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EDC highlights small business outreach and summit participation
Summary
Staff described events and outreach for small businesses, including National Small Business Week (May 4'8), a small business appreciation event May 6, and participation with nine local businesses at the governor's small business summit.
Staff member (S4) announced plans for National Small Business Week (May 4'8) and a small business appreciation event on May 6, asking board members to mark calendars and attend. "We're going to be celebrating national, small business week," S4 said, and invited local businesses to the appreciation happy hour at the community library.
S4 also reported attending the governor's small business summit in Allen and said, "We had 9 of our local businesses that took us up on that opportunity," describing networking sessions and resource tables from groups such as the SBDC and Collin College. The Presenter (S2) noted coordination with the communications department to include EDC items and a newsletter sign-up link to broaden outreach.
