August 12 - National Congressional Startup Day

 

Happy National Congressional Startup Day! Around the country, today creates a platform for entrepreneurs to connect with their lawmakers. The day is designed for startups to express concerns. 

Every small business owner aims for a flourishing business. Sometimes the struggles they face require a change in policy.  

When the opportunity arises to explain the issues and barriers, most startups jump at the chance. National Congressional Startup Day provides that opening. 

The day includes a week’s worth of events in each district. Each year, representatives from U.S. Congress return to their districts. They listen to and support their small business, startups, and new entrepreneurs.  

Most importantly, business owners share their ideas where they developed them – in their districts.  

As a result, they demonstrate the impact they have on the communities in their communities. And, policymakers get a first-hand look at the benefits and concerns as well. 

While the day strives to find solutions to obstacles facing startups it does more. It also recognizes the ingenuity, creativity, and passion of startups.  

Small businesses provide immense value to each state’s economy. Without them, many communities would struggle. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Join with U.S. Congressional leaders throughout the week. Check with your Congressional representation to see what events they are offering in your state. Share your ideas and be a part of the experience.  

Use #StartupsEverywhere and #CongressionalStartupWeek to share on social media. 

Be sure to take a moment to learn more about Small Business Week and engine.is/congressional-startup-day. 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/small-business-week-first-week-in-may/ 

https://www.engine.is/congressional-startup-day 

HISTORY 

In 2013, American politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Jared Polis and American businessman and Republican politician Darrell Issa founded Startup Day Across America.  

Their goal focuses on opening vital channels of discussion between small business owners and their representatives. The idea illustrates to policymakers the difficulties they face. 

In 2018, the event expanded to Startup Week Across America providing more opportunities for business owners and representatives to develop policy. 

As a result, more time allowed significant strides toward improved business relationships. 

Startup Week Across America continued to evolve when, in 2019, it became National Congressional Startup Day with week-long events focused on startups and their needs. 

#CongressionalStarupWeek 

#StartupsEverywhere 

@congressdotgov 

@engineorg 

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August 12 - World Elephant Day

Happy World Elephant Day! On August 12, join in the worldwide observance of one of Earth’s most magnificent creatures. Today, recognize these gentle giants.

People of all ages are fascinated by elephants. Discover some interesting facts about them to celebrate with National Day Calendar®! 

These captivating and social animals live between sixty to seventy years. Like humans, elephants develop remarkably close family bonds. 

Two species, the African Savannah and Asian elephant, exist. However, recently scientists suggested that the African Forest elephant is also a unique species and not a subspecies. 

Each day, poachers kill approximately one hundred elephants for their ivory, meat, bones, and skin.  

While the African elephants outgrow the Asian, both hold the prize for the largest land mammal on earth. However, there are some differences between the species, though. 

Differences Between African & Asian Elephants:

• • The African elephant grows larger ears.
  
  

• • In the Asian species, only the male grows tusks. However, in the African, both male and female elephants grow tusks.
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• • One of the things that fascinate us about elephants is their trunk. It’s super sensitive. At the end, a small finger-like appendage grows. The appendage, also known as a lobe, gives elephants the ability to pick up small twigs, bits of grass and other items. 
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• On the Asian elephant, the lobe grows at the top tip of the trunk. However, the African elephant grows a lobe at the top and bottom, giving it extra pinching dexterity.

  • Both species live in herds. The herds are led primarily by a matriarch and comprised of sisters, daughters and their young. As the males grow, they move off on their own. Asian herds tend to be smaller than the African herds.
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• • While both species are herbivores, their diets vary based on the available habitat. 

Elephants are spirited and playful animals. Have you ever seen them frolic in the water?  And they will defend their own with their mighty tusks.  

Whether foraging for food or digging a mud hole, their tusks are vital for survival.  

Since hunters value the ivory more than the life of the elephant, they endanger the continued existence of our pachyderm pals. 

  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Show your appreciation today by visiting the elephants at your local zoo. Get involved. Learn about conservation and eliminating poaching. 

Use #WorldElephantDay to post on social media. 

Here are five ways to be elephant ethical, or #BEE: 

1. Follow ethical tourism guidelines 

2. Support elephant conservation 

3. Protect habitat for wild elephants 

4. Do not support places that exploit elephants for entertainment 

5. Do not buy ivory or other wildlife products 

For more information, visit the website below:

https://worldelephantday.org 

Use #WorldElephantDay to share on social media. 

HISTORY 

World Elephant Day originated to raise awareness concerning the plight of elephants.  

#WorldElephantDay 

#IvoryBan 

#DontLetThemDisappear 

#BEE 

#BeElephantEthical 

@worldelephantday 

@nichecinema