[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 7926--SEPT. 9, 2005
Proclamation 7926 of September 9, 2005
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Across our country, the entrepreneurial spirit of minority businesses is
strong and growing. By creating jobs and advancing opportunities, these
businesses improve lives and transform neighborhoods throughout our
Nation. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recognize
minority entrepreneurs and their employees for their commitment to free
enterprise and equal opportunity.
Minority businesses are an essential part of a society in which personal
initiative is encouraged and in which opportunity is within the reach of
all of our citizens. Significant increases in minority business owner

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ship are providing an engine for economic growth and helping more of our
citizens succeed. By fueling job creation and providing goods and
services to consumers, these businesses are helping to lift communities
and provide hope.
In order to extend the promise of our country to all of our citizens,
our economy must continue to grow and expand. My Administration is
working to keep taxes low, protect small businesses from needless
regulation and frivolous lawsuits, and reduce global trade barriers to
open up new markets for American entrepreneurs. We have provided new
market tax credits to boost investment and community development in low-
income areas, and we are working to stimulate and support minority
businesses by providing training and mentoring.
Minority businesses help ensure that our country is a land of
opportunity. Their example reflects the best qualities of America,
demonstrating that every person has the opportunity to strive for a
better future and to take part in the promise of our great Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 September 11 through
September 17, 2005, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. I call upon
all Americans to celebrate this week with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities to recognize the important contributions of
our Nation's minority enterprises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH