[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9350 of October 15, 2015

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

America is at its best when all our people have the tools and resources
they need to pursue their dreams and meet their full potential.
Entrepreneurs help spur innovation and prosperity, and ensuring that
minority-owned businesses remain strong and vibrant is vital to driving
our Nation's progress. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we
recognize the crucial role they play in our economy, and we recommit to
upholding one of our founding ideals: that all people--regardless of
what they look like or where they come from--can reach for their piece
of the American dream and contribute to our country's success.

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Minority-owned firms comprise over one-fifth of our Nation's businesses
and add $1 trillion in output to our economy each year. My
Administration is committed to supporting these engines of growth, which
is why we have cut taxes 18 times for America's small businesses--of
which roughly 15 percent are minority-owned. Many mi-
nority enterprises also depend on exports as an important source
of revenue, and I am pursuing a trade agenda that will allow our
businesses to be at the center of today's global economy--further en-
abling them to expand their horizons while strengthening our middle
class. And in an effort to equip the business community with the most
relevant information needed to navigate bureaucracy, we launched
www.Business.USA.gov, where firms can find services to help them hire
more people and grow their enterprise.
For over two centuries, America has advanced thanks to the grit and
inherent ingenuity of our people. Throughout Minority Enterprise
Development Week, let us rededicate ourselves to continuing this legacy
by empowering all our citizens to utilize their unique talents and
abilities and by working to ensure our minority-owned enterprises have
every chance to flourish and 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 October 18 through
October 24, 2015, 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 minority enterprises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA