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Information courtesy Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Patricia Owen, owner of FACES DaySpa, testified on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce on health care reform and the challenges facing small business owners.
Owen testified before the US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. “An overwhelming majority of firms in this country are businesses that employ less than 20 people; and 80 percent of new jobs are created by these small businesses,” said Owen.
“Many businesses want to offer health insurance, not only because it is a good business practice that helps them compete for good workers, but because it is the right thing to do. Congress can and should consider legislation that can help small business owners like me.”
Owen is a past recipient of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award as well as the U.S. Chamber’s Small Business of the Year for the Southeastern US. Serving along with Owen on the nine-person expert panel were New Jersey Governor John Corzine and Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards.
