WASHINGTON – Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Douglas Kramer, the Deputy Administrator of the SBA, will be traveling across the country this week to highlight small businesses during National Small Business Week (NSBW).
Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation designating a National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. Occurring the first week of May every year, the week is a time when communities celebrate their local small business owners as well as the 28 million small businesses across the country
Contreras-Sweet, who is a member of President Obama’s cabinet, will kick off NSBW in Washington, D.C. on May 1-2. During this two-day event winners from 54 states and territories will be recognized for recognition as their state’s small business person of the year, and one of them will be named National Small Business Person of the Year.
Additionally, winners will be recognized in 17 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development. She will then travel to host and participate in events in New York, Denver, Phoenix, San Jose, and Oakland.
Kramer will also be participating in the Sunday and Monday events in Washington, before traveling to events in Atlanta, Chicago, and Lansing.
For more information about specific events please visit www.sba.gov/nsbw. To request an interview or attend an event, please contact Miguel Ayala at Miguel.ayala@sba.gov or (202) 450-0148.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
- Some national winners recognized at Smithsonian American History Museum.
Monday, May 2, 2016
- Additional national winners recognized and National Small Business Person of the Year, and runners-up, will be announced at U.S. Institute of Peace.
- SBA will host national and state winners at their headquarters.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
- Administrator in New York City
- Deputy Administrator in Atlanta
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
- Administrator in Denver
- Deputy Administrator in Chicago
Thursday, May 5, 2016
- Administrator in Phoenix
- Deputy Administrator in Lansing
Friday, May 6, 2016
- Administrator in San Jose/Oakland
- Deputy Administrator in Chicago
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Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2016 SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA/SCORE programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: smallbusinessweek@sba.gov (link sends e-mail). SCORE is partially funded by SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-14-S-0001.
National Small Business Week 2016 sponsors include: Chase for Business, SCORE, ADP, Colonial Life, Intuit, Sam’ s Club, Square, YP, ESET, Facebook, Instagram, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and VEDC.