PRESS RELEASE
Lieutenant Governor Kehoe and Treasurer Fitzpatrick Partner to Celebrate Small Business Week
Lieutenant
Governor Kehoe and Treasurer Fitzpatrick Partner to Celebrate Small Business
Week
(Jefferson City, MO) – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe today announced their offices are partnering to
celebrate Small Business Week. On Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Kehoe and
Treasurer Fitzpatrick will travel across the state touring several businesses
that participate in Missouri FIRST, the state’s linked deposit program, and
Buy Missouri, administered by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office.
“Small businesses are the heart of Missouri’s economy,” Lieutenant Governor
Kehoe said. “All across the state men and women manufacture products,
produce goods, or provide services while at the same timing hiring hundreds of
thousands of our family, friends, and neighbors. The state of Missouri is
blessed with entrepreneurs of all sorts, and the businesses they lead are as
unique as they are. It is always a pleasure to visit small businesses, and
I am pleased to joins Treasurer Fitzpatrick to celebrate Small Business Week.” “I am excited to visit with
these entrepreneurs and recognize the important role small businesses play in
Missouri’s economy,” Treasurer Fitzpatrick said. “As a business owner myself, I
know the dedication and hard work it takes to run a successful business. I
believe investing in Missourians is always a good idea and Missouri FIRST can
turn entrepreneurial dreams into reality.” Nationally, more than half of
Americans either work for or own a small business—and small business owners
create two out of three American jobs. Since 2000, the Treasurer’s Office has
issued $2.1 billion in linked deposits for small businesses.
Wednesday’s tour will take Lieutenant Governor Kehoe and Treasurer Fitzpatrick
to Springfield, Kansas City, and Hannibal. For details about Wednesday’s
itinerary, please contact Mary Compton (mary.compton@treasurer.mo.gov)
for details. ###
