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19 82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
` CITY COUNCIL File #610-50
DATE: May 5, 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager "
SUBJECT: Small Business Week Proclamation
Prepared by Erin Steffen, Administrative Analyst 11
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will proclaim May 4-8, 2015, as "Small Business Week" in the City of Dublin in
conjunction with the 2015 Tri-Valley Small Business Series.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council present the proclamation.
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Submitted ty Reviewed By
Economic Development Director/ Assistant City Manager
Public Information Officer
DESCRIPTION:
Since 2012, the City of Dublin has developed and hosted a variety of interactive business
seminars to support business owners. In an effort to provide valuable, high-quality programming
that addresses the needs of new and growing local businesses, the City of Dublin is joining the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore and their respective
Chambers of Commerce, and the San Francisco office of the Small Business Administration
(SBA) to host the Tri-Valley Small Business Series from May to November 2015.
The series is designed to connect the region's small businesses with local resources and to
celebrate the important role that small business plays in the region. According to the SBA, more
than half of Americans either own or work for a small business. Additionally, they create
approximately two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.
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The series will kick off with a proclamation of "Small Business Week" by each City Council
during National Small Business Week, designated from May 4-8, 2015, to recognize the
contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business owners.
During the Tri-Valley Small Business Series, each of the three cities and their partner Chamber
of Commerce will host an event that is open to all small businesses in the Tri-Valley. The
schedule of events includes:
• A Small Business Resource Fair in May, hosted by the City of Livermore;
• A Tech Talk event in July, hosted by the City of Pleasanton; and
• A Meet the Lenders event in October, hosted by the City of Dublin.
The series will conclude in November with promotion of "Small Business Saturday" in each of
the Tri-Valley cities, in support of local small businesses during the busiest shopping season of
the year.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proclamation
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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
"National Small Business Week"
WHEREAS, every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business
Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business owners; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is partnering with the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton and
their respective Chambers of Commerce, and the San Francisco office of the Small Business Administration to host the Tri-Valley
Small Business Series from May to November 2015; and
WHEREAS, the series is designed to connect the region's small businesses with local resources and to celebrate the important role
that small business plays in the region; and
WHEREAS, the Tri-Valley Small Business Series shall commence with proclamation of"Small Business Week"by each City
Council, include a series of events open to all small businesses in the Tri-Valley, and conclude with promotion of
"Small Business Saturday"in November.
THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that that the Dublin City Council does hereby proclaim the week of May 4th-8th as National
Small Business Week.
DATED: May 5, 2015
Mayor Haubert Vice Mayor Gupta
Councibnember Hart Councibnember Biddle Councilmember Wehrenberg