FLAGSTAFF, Az. – On Thursday, May 25, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33.2 million small businesses, will visit Flagstaff to meet with local entrepreneurs and discuss the SBA and federal government’s disaster assistance programs.
Administrator Guzman will be joined by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for a closed-door roundtable with local small business owners, followed by a tour of the Coconino County Flood Control District’s post-fire flood mitigation project, under construction in the Schultz/Pipeline Flood Area. The purpose of the tour is to highlight current disaster assistance resources available to impacted small businesses and community members and discuss how the SBA and Congress can work together to continue improving its disaster response and mitigation efforts in the face of increasingly volatile climatological threats.
The tour is closed to the public, but media outlets are invited to attend.
Media outlets should RSVP to Mila Myles at mila.myles@sba.gov by 8:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, May 24. In your message, please provide the full names, mobile numbers, and email addresses of any media personnel attending. All times are local; specific location information will be provided upon successful RSVP.
THURSDAY, MAY 25
WHO: SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, Senator Mark Kelly
WHAT: Tour - Coconino County Flood Control District’s post-fire flood mitigation, currently under construction in the Schultz/Pipeline Flood Area
WHEN: Media Arrival – 12:15 p.m.
Tour – 1:00 p.m.
Media Availability – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Flagstaff, AZ – Media meetup address provided upon RSVP
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About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.