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City of I� RAMSEY 7550 Sunwood Drive NW • Ramsey, MN 55303 City Hall: 763.427.1410 • Fax: 763.427.5543 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring November 27, 2021 as Small Business Saturday WHEREAS, the government of Ramsey, Minnesota, 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 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, 97% of Small Business Saturday® shoppers recognize the impact they can make by shopping small, 85% of them also encouraged friends and family to do so, too; and WHEREAS, 56% of shoppers reported they shopped online with a small business on Small Business Saturday in 2020; and more than 50% of consumers who reported shopping small endorsed a local business on social media or shopped at a local business because of a social media recommendation; and WHEREAS, Ramsey, Minnesota supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and preserve our communities; and WHEREAS, advocacy groups, as well as public and private organizations, across the country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday. I MAYOR E. KUZMA OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM: November 27, 2021 as Small Business Saturday in Ramsey. 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. Mayor It is our mission to work together to responsibly grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective, and efficient government services.