Small Business Saturday (November 26, 2016) Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Small Business Saturday (November 26, 2016)
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Small Business Saturday Proclamation Supporting Documentation
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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 28.8 million small businesses in the United
States, they represent more than 99.7 percent of all businesses with employees in the United
States, are re sensible for 63 percent of net jobs created over the past 20 years; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ over 49 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 BOOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 26TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER 2015 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 21st day of November, 2016.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2016: Submitted by Mayor Buol and accepted locally by representative of Dubuque Area Chamber of
Commerce if available.
2016:Also submitted for signature only by Pam Woo, Small Business Saturday Coalition, Senior
Director of Finance and Operations, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), PO Box 31279, San
Francisco, CA 94133, Phone: (415) 434-4314; Fax: (415) 434-4331 , pw000_wipp.org;
www.WIPP.ora.