III.1. Proclamation Recognizing November 30, 2024 as Small Business Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins; Needham
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2024-134
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Revée Needham, Community Development Manager
Date: November 12, 2024
Subject: Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing November 30th as Small Business
Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt a Proclamation Recognizing November 30th, 2024 as Small
Business Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins.
OVERVIEW
Small businesses are the backbone of Hopkins and have a significant impact on not
only the local economy, but also play an important role in giving back to the community.
In recognition of the importance of the small business community, the City of Hopkins is
partnering with Hennepin County to encourage residents to support local businesses.
The Small Business Administration as well as advocacy groups and other organizations
across the country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business
Saturday as a way of highlighting the importance of supporting local businesses.
The Hopkins Business and Civic Association has hosted Holiday in Hopkins on Small
Business Saturday since 2009 as way to promote Hopkins businesses, draw people
downtown, and celebrate the season’s festivities. This year’s Holiday in Hopkins
celebration will include decorating gingerbread houses, car races, ornament making,
wreath-decorating, live music, and other fun activities. The City recognizes the
significant impact that small businesses have on our community and celebrates the
annual Small Business Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins with this proclamation.
Danny McDonald, President of HBCA and Owner of Danny McDonald – State Farm,
and Amy Brace, Owner of Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe, will accept the proclamation on
behalf of the small business owners in Hopkins. Amy Brace, the lead organizer of
Holiday in Hopkins this year, will share more about the planned events and activities.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Proclamation Recognizing November 30th as Small Business Saturday and Holiday
in Hopkins
Planning & Economic
Development
A Proclamation Recognizing November 30th, 2024 as
Small Business Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, celebrates our local small businesses and
the contributions they make to the local economy and community; and
WHEREAS, for many residents, the Thanksgiving holiday begins a season of
experiencing arts and culture, gathering, dining, and shopping; and
WHEREAS, the Small Business Administration, as well as advocacy groups and other
public and private organizations across the country, have endorsed the Saturday after
Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday; and
WHEREAS, over 96 percent of businesses in Hennepin County employ fewer than 100
employees according to the United States Census; and
WHEREAS, since 2009, the Hopkins Business and Civic Association has hosted
Holiday in Hopkins to celebrate Small Business Saturday, promote Hopkins’
businesses, and commence a festive holiday season; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins honors our local and independently-owned businesses
which make our community unique.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick Hanlon, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, along with my fellow Council Members, do hereby proclaim November 30,
2024, as Small Business Saturday and Holiday in Hopkins and urge the residents of our
community to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday
and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 12th day
of November in the year 2024.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor