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WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a place where small businesses create the majority of 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 Business Association, the Fort Collins Area Chamber of
Commerce, the Larimer Small Business Development Center, the Midtown and North Fort Collins
Business Associations, and the River District; and
WHEREAS, Small Business Saturday, a national day 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 Saturday 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 community thriving.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim November 30, 2019, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, as
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
in Fort Collins in honor of small businesses in Fort Collins and their importance in the community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 5th day of November, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk