Proclamation 2021-07 - Small Business Saturday - 11/17/2020
P roclamation N0. 2021-07
WHEREAS the City of Huntsville celebrates our local small businesses and the contributions they make
to our local economy and community; according to the United States Small Business
Administration, there are 31.7 million small businesses in the United States, they represent
99.9% of all firms with paid employees in the United States, are responsible for 65.1% of net
new jobs created from 2000 to 2019; and
WHEREAS small businesses employ 47.1% of the employees in the private sector in the United States,
62% of U.S. small businesses reported that they need to see consumer spending return to pre-
COVID levels by the end of 2020 in order to stay in business, 65% of U.S. small business
owners said it would be most helpful to their business to have their “regulars” return and
start making purchases again, and three-quarters of U.S. consumers are currently looking
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for ways to Shop Small and support their community; and
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WHEREAS 96% of consumers who shopped on Small Business Saturday agree that shopping at small,
independently-owned businesses supports their commitment to making purchases that have
a positive social, economic, and environmental impact and 97% of consumers who shopped
on Small Business Saturday agree that small businesses are essential to their community;
and
WHEREAS 95% of consumers who shopped on Small Business Saturday reported the day makes them
want to shop or eat at small, independently-owned businesses all year long, not just during
the holiday season; and
WHEREAS supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and preserve our
communities; and advocacy groups, as well as public and private organizations, across the
country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of the City of
Huntsville, Texas, do hereby proclaim, November 28, 2020, as:
be declared: SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
in Huntsville, Texas, and urge the residents of our community, and communities across the country, to support
small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 17 day of November 2020.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor