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WHEREAS, small businesses in Fort Collins create the majority of jobs in our
community and provide significant retail opportunities at the holidays; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is a place where unique small businesses thrive because the
community supports them; and
WHEREAS, in order for communities to thrive, small businesses must also thrive and do
thrive in Fort Collins thanks to such organizations as the Larimer Small Business Development
Center, the Downtown Business Association, the North Fort Collins Business Association and
the South Fort Collins Business Association; and
WHEREAS, Small Business Saturday, a national day sponsored by American Express
that encourages people to “Shop Small,” is a good reminder that shopping locally helps small
businesses and the economy in Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, a Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey reported an estimated
112 million people shopped at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2016; and
WHEREAS, people who Shop Fort Collins are supporting the local economy, as well as
helping to fund basic City services by keeping tax dollars in the community; and
WHEREAS, the money spent in Fort Collins stays in Fort Collins to support basic City
services and makes a positive impact on our community.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim Saturday, November 26, a day in which we celebrate our business community, as
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
in Fort Collins in honor of small retail businesses in Fort Collins and their contribution to the
economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 21st day of November, A.D. 2017.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk