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National Small Business Week Starts with a Bang in the Bay Area

“What a good start of National Small Business Week (NSBW) to have been joined by SBA Administrator Isabella Castillas Guzman,” said Cathy Adams, president of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce (OAACC). “It’s a great opportunity for all entrepreneurs.”

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5 years ago

May 9, 2022

Oakland Post

Front Row seated (l-r): Tammy Halevy, executive director, ReImagine Main Street; SBA Administrator Isabella Castillas Guzman, Carolina Martinez, CEO, California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity and Kathryn Cahill Thompson, CEO, Cahill Contractors LLC. Secnd Row standing (l-r): Liz Fairchild, executive director, Business Forward; Dr. Matthew Ajike, president, San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce; Julie Clowes, district director, Small Business Administration; Jim Magats, SVP of Payments and SMB Solutions, PayPal; Carl Davis, Jr., president & CEO, California African American Chamber of Commerce; Elmy Bermejo, regional administrator, Region IX, Small Business Administration; Adam Klappholz, Head of App-Powered Commerce, Venmo; Cathy Adams, president and CEO, Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce; Jossiel Cruseta, director, San Francisco Small Business Development Center.

By Post Staff

A group of distinguished individuals joined the Small Business Association (SBA) and PayPal for a round-table discussion with California business leaders on small business growth as National Small Business Week kicked off in San Francisco on May 2.

For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.

NSBW 2022 celebrates the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs who are doing their part to power the nation’s historic economic comeback.

The Bay Area is a part of the NSBW bus tour where Guzman was scheduled to make stops in Denver, Colo.; Atlanta, Ga.; Columbia, S.C.; Richburg, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Raleigh, N.C.; and Norfolk, Va.