Proc. 2020-06 - Small Business Saturday - 11/15/2019
P roclamation N0. 2020-06
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 currently 30.2 million
small businesses in the United States, they represent 99.7 percent of all
businesses with employees in the United States, are responsible for 65.9 percent
of net new jobs created from 2000 to 2017; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ 47.5 percent of the employees in the private sector in
the United States, and 94% of consumers in the United States value the
contributions small businesses make in their community; and
WHEREAS, 96% of consumers who plan to shop on Small Business Saturday® said the day
inspires them to go to small, independently-owned retailers or restaurants that
they have not been to before, or would not have otherwise tried; and
WHEREAS, 92% of companies planning promotions on Small Business Saturday said the
day helps their business stand out during the busy holiday shopping season, and
59% of small business owners said Small Business Saturday contributes
significantly to their holiday sales each year; and
WHEREAS, #HomeSweetHuntsville 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 Mayor
of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
November 30, 2019
be declared: Small Business Saturday
in the City of Huntsville 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 15 day of November 2019.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor