Backup Documents 11/09/2021 Item # 4C C
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners celebrates our
local small businesses and the contributions they make to our
local economy and community; and
WHEREAS, according to the United States Small Business Administration,
there are 31.7 million small businesses in the United States,
they represent 99.7% of firms with paid employees, and they
are responsible for 65.1% of net new jobs created from 2000 to
2019; and
WHEREAS, small businesses employ 47.1% of the employees in the private
sector in the United States, 88% of U.S. consumers feel a
personal commitment to support small businesses in the wake of
the pandemic, and 92% of small business owners have pivoted the
way they do business to stay open during the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners supports local
businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and
preserve our communities; and
WHEREAS, residents of our community are encouraged to support small
businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and
throughout the year;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that November 27, 2021, be designated
as
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 9th Day of November 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
'' / PENNY TA OR, AIRMAN