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Proclamation 8547

Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2010

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates August 22-28, 2010, as Minority Enterprise Development Week to celebrate minority-owned businesses. It includes policy language about increasing government procurement opportunities for small and minority businesses and references the National Export Initiative, but contains no binding directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 52211

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 75 FR 52211

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Minority Enterprise Development Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Designated week August 22-28, 2010

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Policy aspirations (procurement, exports) are non-binding; no enforcement mechanism
  • Vague 'concrete steps' language lacks specificity on implementation
Proclamation 8547: Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2010 · Executive Orders