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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY November 24, 2018 oy
Mayor Jerry Merrill
35 North 10 East mayor@rexburg.org Phone. 208.359.3020
Rexburg, ID 83440 www.rexburg.org Fax: 208.359.3022
PROCLAMATION
No. 2018 - 05
CITY OF
REXBURG
Amerlyds Family Community
CITY OFREXBURG SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
WHEREAS, the government of Rexburg, Idaho, 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% of the employees in the private sector in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, 90% of consumers in the United States say Small Business Saturday has had a positive impact
on their community; and
WHEREAS, 89% of consumers who are aware of Small Business Saturday said the day encourages them to
Shop Small all year long, and
WHEREAS, 73% of consumers who reportedly Shopped Small at independently -owned retailers and
restaurants on Small Business Saturday did so with friends or family; and
WHEREAS, the most reported reason for consumers aware of the day to shop and dine at small,
independently -owned businesses was to support their community (640/6); 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, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, do hereby recognize
November 24, 2018 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.
ATTEST:
Deborah Lovejoy
RE3MURG CITY CLERK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of Rexburg to be affixed this Th day of
November of the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen.
APPROVED: