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Small Business Saturday
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 27.9 million small
businesses in the United States, they represent 99.7 percent of American employer
firms, create more than two-thirds of the net new jobs, and generate 46 percent of
private gross domestic product, as well as 54 percent of all US sales; and
Whereas, small businesses employ over 55 percent of the working population
in the United States; and
Whereas, 89 percent 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 percent of consumers in the United States agree that small
businesses are critical to the overall economic health of the United States; and
Whereas, 93 percent 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 K. Krauss, Mayor of Bozeman, Montana do hereby
proclaim, November 28, 2015, 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.
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