[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 56 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4361-S4362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO SUSAN M. SANDERS, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SMALL BUSINESS 
                    ACCOUNTANT ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate a hard 
working New Hampshire accountant, Susan M. Sanders, on being named the 
1996 New Hampshire Small Business Accountant Advocate of the Year. The 
Small Business Administration recently honored Susan with this award 
based on a number of criteria such as volunteer work to assist small 
firms, advocacy of a reduction of financial and regulatory requirements 
for small businesses, and support for initiatives to promote 
legislation strengthening the financial help of small businesses.
  Susan is a certified public accountant and supervisor at Melanson, 
Greenwood & Co., a CPA firm in Nashua. She specializes in small 
business accounting and management advisory services with emphasis on 
startup businesses. She provides assistance to small business people 
seeking counseling and consulting services on financial and management 
matters. Susan also prepares a quarterly publication of statistical 
information entitled Economic Conditions In NH, which is distributed 
free through the Nashua and Manchester Chambers of Commerce to business 
and government leaders, and is included in relocation packages mailed 
to prospective employers. Susan's commitment to the success of small 
businesses is also reflected by her outstanding volunteer work for 
local organizations such as the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, the Greater 
Nashua Center for Economic Development, and the Nashua Small Business 
Development Center.
  As a dedicated small business accountant, Susan believes that small 
business owners are a special breed of people that should be admired 
for their determination, innovation, and courage. Susan's own work with 
small businesses demonstrates many of these same qualities.
  Small business is not only the backbone of our economy, but an 
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of the freedom and opportunity America has to offer. As a former small 
business owner myself, I am proud to honor Susan for donating her time 
and talents to helping small businesses succeed in the Granite State. 
As a professional and a volunteer, she has devoted countless hours 
toward securing the American dream of prosperity for small business 
owners. I would like to congratulate Susan for this prestigious 
recognition, and thank her for her steadfast devotion to small business 
owners in New Hampshire.

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