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Small Business Survival Committee Honors Representative
Howard Coble As ‘2004 Small Business Advocates’
From The Small Business Survival Committee

Washington -- One of the nation`s leading small business advocacy organizations, the Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC), has presented Rep. Howard Coble with its ‘2004 Small Business Advocate’ Award. The prestigious award is presented to Members of Congress who demonstrate a commitment to America’s small business and entrepreneurial sector by voting in favor of key legislation important to their growth and survival.

‘Small businesses are the engine of growth for our recovering economy,’ said SBSC Chairman Karen Kerrigan. ‘By standing up for small businesses these legislators are playing a vital role in encouraging our current economic recovery. The measures they voted for will help small businesses stay strong, innovate, invest and create jobs for the long term,’ she added.

Key votes rated by SBSC include: tax relief and business investment incentives, repeal of the death tax, health insurance affordability legislation including Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s) and Association Health Plans, measures that expand business access to overseas markets, and efforts to maintain the affordability of our energy supply.

The Small Business Survival Committee is a national nonprofit small business advocacy organization with 70,000 members nationwide. This year marks their 10th Anniversary of protecting small businesses and advancing entrepreneurship. Find out more about SBSC at www.sbsc.org.

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