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PROCLAMATION
No. 2019 - 04
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOVEBMER 30, 2019
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 30.7 million small businesses in the United States, they represent 99.7 percent of all firms with paid employees in the United States, are responsible
for 64.9 percent of net new jobs created from 2000 to 2018; and
Whereas, small businesses employ 47.3 percent of the employees in the private sector in the United States; and
Whereas, 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
Whereas, 59% of small business owners said Small Business Saturday contributes significantly to their holiday sales each year; and
Whereas, Rexburg, Idaho supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy and preserve our communities; 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, Jerry Merrill, Mayor of Rexburg, Idaho, do hereby proclaim, November 30, 2019, 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 WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of Rexburg to be affixed this 6th day of November of the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen.
APPROVED:
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SEAL Jerry Merrill
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Deborah Lovejoy
REXBURG CITY CLERK