PRESS RELEASE

Scott Hauge Named 2007 Small Business Advocate of the Year

May 8, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rob Yunich
Director of Communications
202-293-8830
press@nsba.biz

Washington, D.C. -- The National Small Business Association has named
San Francisco's Scott Hauge as its 2007 Small Business Advocate of the
Year. Hauge will be honored during NSBA's Washington Presentation and
70th anniversary celebration -- to be held May 9-10, 2007 at the Westin
City Center, located at 1400 M Street NW in Washington, D.C.

The other national finalists were Donna Childs of New York City, Shirley
Felder-Morton of Woodbourne, N.Y., Michael Mitternight of Metairie, La.,
and John Zitzner of Cleveland.

"Scott distinguished himself from an exemplary field that included many
extremely active and passionate small-business advocates," NSBA Chair
Grafton H. "Cap" Willey, IV said. "He has worked hard on behalf of small
business and NSBA is extremely proud of what he accomplished as well as
his continuing efforts."

Hauge is president and owner of Cal Insurance and Associates, Inc. The
company, founded in 1927, specializes in providing insurance for small-
and medium-sized businesses. Maybe more importantly, Hauge and the
advocacy organization he founded, Small Business California, continues
to be influential on the state level -- becoming one of the go-to people
for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California legislature regarding
gashouse emissions, health care costs, workers compensation, and energy.

"I advocate for small business because it is my passion and I see how
much small business is underrepresented when policy decisions are made,"
Hauge said. "I also think it sets me apart from my fellow insurance
agents and brokers because I care about my clients beyond just selling
them an insurance policy. That is why the Cal Insurance motto is 'Always
looking out for you.'"

Hauge currently serves as NSBA's vice chair for advocacy. Additionally,
Hauge is a member of more than 20 boards and commissions in the Golden
State and has testified before Congress numerous times.

For 70 years, NSBA has been an advocate for the interests of small
business throughout the country. The organization, which reaches more
than 150,000 small businesses, is the nation's oldest small-business
advocacy organization.