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Proc 10656ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10656

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2023

President Biden proclaimed October 22-28, 2023 as Minority Enterprise Development Week, celebrating minority-owned businesses and highlighting administration efforts to increase federal contracting, SBA lending, and capital access for these enterprises. The proclamation references past policy achievements but issues no new binding directives.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 73213

Impact dates

  1. Minority Enterprise Development Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 22 through October 28, 2023 as Minority Enterprise Development Week
  • Call upon people of the United States to acknowledge and celebrate achievements of minority business owners

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect for October 22-28, 2023 observance period

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references 15% federal contracting goal by 2025 from prior EO but establishes no new enforcement mechanism
  • Celebratory language masks ongoing structural barriers described in text
Proclamation 10656: Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2023 · Executive Orders