State Rep. Gets Small Business Guardian Award

State Rep. Mark Hamilton, R-Cumming, recently was honored by the National Federation of Independent Business NFIB with its 2013 Small Business Guardian Award, its top award for state legislators who advocate and support the interests of small businesses.

“I am honored to receive this special award from the NFIB,” Hamilton said in a news release.  “As a small business owner myself, I take special interest in the work that the NFIB does to advocate for small businesses in Georgia.  Small businesses are the real leaders in job growth, and I remain dedicated to providing sound policy that allows the free market to work in Georgia, that benefits not only business, but all Georgians”

The NFIB Small Business Guardian Award is given to legislators that have consistently voted with small business owners on certain key issues.  NFIB ballots its members every legislative session to identify the most important bills.  It tracks the votes of every lawmaker and then applies a simple score from zero to 100 percent. 

The National Federation of Independent Business was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. According to NFIB, it is America’s leading small-business advocate.

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