HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Small Business SaturdayWhereas, the City of Palm Desert, California, 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,
representing more than 99 percent of American employer firms, creating more
than two-thirds of the net new jobs, and accounting for 54 percent of all U.S.
sales; and
Whereas, small businesses employ over 55 percent of the working
population in the United States, contributing positively to the local community;
and
Whereas, small businesses are critical to the overall economic health
of the United States. Consumers agree that it is important for people to
support the small businesses that they value in their community; and
Whereas, Palm Desert, California, 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, Van G. Tanner, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Along With the Entire City Council, Do Hereby Proclaim
November 29th, 2014, as
Small Business Saturday
in the City of Palm Desert and urge our citizens to support small businesses
and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and have caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm
Desert, California, to be affixed this 13` day of
November, 2014.