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IMBECA to host Small Business Week May 11–14; local entrepreneurs honored
Summary
Lee Melancon of the Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension (IMBECA) outlined free workshops, a resource fair and a Big Business–Small Business Connect series across Ascension Parish May 11–14 and announced local award winners including Jay, Grant, Cole and Lara Kling.
Lee Melancon, representing the Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension, said the parish will hold a local Small Business Week from May 11 through May 14 featuring workshops, a resource fair and an initiative to connect small vendors with larger regional employers.
"We are dream weavers. We are not dream killers," Melancon said, describing IMBECA’s role as a free, nonprofit small-business center that provides technical assistance, entrepreneurial training and access to capital for Ascension residents and nearby parishes.
Melancon said the week’s programming begins May 11 in Donaldsonville at the Lehi Center at 5 p.m., continues with a Sorrento session focused on state certification and culminates May 14 at the PACE Center in Gonzales with a breakfast, award presentations, two AI workshops, a…
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