Presidential Documents

52211 

Federal Register 

Vol. 75, No. 164 

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 8547 of August 20, 2010 

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2010 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Since our Nation’s founding, the United States has been a beacon of economic 

opportunity and limitless possibility. America’s strength and resiliency have 

relied on the vision of our entrepreneurs and small business owners, whose 

tireless work ethic has defined the character of our country. During Minority 

Enterprise Development Week, we celebrate the millions of minority business 

owners whose firms generate jobs, strengthen our economy, and embody 

the entrepreneurial spirit of America. 

Even in the toughest of times, America has been characterized by the belief 

that anyone with a good idea and enough hard work can succeed and 

share those achievements with their employees and communities. Today, 

as we emerge from a historic recession, many families and businesses face 

difficult economic challenges, and we must continue to prioritize job creation 

as part of a sustained recovery that works for all Americans. Minorityowned and operated enterprises are essential to stabilizing our economy 

now, and laying a foundation for future economic growth and prosperity. 

Looking forward, we must continue to remove barriers so these businesses 

can create new employment opportunities, increase their capacity, and advance our long-term prosperity. To achieve this goal, my Administration 

is committed to taking concrete steps to increase Government procurement 

opportunities for small and minority businesses. By unleashing the energy 

and ingenuity of American entrepreneurs in the domestic and international 

marketplaces, we can generate millions of jobs here at home, open and 

expand new markets, reduce barriers to trade, and ensure strong and balanced 

economic growth. As America competes in the global economy, it is vital 

we capitalize on the dedication, creativity, and acumen shown by our minority business owners and their employees. Through the National Export Initiative, my Administration is teaming with American businesses to double 

our exports over the next 5 years. The skills and leadership of minority 

business owners and employees will be critical as our public servants and 

business leaders develop the linguistic capabilities, cultural competencies, 

and international partnerships needed in a 21st century economy. 

Minority Enterprise Development Week is anchored by the American legacy 

of entrepreneurial ambition and innovation. As we honor minority enterprises, their industrious owners, and their hard-working employees, let us 

also recognize the diversity, determination, insight, and innovation of American businesses, and the immeasurable support they lend to our leadership 

in the global marketplace. 

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 August 22 through 

August 28, 2010, 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. 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day 

of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence 

of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21294 

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