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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
NO VEMBER 28,2020
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction, Arizona 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 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, 96 percent of consumers who shopped on Small
Business Saturday" agree that shopping small, independently-owned
businesses supports their commitment to have a positive social, economic,
and environmental impact and 97 percent of consumers who shopped on
Small Business Saturday agree that small businesses are essential to their
community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction, Arizona 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, Jeff Serdy, Mayor of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, do
hereby proclaim November 28,2020 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.
Signed and attested to this ;t C, day of OC t PR ,2020.
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JEFF SAftY
Mayor
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ity Clerk