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WHEREAS, Delray Beach, Florida celebrates local small businesses and the
contributions they make through our We• Small Biz year-round campaign; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ 47.3 percent of the employees in the private
sector in the United States; and
WHEREAS, 94% of consumers in the United States value the contributions small
businesses make in their community; and
WHEREAS, 96% of consumers who plan to shop on Small Business Saturday said
the day inspires them to go to small, independently-owned retailers or restaurants that they have not been to before, or would not have otherwise tried; and
WHEREAS, 92% of companies planning promotions on Small Business Saturday said the day helps their business stand out during the busy holiday shopping season; and
WHEREAS, 59% of small business owners said Small Business Saturday contributes significantly to their holiday sales each year; and
WHEREAS, local business advocacy groups like the Delray Beach Downtown
Development Authority, Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Delray Beach Office of Economic Development, as well as public and private organizations
across the country, have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business
Saturday - a new holiday shopping tradition to help local small businesses do more
business.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SHELLY PETROLIA, MAYOR, of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, on behalf of the City Commission, do hereby proclaim, November 30,
2019, as:
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
and urge the residents and visitors of our community to support local Delray Beach small
businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to be affixed this 19th day of November 2019. fL
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