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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
2013
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE ST ATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina recognizes and values the dedication and entrepreneurial spirit of North
Carolina's small businesses that keep our state and American economy growing stronger; and
WHEREAS, there are 165,537 small businesses with employees in North Carolina, representing a majority of the
total number of businesses with employees; and
WHEREAS, the income of North Carolina's small business owners totals $24.3 billion, and these businesses
employ 1.5 million North Carolinians or 48 percent of the State's non-farm private workforce; and
WHEREAS, it is the collaborative mission of North Carolina's State agencies, educational institutions and
private sector organizations to help North Carolina businesses grow and create new jobs within the state by providing
exemplary workforce training, business call centers, financial assistance programs, research and technical assistance; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina provides a wide array of services to small businesses, including community college
small business centers, the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center, access to resources and
assistance with business licenses through the Department of Commerce Business Link North Carolina, matching funds for
federal small business grants, and assistance to rural entrepreneurs through the Rural Center; and
WHEREAS, small businesses throughout North Carolina also receive assistance through the United States Small
Business Administration (SBA), created through the ratification of the Small Business Act of 1953 with the mission to
maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by providing access to capital, counseling, training and contracting to
entrepreneurs and small businesses, and by assisting families and businesses recovering from natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina celebrates the achievements made by small business, both locally and
nationally;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim
June 17-21, 2013, as "SMALL BUSINESS WEEK" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and thirteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.