[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9601 of April 28, 2017

Small Business Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During Small Business Week, we celebrate our Nation's small business
owners, whose entrepreneurship and hard work bring jobs and prosperity
to our communities. Small business owners embody the American pioneering
spirit and remind us that determination can turn aspiration into
achievement. This week, we affirm our commitment to removing government
barriers to the success of American small businesses.
Small businesses are an economic force in this country, and have grown
by nearly 40 percent since 1982 despite often facing regulatory
headwinds. They employ almost 58 million Americans, accounting for about
50 percent of all private-sector jobs in the United States. Our
communities depend on the success of small businesses. More than 99
percent of all employer firms in the country are small businesses and in
recent years, too many of them have been crushed by overwhelming Federal
regulations. At the beginning of my Administration, I met with small
business owners who continue to struggle under too many burdensome
regulations. I have already signed legislation disapproving many
excessive and unreasonable regulations and issued several Executive
Orders to address other overreaching rules. These actions will free our
Nation's entrepreneurs to spend more time creating jobs and less time
navigating the Federal bureaucracy.
My Administration is also working to ensure our Nation's trade deals
establish favorable conditions for small businesses to export their
goods and services. With a level playing field on the international
stage, America's small businesses will lead an export revival that
brings jobs and wealth back to our country.
Our Nation also deserves a tax system that works for--not against--small
business owners. One of the biggest problems facing our small businesses
is an unduly complicated, and often unfair, tax system. Tax reform will
unleash a new wave of investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship in
our country. Americans will keep more money in their pockets, leaving
them with the resources they need to expand their businesses and hire
more workers.
America's small business owners transform ideas into reality. They are a
strong testament to the opportunities a market economy affords. During
this week, we recognize the incredible contributions small businesses
make to our country and pledge to foster the conditions that enable them
to prosper and thrive.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 April 30 through May
6, 2017, as Small Business Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize
the critical contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business
owners as they grow our Nation's economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen,

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and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP