NFIB/Texas Salutes 2010 Small Business Champion

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

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NFIB/Texas Salutes 2010 Small Business Champion

AUSTIN, October 21, 2010 –Eric Donaldson, president of Hot Shot Delivery Inc. in Houston, has been named the NFIB Small Business Champion for Texas by the National Federation of Independent Business.

Donaldson is a second-generation business owner; his father started Hot Shot Delivery in 1978. Donaldson currently employs 14 full-time staff and works with more than 70 contractors.

Donaldson has been an NFIB member since 2003 and was invited to join the Texas Leadership Council in 2005. Since then, he has spent countless hours traveling to Austin to testify and meet with NFIB staff and political leaders, attended hearings and meetings and has been invited to serve on various councils and committees.

In 2008, he was appointed by Comptroller Susan Combs to serve on the Texas Business Tax Advisory Council representing NFIB and small business owners.

“From his first day as a member, Eric has been active and engaged in every aspect of NFIB,” said NFIB/Texas Executive Director Will Newton. “He is a collaborator and team player; he has helped us build coalitions and relationships with groups that also put small business issues first.

Donaldson was instrumental in introducing NFIB/Texas to Texas Couriers and Logistics Association, one of the first groups to join NFIB/Texas in the push to reform the margins tax.

Donaldson has been involved in the Messenger Courier Association of America for numerous years and was the recipient of the MCAA’s 2007 Community Service Award for his work after Hurricane Katrina.  In addition to his work, Donaldson is a committed soccer coach in the UCAL. He currently serves on the Texas Courier and Logistics Association board of directors and was a founder of the organization.

“He assists the NFIB/Texas office with meeting coordination in his area, serves as a spokesperson to the local and national media, and has often assisted in finding new member leads to help us grow our membership,” Newton added.

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NFIB is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through our unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in supporting America’s free enterprise system.  

NFIB’s mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses. More information about NFIB is available online at www.NFIB.com/newsroom.

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