[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part V
The President
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Proclamation 6793--Small Business Week
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6793 of April 28, 1995
Small Business Week, 1995
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
At the heart of our free enterprise system are the
Nation's 21.5 million small businesses. They are the
engine of our economy, keeping America competitive in
domestic and global markets. These businesses
demonstrate by their achievements and success that the
promise of the American Dream is within the grasp of
every one of our citizens.
America's small business entrepreneurs are risk-takers,
venturing into new and often uncertain territory. As a
Nation, we are indebted to these bold men and women.
With unparalleled commitment and determination, they
keep us at the forefront of innovation and help fuel
our economy.
During the past decade, more than 600,000 new firms
have been created annually. Indeed, just last year,
more small businesses were created than at any time in
our country's history. Through much of this period,
small businesses generated most of the Nation's new
jobs. Today, they employ almost 60 percent of the
country's private work force.
Growing numbers of women and minorities are empowering
themselves through small business ownership, taking
risks, and pursuing their entrepreneurial ambitions.
New programs are teaching business ownership skills to
our youth. And our Administration's Reinventing
Government initiative--building a government that works
better and costs less--will help sustain this
entrepreneurial spirit for generations to come.
As we approach a new era of economic opportunity, our
Nation's small business owners continue to inspire us
by their example. On behalf of all Americans, I thank
these hardworking citizens across the country for
helping to keep the American Dream alive.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of
the United States, do hereby proclaim April 30 through
May 6, 1995, as ``Small Business Week.'' I ask all
Americans to join me in saluting the small business
owners of our Nation during this week with appropriate
events and ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and nineteenth.
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