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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The government of the State of Illinois celebrates
3our local small businesses and the contributions they make to
4our local economy and communities; and
 
5    WHEREAS, According to the United States Small Business
6Administration, there are currently 28 million small
7businesses in the United States; they represent more than 99%
8of American companies, create two-thirds of net new jobs, and
9generate half of private gross domestic product; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Small businesses employ half of the employees in
11the private sector in the United States; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Eighty-nine percent of consumers in the United
13States agree that small businesses contribute positively to our
14State by supplying jobs and generating tax revenue; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Eighty-six percent of consumers in the United
16States have small businesses in their community that the
17consumers would miss if those small businesses closed; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ninety-three percent of consumers in the United
19States agree that it is important for people to support the
20small businesses that they value in their community; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ninety percent of consumers in the United States
2are willing to pledge support for a "buy local" movement; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois supports our local
4businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and
5preserve our neighborhoods; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Advocacy groups and both public and private
7organizations across the country have endorsed the Saturday
8after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we designate the date of November 30, 2013 as "Small Business
12Saturday" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That we urge the residents of our State to
14support small businesses and merchants on Small Business
15Saturday and throughout the year.