Small Business Saturday® City of Edmonds • Office of the Mayor
SUA L SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 2020
Whereas, the city of Edmonds 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 30.7 million small businesses
in the United States, they represent 99.7% of all firms with paid employees in the United States, and
are responsible for 64.9% of net new jobs created from 2000 to 2018; and
Whereas, small businesses employ 47.3% of the employees in the private sector in the United States, 62% of
U.S. small businesses reported that they need to see consumer spending return to pre-COVID levels
by the end of 2020 in order to stay in business, 65% of U.S. small business owners said it would be
most helpful to their business to have their "regulars" return and start making purchases again, and
three-quarters of U.S. consumers are currently looking for ways to Shop Small® and support their
community; and
Whereas, 96% of consumers who shopped on Small Business Saturday® agree that shopping at small,
independently -owned businesses supports their commitment to making purchases that have a
positive social, economic, and environmental impact and 97% of consumers who shopped on Small
Business Saturday agree that small businesses are essential to their community; and
Whereas, 95% of consumers who shopped on Small Business Saturday reported the day makes them want to
shop or eat at small, independently -owned businesses all year long, not just during the holiday
season; and
Whereas, Edmonds 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;
Now, Therefore, I, Mike Nelson, Mayor of Edmonds, Washington do hereby proclaim, November 28, 2020, as:
SMALL BUSINESS SA TURDA Y
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.
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Mike elson, Mayor — November 24, 2020