Item Description:
title
Proclaiming November 29, 2025 as Small Business Saturday in Hennepin County - offered by Commissioner Goettel
body
WHEREAS, Hennepin County celebrates all of our businesses, and recognizes the important roles that local small businesses play as job creators, innovators, and as a reflection of what makes us unique as a community; and
WHEREAS, the Small Business Administration celebrates Small Business Saturday to recognize the hard work and ingenuity of everyday people who start and grow businesses in their community, for their community, and
WHEREAS, Hennepin County supports these entrepreneurs all year long, including through our work with Elevate Hennepin, which offers expert consulting, focused cohort programming, access to capital, and a hub of resources at no cost for aspiring entrepreneurs and businesses at all stages; we also promote shopping at our local small businesses via the multijurisdictional ‘Love Local’ campaign which encourages residents to support local, independently owned businesses that create jobs, boost the local economy, and make our communities vibrant an
Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim November 29, 2025, Small Business Saturday in Hennepin County and encourages all those who live and work here to celebrate our local small businesses on this day and throughout the year.
Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval