Join the SBA on February 24, 2022 for an online event to celebrate Black History Month. The event will feature a fireside chat and conversation with Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, on financial wellness, creating generational wealth through entrepreneurship, and the importance of increasing equity and access to opportunities to help uplift and support Black-owned small businesses. There will be an audience Q&A where Dr. Chavis will be joined by SBA’s Chief of Staff Antwaun Griffin and SBA St. Louis District Director Maureen Brinkley to discuss SBA initiatives and resources that support existing small businesses and new startups as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world. The event will be moderated by Kendall Corley, the SBA’s Deputy Chief of Staff of External Engagement.

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Wednesday- February 23, 2022

3:00PM ET

“Building a Better America: A Small Business Resource Community”

Join the SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute on February 23, 2022 for a celebration of Black History Month and a conversation with business leaders and allies about opportunities for small businesses, including government contracting.

Featured Speakers:

Diedra Henry-Spires, Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator, SBA

Tanika Pierce, Area Director, Government Contracting and Business Development, SBA

Renee Johnson, Senior Advisor, PPSI

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