Proclamation - City Council - 4/23/2024 - National Small Business Week iillar �. Proclamation
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK 2024
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City of Eagle, Idaho
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WHEREAS, the resilience of American small businesses continues to drive America's strongest economic
growth in almost 40 years,fostering the competition and innovation that creates opportunities
for families, workers, and neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, small businesses are the backbone of our communities and the American economy,
employing more than half of our Nation's workers, enriching our Main Streets, making parts
and products in America to fuel our supply chains, building our Nation's infrastructure, and
innovating and inventing the products of tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, the historic investments made through the President's American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act are ensuring
small businesses can access federal capital support, technical assistance, contracting
opportunities, and other resources to help lead the way as we rebuild America's roads and
bridges and build a clean energy economy for the future; and
WHEREAS, when we support small businesses, jobs are created, and local communities preserve their
unique culture and enjoy new opportunities to build generational wealth; and
WHEREAS, entrepreneurship continues to be one of the best pathways to the American Dream,evidenced
by the historic small business boom, with a record 16.5 million Americans applying to start
a business since January 20, 2021, including 5.5 million last year; and
WHEREAS, by renewing our commitment to supporting small businesses, we can maintain our global
competitiveness and build a stronger Nation where everyone can succeed - from the bottom
up and middle out; and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has proclaimed National Small Business Week every year
since 1963 to highlight the programs and services available to entrepreneurs through the U.S.
Small Business Administration and other government agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eagle supports and joins in this national effort to recognize the contributions of
small businesses to the American economy and their importance in ensuring that our local
communities remain as vibrant tomorrow as they are today.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Brad Pike, Mayor of the City of Eagle, do hereby proclaim
April 28 through May 4, 2024, as
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
DATED this 23rd Day of April 2024.
Signed:
Brad Pike, Ma r
City of Eagle, Idaho