Proclamation - Small Business SaturdayMasterpiece un tire Mississippi
PRO
AMA
ON
WHEREAS, the government of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 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 percent of American employer firms, create more than two-
thirds of the net new jobs, and generate 46 percent of private gross domestic product; 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, City of Dubuque, Iowa, 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, ROY BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 29TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER 2014 AS
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, 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 THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to be affixed
this 17th day of October, 2014.
Roy D Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevir(S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk