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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America’s 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing $170 million in SBA-guaranteed funding.

As a result of the shutdown, we wanted to notify you that many of our services supporting small businesses are currently unavailable. The agency is executing its Lapse Plan and as soon as the shutdown is over, we are prepared to immediately return to the record-breaking services we were providing under the leadership of the Trump Administration.

If you need disaster assistance, please visit sba.gov/disaster.

Get Noticed Before Black Friday

Date and time

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. CDT

Location

Online

Organizer

Jean Smith
smithje@uhv.edu
361-485-4485

Host organization

UHV Small Business Development Center

Type of event

Resource Partner event

Event description

No cost virtual event. Register Get ready to shine before the Black Friday rush! Join Sara Burks from The Boutique Hub to learn all about Pink Friday—a nationwide event on November 21 celebrating small and local businesses before the big-box frenzy. You’ll discover how to access resources like press releases, media kits, and ready-to-use marketing tools, plus how to get your business featured on the Pink Friday Map. We’ll also share how you can join in with The Boutique Hub as they team up with Heart on Main Street for Pink Friday to support retailers impacted by recent floods in the Texas Hill Country—because when small businesses thrive, communities thrive

Register