Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2008

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8280 of August 25, 2008

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2008

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The opportunities of America make our land a beacon of
hope for people from every corner of the world.
America's minority-owned businesses contribute greatly
to our economy and the richness of our country. During
Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recognize
minority entrepreneurs and recommit ourselves to
fostering an environment where everyone can attain the
American dream.

In America, people's dreams matter more than their
background. Across our country, minority business
owners are working hard to achieve their goals and
helping to extend the promises of America to their
fellow citizens. These businesses and their employees
are vital contributors to our national prosperity.

My Administration has lowered taxes, supported pro-
growth policies, and enacted an economic stimulus
package to encourage small and medium-sized business
growth. By keeping more money in the hands of families
and small businesses, they can save, invest, spend, and
give back to their communities. Our economy is
resilient and dynamic because Americans are the most
industrious, creative, and enterprising people in the
world and because we believe in a free market economy
that rewards those qualities.

During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we
recognize the value minority entrepreneurs and their
employees add to our country. They are vital to our
Nation's economic strength and an essential part of our
national heritage.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim August 31 through September
6, 2008, 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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.