[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 37425-37426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14968]



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Vol. 78

Thursday,

No. 119

June 20, 2013

Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 8994--National Small Business Week, 2013



Proclamation 8995--World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2013



Proclamation 8996--Father's Day, 2013



Memorandum of June 14, 2013--Expanding America's Leadership in Wireless 
Innovation
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                Proclamation 8994 of June 14, 2013

                
National Small Business Week, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In America, we believe that anyone willing to work hard 
                and take risks can get their good idea off the ground 
                and into the marketplace. It is a notion that has made 
                our Nation bold and bright, and the best place to do 
                business for generations--from small-town storefronts 
                to pioneering startups that keep our country on the 
                cutting edge. This week, we celebrate America's 
                entrepreneurial spirit, and we recommit to helping our 
                small businesses get ahead.

                My Administration has been a proud partner in that 
                important work from day one. We have cut taxes for 
                small businesses 18 times, broadened their access to 
                capital, and provided billions in loans so they can 
                grow and hire. We have helped companies break into new 
                markets abroad and export their products all over the 
                world. Every step of the way, we have focused on making 
                Government work better for business through initiatives 
                like Startup America and BusinessUSA--groundbreaking 
                programs that connect entrepreneurs to resources that 
                can spur their success.

                Together, we can build on that progress. At a time when 
                abusive patent litigation is stifling economic growth 
                and putting companies of all sizes at risk, my 
                Administration is taking action to protect innovators 
                and keep our patent system strong. To create more 
                opportunities for small businesses to compete and win 
                in the global marketplace, we are moving forward on a 
                Trans-Pacific Partnership that will boost our exports 
                and level the playing field for American workers. We 
                are implementing the Affordable Care Act so small 
                businesses can make quality, affordable health 
                insurance available to all their employees. And in the 
                months ahead, we will continue pushing for tax reform 
                that supports small businesses and keeps them at the 
                forefront of our economic recovery.

                America's small businesses reflect the best of who we 
                are as a Nation--daring and innovative, courageous and 
                hopeful, always working hard and looking ahead for that 
                next great idea. They are our economy's engine and our 
                biggest source of new jobs. So this week, as 
                entrepreneurs across our country keep striving to turn 
                their dreams into reality, let us keep investing in 
                them and doing everything we can to help our small 
                businesses succeed.

                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 June 16 through June 
                22, 2013, as National Small Business Week. I call upon 
                all Americans to recognize the contributions of small 
                businesses to the competitiveness of the American 
                economy with appropriate programs and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-14968
Filed 6-19-13; 11:15 am]
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