WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, January 27, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, will join Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in Las Vegas to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to uplifting small businesses and supporting entrepreneurship.
In the afternoon, Administrator Guzman and Vice President Harris will join U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Eric Morrissette, Interim Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), for a visit to a local nonprofit that teaches at-risk youth and those with prior involvement in the criminal justice system culinary and soft skills to help them secure employment. There, the leaders will discuss a forthcoming SBA rule that makes it easier for America’s returning citizens to start and run a small business. This event is open to credentialed members of the media who have already RSVPed with the Office of the Vice President.
Administrator Guzman will then join Second Gentleman Emhoff in visits to local Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander-owned small businesses to learn about the state of the AAPI-owned small business landscape under this Administration. The leaders will hear from the small business owners about their entrepreneurial journeys and highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s Small Business Boom, which has seen 16 million new business applications filed since President Biden took office – including 185,000 in Nevada alone. These events are open to credentialed members of the media who RSVP here.
Saturday, January 27
Visit to Local Criminal Justice Nonprofit
WHO: SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman
Vice President Kamala Harris
U.S. Representative Steven Horsford (NV-04)
Under Secretary of Commerce Eric Morrissette
WHEN: 1:15 p.m. PT
WHERE: Las Vegas, NV
Visits to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander-Owned Small Businesses
WHO: SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff
WHEN: 2:45 p.m. PT (first business)
4:00 p.m. PT (second business)
WHERE: Las Vegas, NV
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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 sba.gov.
Christine Saah Nazer U.S. Small Business Administration 202-756-0304 Christine.Saahnazer@sba.gov Han Nguyen U.S. Small Business Administration 202-756-0304 han.nguyen@sba.gov Rebecca Galanti U.S. Small Business Administration 202-756-0304 rebecca.galanti@sba.gov
