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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a place where small businesses create most jobs in our
community and offer unique products and services at the holidays; and
WHEREAS, we want to urge the community to support these businesses because of
their important place in our economy; and
WHEREAS, small businesses are supported by such organizations as the Campus West
Merchant Association, the Downtown Development Authority, the Fort Collins Area Chamber
of Commerce, the Larimer Small Business Development Center, the Midtown and North Fort
Collins Business Associations, the Midtown Business Improvement District, the River District,
and Visit Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, in its 12th year, Small Business Season (previously Small Business
Saturday), a national season supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration that
encourages people to “Shop Small,” is a good reminder that shopping locally supports small
business; and
WHEREAS, Small Business Season is a movement that reminds us to shop locally
every day of the year; and
WHEREAS, the money spent in Fort Collins stays in Fort Collins to support basic City
services and keep our economy and community thriving.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim November 27, 2021, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and the entire holiday season as
SMALL BUSINESS SEASON
in Fort Collins in honor of small businesses in Fort Collins and their importance in the
community. This Small Business Season, Shop Early, Shop Local, Shop Safe.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of
Fort Collins this 16th day of November, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk