President Barack Obama delivers a statement to the press following a round table discussion with local small business during a stop at Grand Central Bakery in Seattle, Washington, Aug. 17, 2010. From left: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Joe Fugere, founder of Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, President Obama, Gillian Allen-White, General Manager of Grand Central Baking Company, Tiffany Turner of the Inn at Discovery Coast, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
Today President Obama travelled to Seattle, Washington and met with three local small business owners, Senator Patty Murray and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in a roundtable discussion about strengthening the economy and creating jobs. The President met with Gillian Allen-White, owner of Grand Central Bakery in Seattle and Portland; Tiffany Turner, owner of the Discovery Coast Inn in Long Beach; and Joe Fugere, owner of Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria in Seattle.
Small businesses create two out of every three new jobs in America. During his remarks after the roundtable discussion, the President called small businesses “the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of our communities,” and discussed the importance of supporting them during these tough economic times:
Fonte: White House