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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown celebrates our local small businesses and the
contributions they make to our local economy and community; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ 47.5% of the employees in the private sector in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, 90% of consumers in the United States say Small Business Saturday has had a
positive impact on their community; and
WHEREAS, the most reported reason for consumers, aware of the day, to shop and dine at
small independently owned businesses was to support their community; and
WHEREAS, at least 90% of the members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the
Downtown Georgetown Association are small businesses; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim Saturday, November 24, 2018, as
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
In Georgetown, Texas