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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 Larimer Small
Business Development Center, the Downtown Business Association, the North and South Fort
Collins Business Associations and the Campus West Merchant Association; 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, 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 24, 2018, 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 20th day of November, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk