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It's not every day that a person gets to spend 30 minutes with the president of the United States, but that's just what Maris Angolia, AAF, president of Karin's Florist in Vienna, Va., was able to do Thursday. Maris sat three rows back as President Obama made remarks on how the pending health care overhaul would affect small businesses like her retail flower shop. Even better? During the speech Obama singled out florists as exemplary models of entrepreneurship.

maris_white_houseSAF, in association with the Small Business Legislative Council, invited Angolia to the Executive Office Building to hear the president's speech. While other small-business owners from around the D.C. area were in attendance, Obama praised florists, calling them passionate small-business owners.

"Being there to listen to the president was such an exciting opportunity for me," Angolia  said, "but the highlight of my visit time had to be when he mentioned florists directly in his speech."

Read the full transcript of the president's speech here.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Karen Mills, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, also were in attendance.

After the president's speech, Angolia shook Obama's hand and got a few photos. But the high-profile crowd didn't leave her star-struck: She still managed to network with other business owners during the event.

"We realized we could be an asset to each other with referrals from different jobs we had already or would get in the future," she said.

While SAF can't promise all of our members a presidential audience, we can help you connect with the lawmakers that represent you. For more information on how you can work toward developing (or maintaining) relationships with your representative or senators, contact Brian Gamberini at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Great work Maris! And thank you for taking the time to represent the floral industry. We in California appreciate what you do for us!
Tuesday 03 November 2009, 07:23
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Thanks Kasey for chiming in. Hopefully we can continue to get a seat at the table when small business issues come up.
Monday 09 November 2009, 09:18
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a true leader, who pays attention to all the spheres of life. and a clever one, cause nothing motivates more than president's praise;) happy for my colleagues!
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its good to hear that a powerful man like Obama did that. Thanks for posting this!
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This is a good move for Obama. The person must be so happy to hear that from the US' president.
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It's a good idea that Obama recognizes these SMEs.
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I've read the speech and it really is amazing. Obama is a great person and a great leader.
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She really deserve it.
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