Mayoral Proclamations - National Small Business Week

Mayoral Proclamations - National Small Business Week

Small businesses are the backbone of communities, employing more than half of the nation's workers.

04/30/20243:00 p.m.

View the signed Mayoral Proclamation for National Small Business Week

WHEREAS, The resilience of American small businesses continues to drive America's strong economic growth, fostering the competition and innovation that creates opportunities for families, workers and neighborhoods; and

WHEREAS, Small businesses are the backbone of communities, employing more than half of the nation's workers, enriching Main Streets, making parts and products in America to fuel supply chains, building the nation's infrastructure and innovating and inventing the products of tomorrow; and

WHEREAS, Investments made through the American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act and Inflation Reduction Act ensure small businesses can access support and resources; and

WHEREAS, When small businesses are supported, jobs are created and local communities preserve their unique culture and enjoy new opportunities to build generational wealth; and

WHEREAS, Entrepreneurship continues to be the best path to the American dream and the small business boom has seen 16.5 million Americans applying to start a business since January 2021, including 5.5 million last year; and

WHEREAS, By renewing our commitment to support small businesses, we can maintain our global competitiveness and build a stronger nation where everyone can succeed; and

WHEREAS, National Small Business Week has been celebrated since 1963 to highlight the programs and services available to entrepreneurs through the U.S. Small Business Administration; and

WHEREAS, The City of Fargo supports this national effort to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the American economy and their importance in ensuring that local communities remain vibrant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, I, Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney, Mayor of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, do hereby proclaim April 28-May 4, 2024, as

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK

in the City of Fargo, North Dakota.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of The City of Fargo, North Dakota to be affixed this 28th day of April, 2024.

Dr. Timothy J. Mahoney
Mayor
Fargo, North Dakota

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