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MAYORAL PROCLAMATION
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Whereas, the government of Bozeman, Montana 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 23 million small businesses in the United States,they represent more than 99%of American
employer firms,create more than two-thirds of the net new jobs, and generate 46% of private gross domestic
product; and
Whereas, small businesses employ over 55%) of the working population in the United States;and
Whereas,89% of consumers in the United States agree that small businesses contribute positively to
the local community by supplying jobs and generating tax revenue;and
Whereas,87%of consumers in the United States agree that small businesses are critical to the overall
economic health of the United States; and
Whereas,93%of consumers in the United States agree that it is important for people to support the
small businesses that they value in their community; and
Whereas, Bozeman,Montana supports our local businesses that create jobs,boost our local economy
and preserve our neighborhoods; and
Whereas, advocacy groups as well as public and private organizations across the country have
endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
Now, Therefore,I,Jeffrey Krauss, Mayor of Bozeman,Montana do hereby proclaim,November 29,
2014,as:
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
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.
In Testimony Whereof,I hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the City of
Bozeman in the state of Montana this 20th day of November,2014
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