    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 8600--NOV. 15, 2010

    Proclamation 8600 of November 15, 2010
    National Entrepreneurship Week, 2010
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    Entrepreneurs embody the promise that lies at the heart of America--that
    if you have a good idea and work hard enough, the American dream is
    within your reach. During National Entrepreneurship Week, we renew our
    commitment to supporting the entrepreneurs who power the engine of our
    Nation's economy. These intrepid individuals translate their vision into
    products and services that keep America strong and competitive on a
    global scale, and build opportunity and prosperity across our country.
    As we emerge from a historic economic recession, my Administration has
    taken decisive action to accelerate growth and remove barriers for
    entrepreneurs and small business owners to grow, hire, and prosper. At a
    time when small business lending standards had tightened considerably,
    the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helped the Small Business
    Administration (SBA) work with lenders to provide critical SBA loans.
    These loans assisted thousands of entrepreneurs in starting new
    businesses, employing workers, and jumpstarting our economy. I was also
    proud to sign the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the most important
    investment in small businesses in more than a decade. This legislation
    will make it easier for them to expand and hire, creating tax breaks and
    accelerating more than $55 billion in tax relief for entrepreneurs and
    small business owners by the end of 2011.
    To harness the ingenuity of the American people, my Administration has
    developed a national innovation strategy, which emphasizes
    entrepreneurship as a catalyst for new industries, new businesses, and
    new jobs. This strategy focuses on key investments to foster American
    innovation, improving education, building a 21st-century infrastructure,
    and bolstering our ability to conduct cutting-edge research. It also
    seeks to promote and facilitate competitive markets for entrepreneurs,
    and to support breakthroughs in areas of national priority--including
    alternative energy, health care technology, and advanced vehicle
    technologies. In addition, the new National Advisory Council on
    Innovation and Entrepreneurship is collecting input from across the
    United States to recommend policies that will bolster our economic
    growth and lead to sustainable, well-paying American jobs. I encourage
    aspiring entrepreneurs and other Americans interested in promoting
    innovation to visit www.SBA.gov for resources and information.

    All Americans can play a role in increasing the prevalence and success
    of new start-ups. Business leaders can mentor a budding entrepreneur who
    has an original idea and the will to execute, but could benefit from the
    guidance of an experienced owner or operator. Philanthropists can expand
    entrepreneurship education for ambitious students at underserved schools
    and community colleges. Universities can accelerate the transition of
    scientific breakthroughs from the lab to the marketplace. Together, we
    can help millions of entrepreneurs create the industries and jobs of the
    21st century and solve some of the toughest challenges we face as a
    Nation.

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    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 14 through
    November 20, 2010, as National Entrepreneurship Week. I call upon all
    Americans to commemorate this week with appropriate programs and
    activities, and to celebrate November 19, 2010, as National
    Entrepreneurs' Day.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
    November, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    fifth.
    BARACK OBAMA