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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.

Central Region Ecosystem of Arts, Technology & Entrepreneurship - Small Business Summit

Date and time

Thursday, November 6, 2025 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

Location

WKU Innovation Campus
2413 Nashville Road
Bowling Green, KY 42101

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Host organization

Kentucky APEX Accelerator

Type of event

Resource Partner event

Event description

You are invited to attend the 5th Annual Small Business Summit and Expo that will be held in Bowling Green, KY at the WKU Innovation Campus on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6th.

The Small Business Summit is a gathering of small business owners, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. The summit will serve as a strategic platform for businesses looking to make a mark in the small business sector. This year the summit will focus on Blind Spots and Breakthroughs - What every business owner needs to know.

NOTE: more details about the breakout sessions can be found on the registration page.

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