabama\u2019s 2025 Small Business Persons of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cPROJECTXYZ, INC.\u00a0is a great example of a local small business empowering the state of Alabama\u2019s economy,\u201d\u00a0said Janita R. Stewart, SBA Alabama District director (acting). \u201cIn accordance with the SBA\u2019s Office of Advocacy\u2019s most recent Small Business Profiles, there are more than 449,000 small businesses in Alabama contributing to the state\u2019s economy, and business owners like Kimberly and Larry Lewis, are helping to lead the way. SBA is proud to recognize The Lewis\u2019 as Alabama\u2019s 2025 Small Business Persons of the Year!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additional SBA honorees this year include:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b\/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alabama Rural-Owned Small Business of the Year:<\/b>\u00a0Dulane Tolbert, CEO, Tolbert Insurance Agency, Inc., Oneonta<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b\/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alabama Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year:<\/b>\u00a0Sean Chappell, CEO, Southern Sun Laundry, Foley<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b\/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Alabama Women-Owned Small Business of the Year:<\/b>\u00a0Lori Purnell, CEO, Spencer Environmental Consultants, LLC, Birmingham<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b\/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Phoenix Award for Disaster Recovery \u2013 Outstanding Contributions, Volunteer:<\/b>\u00a0Pastor John E. Grayson, Gospel Tabernacle Church, Selma<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">All honorees received assistance from the Alabama Small Business Development Center network, which provides business advising and resources throughout the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s4\">Governor Ivey\u2019s annually issued proclamation reaffirms Alabama\u2019s commitment to advancing small business growth and economic development statewide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Kay Ivey on Friday\u00a0signed a proclamation\u00a0officially assigning Sunday, May 4, through Sunday, May 11, 2025, as National Small Business Week in Alabama, celebrating the critical role small businesses play in driving the state\u2019s economy and supporting job creation in every corner of the state. \u201cSmall businesses are the engine that keep Alabama moving forward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11763],"tags":[12750,907,33063,32797,29038,5306,84164,84165,709,17929,1619],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-226057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alabama","tag-alabama","tag-business","tag-gov","tag-gov-kay-ivey","tag-ivey","tag-national","tag-national-small-business-week","tag-proclaims","tag-small","tag-small-business","tag-week"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gov. 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