[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 9052--OCT. 31, 2013

Proclamation 9052 of October 31, 2013

National Entrepreneurship Month, 2013
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The entrepreneurial spirit has always been at the heart of our Nation's
story. With inventions that changed American life and startups that
lifted our economy as they grew, entrepreneurs helped make our country
what it is today. During National Entrepreneurship Month, we celebrate
America's innovators, support small businesses, and empower
entrepreneurs to turn their visions into reality.
America is home to a long and storied line of immigrants who sought
opportunity on our shores--from entrepreneurs of the industrial
revolution to startup founders of the digital age. This June, the Senate
passed a commonsense immigration reform bill that would provide startup
visas for immigrant entrepreneurs; eliminate backlogs for employment-
based visas; and remove visa caps for those with advanced degrees in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These principles are
consistent with ensuring our country remains a land of opportunity while
fostering economic growth and innovation.
For the benefit of our Nation, we must remove undue barriers that would
prevent entrepreneurs from venturing out on their own. The Affordable
Care Act provides opportunities for those who lack employer-based
insurance to obtain quality affordable care. This gives aspiring small
business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs the freedom to pursue
their ideas and keep their families covered. This year, I signed an
Executive Order making Government-held data more accessible to the
public and to entrepreneurs as fuel for innovation and economic growth.
Hundreds of companies and nonprofits are using this data to develop new
products and services. They are creating jobs of the future in national
priority industries such as health, energy, and education. We have also
worked to support social entrepreneurship at home and around the world,
and in January, my Administration organized the first-ever White House
Tech Inclusion Summit--where experts launched initiatives to give more
Americans the opportunity to learn vital technology skills.




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We continue to build on programs that help entrepreneurs get ahead.
Since taking office, I have signed 18 small business tax cuts into law,
and, as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, I extended several tax
incentives to help small businesses prosper. Under last year's Jumpstart
Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the American people will soon be able
to use regulated crowdfunding Web sites to invest in promising startups,
social enterprises, and small businesses. The White House Startup
America initiative remains dedicated to cutting red tape and
accelerating innovation from the lab to the marketplace. Entrepreneurs
across the country are receiving vital information about Federal
Government services at www.Business.USA.gov and are competing to solve
important national problems at www.Challenge.gov.
To promote entrepreneurship throughout the world, I have called on the
international community to increase transparency and accountability
while rooting out corruption, and in 2010, my Administration organized
the first annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit. During this year's
summit, the State Department announced its partnership to help double
the impact of UP Global--an organization dedicated to providing
entrepreneurs at home and abroad with the resources, skills, and
connections to thrive. Finally, we will soon announce the inaugural
members of the President's Committee on Global Entrepreneurship, a group
of some of America's most successful entrepreneurs who will commit to
mentoring the next generation.
Our Nation is strongest when we broaden entrepreneurial opportunity,
when more of us can test our ideas in the global marketplace, and when
the best innovations can rise to the top. We all have a role to play--
from colleges and universities that cultivate hubs of innovation, to
large companies that collaborate with small businesses, to foundations
that support both social enterprises and high-impact startups seeking to
solve the grand challenges of our time. As we observe this month and
celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, let us come together and help
aspiring entrepreneurs take a chance on themselves and their visions for
a brighter future.
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 2013 as
National Entrepreneurship Month. I call upon all Americans to
commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities, and to
celebrate November 22, 2013, 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 thirteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.
BARACK OBAMA