[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 60353-60354]
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Vol. 76

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The President





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Proclamation 8721--Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2011



Proclamation 8722--Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2011
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                Proclamation 8721 of September 23, 2011

                
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our Nation is guided by the simple promise that no 
                matter our origins, we can provide a better life for 
                our children. We have long believed in a fair America, 
                where, with hard work and determination, anyone can 
                succeed. Our story has been written by generations who 
                have put their shoulders to the wheel of history to 
                move our country forward.

                Today, this legacy continues. Our strength comes from 
                individuals from all walks of life, and of every race 
                and creed. Minority-owned businesses are engines of job 
                creation and backbones of communities across America--
                from Main Street to Wall Street, and from country 
                markets to Silicon Valley. They are on the cutting edge 
                of development, and are strong competitors at home and 
                abroad. Small businesses, including minority-owned 
                enterprises, are where most new jobs begin. To recover 
                from this economic crisis and improve our 
                competitiveness, we must help these job creators hire, 
                grow, and revitalize our economy.

                My Administration is working to make this growth a 
                reality. Our Start-up America initiative connects 
                established private sector mentors to entrepreneurs, 
                helping accelerate innovation through coordination. 
                Last year, I signed the Small Business Jobs Act, 
                providing billions of dollars in lending support and 
                tax cuts for small businesses. The Federal Government 
                is also the Nation's largest purchaser of goods and 
                services, and every Federal agency is taking aggressive 
                steps to improve contracting with small businesses, 
                including minority-owned firms.

                Even in challenging times, American entrepreneurs 
                consistently respond to adversity with brighter ideas, 
                more ambitious innovations, and smarter technology than 
                the world has ever seen. These businesses create jobs 
                and support our communities. As a Nation, we must 
                continue to remove barriers to these opportunities, and 
                ensure they remain open to all Americans.

                The task of making America more competitive is a job 
                for everyone. To build an economy that lasts, we must 
                all work to create the well-paying jobs that will 
                sustain us. During Minority Enterprise Development 
                Week, we honor minority enterprises as vital to our 
                economic success, and recommit to ensuring minority 
                business owners have the information, tools, and 
                resources they need to help America win the future.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 25, 2011, 
                through October 1, 2011, as Minority Enterprise 
                Development Week. I call upon all Americans to 
                celebrate this week with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many 
                contributions of our Nation's diverse enterprises.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-third day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                sixth.
                
                
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