[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 6793--Small Business Week
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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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