[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55457-55458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24360]


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                Proclamation 9816 of October 31, 2018

                
National Entrepreneurship Month, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since the founding of our Nation, generations of 
                Americans have drawn upon every last measure of grit 
                and determination to push the limits of human 
                knowledge, invention, and capability. Our Nation 
                thrives today because bold entrepreneurs and innovators 
                had vision and drive, stopping at nothing to realize 
                their dreams. This intrepid spirit, which burns in the 
                heart of so many Americans, kept Edison working into 
                the candlelit hours, lifted Earhart to new heights, and 
                put a computer in every home. And under my 
                Administration's policies, optimism among our Nation's 
                small businesses and entrepreneurs recently reached the 
                highest level ever recorded. During National 
                Entrepreneurship Month, we celebrate the Americans who 
                forge new frontiers of possibility and prosperity, and 
                we reaffirm our commitment to creating an environment 
                in which they can continue to drive our country's 
                economic success.

                My Administration is committed to policies that foster 
                entrepreneurship and create jobs. For too long, an 
                outdated and convoluted tax code discouraged investment 
                and limited opportunity for millions of hardworking 
                Americans. That is why, in December of 2017, I 
                delivered on my promise to unleash the potential of 
                America's economy by signing into law the Tax Cuts and 
                Jobs Act. These unprecedented tax cuts and reforms 
                eased the tax burden on entrepreneurs and expanded 
                their access to capital, ushering in a new era of 
                economic growth.

                My Administration is also implementing historic 
                regulatory reform, removing unnecessary and burdensome 
                regulations, which have too often prevented our 
                country's risk-takers from charting new paths of 
                discovery. While working at every turn to protect 
                consumers and the environment from harm, our 
                deregulatory efforts have saved American families and 
                business owners $33 billion. For the first time in 
                modern history, Americans have experienced an overall 
                decrease in regulatory burdens. We will not let up. 
                Americans deserve a regulatory environment that 
                facilitates innovation, rewards creativity, and allows 
                the skills and dexterity of our entrepreneurs to shine.

                Americans of every race, creed, and socioeconomic 
                background are benefiting from my Administration's 
                whole-of-government approach to economic growth. For 
                example, the Small Business Administration (SBA), 
                through its Women's Business Center Program, is 
                providing access to training and counseling 
                specifically for women in business. The SBA is also 
                embarking on an ambitious web-based effort to build 
                awareness about resources available for Hispanic job 
                creators. Additionally, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
                created new Opportunity Zones, which will attract 
                billions of dollars in private-sector investments to 
                revitalize distressed communities in America.

                These efforts are yielding extraordinary dividends. The 
                unemployment rate in September hit its lowest level in 
                nearly half a century. The unemployment rate for 
                Hispanic Americans is at the lowest level in recorded 
                history. The unemployment rates for African Americans 
                and Asian Americans have also hit all-time lows. The 
                same is true of the unemployment rates for African-
                American women and African-American youth. And 
                businesses

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                owned by African-American and Hispanic-American women 
                are growing at a faster rate than any other category of 
                female owned businesses.

                This month, we celebrate every American entrepreneur 
                who continues in the proud tradition of taking risks 
                and delivering remarkable new products and services. We 
                continue to be inspired by those who bring their ideas 
                to fruition, whether through ambitious business 
                development, thrilling entertainment, or groundbreaking 
                research. And we renew our commitment to removing 
                obstacles to economic freedom so that our Nation's 
                entrepreneurs are able to embrace their ingenuity and 
                create the next generation of American prosperity.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim November 2018 as 
                National Entrepreneurship Month. I call upon all 
                Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate 
                programs and activities and to celebrate November 20, 
                2018, as National Entrepreneurs' Day.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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