Proc. 2018-30 - Small Business Appreciation Day, 5-17-18
PROCLAMATION
No. 2018-30
WHEREAS small businesses employ more than half the country’s private workforce, create three of every four new jobs, and generate a majority of American innovations; and
WHEREAS Small Business Week recognizes outstanding small business owners for their personal achievements and contributions to our nation’s economy; and
WHEREAS this year’s celebration will honor an estimated 25 million small businesses in America. Figures show that small businesses create 75 percent of the net new jobs in our economy
and small businesses make up more than 99.7% of all employers; and
WHEREAS each year, the President of the United States issues a proclamation calling for the celebration of Small Business Week; and
WHEREAS National Small Business Week is sponsored annually by the Small Business Administration and was celebrated nationally during the week of May 13-19, 2018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas, that:
MAY 17, 2018
be declared: SMALL BUSINESS APPRECIATION DAY
in Huntsville, Texas, and encourage citizens to recognize, visit and do business with all of our local small businesses.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 17th day of May 2018.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor