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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN THE CITY OF BANGOR
WHEREAS, Bangor is a community that celebrates our local small businesses and the
contributions they make to our local economy and community; according to the
United States Small Business Administration, there are currently 27.9 million small
businesses in the United States, they represent 99.7 percent of American employer
firms, create more than two-thirds of the net new jobs, and generate 46 percent of
private gross domestic product, as well as 54 percent of all US sales; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ over 55 percent of the working population in the United
States; and
• WHEREAS, 89 percent of consumers in the United States agree that small businesses contribute
positively to the local community by supplying jobs and generating tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, 87 percent of consumers in the United States agree that small businesses are critical
to the overall economic health of the United States; and
WHEREAS, 93 percent of consumers in the United States agree that it is important for people to
support the small businesses that they value in their community; and
WHEREAS, Bangor supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy and
preserve our neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, advocacy groups as well as public and private organizations across the country have
endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sean Faircloth, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City
Council do hereby proclaim November 28, 2015 to be Small Business Saturdayand urge our
citizens to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the
year.
Given this the 23th day of November, 2015.
Sean Faircloth, Mayor