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CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
PROCLAMATION
Whereas,the government of Tybee Island, Georgia, 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 23 million small businesses in the United States,they represent more than 99 percent of
American employer firms, create more than two-thirds of the net new jobs,and generate 46 percent of private gross
domestic product; 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,Tybee Island, Georgia 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,Jason Buelterman,Mayor of Tybee Island, Georgia do hereby proclaim,November
29,2014, as:
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
And urge the residents of our community, and communities across the country,to support small businesses and
merchants on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year.
In Witness Whereof,I have here unto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Tybee
Island, Georgia to be affixed this 13th day of November 2014.
Mayor Jason Buelterman