Mayor Bowser to Host Second Annual DC Small Business Expo

(Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, Could 3 at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser is internet hosting the Second Annual DC Small Enterprise Expo to have a good time Small Enterprise Week and supply aspiring and seasoned enterprise house owners with the assets essential to start out or develop their firms in DC. The DC Small Enterprise Expo is supported by the Division of Insurance coverage, Securities and Banking (DISB), the Division of Small and Native Enterprise Growth (DSLBD) and the DC Public Library (DCPL).

The expo will permit attendees to seek the advice of with two dozen business specialists and lenders, and luxuriate in a wide-ranging day of panel discussions, maker house demonstrations, pc coaching, and rooftop networking.

Through the occasion, the Mayor will even spotlight investments in her Fiscal Yr 2024 Funds Proposal to help small companies, together with:

• Almost $10 million for the Vitality Fund to draw and retain companies in DC.
• $6 million for our Industrial Property Acquisition Fund to assist enterprise house owners purchase their properties and switch lease funds into mortgage funds, a rise of $2 million from FY23.
• Further $3 million for the Nice Streets and Small Enterprise Fund, for a complete of $10 million.
• Further $3 million for our Meals Entry Fund, a vital software for increasing eating places and different meals entry factors in Wards 7 and eight, for a complete of $14 million for small meals companies.

The Mayor’s investments in small companies helps DC’s Comeback Plan, which outlines a three-pronged method to the transformation and revitalization of downtown: fill the house, change the house, and convey the individuals. To be taught extra about Mayor Bowser’s FY24 Funds, go to finances.dc.gov.

When:          
Wednesday Could 3, at 11 am

Who:            
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Keith Anderson, Deputy Mayor, DC Planning and Financial Growth
Karima Woods, Commissioner, Division of Insurance coverage Securities and Banking
Kristi Whitfield, Director, Division of Small and Native Enterprise Growth
Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Govt Director, DC Public Library

The place:      
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Avenue NW
*Closest Metro Station: Gallery Place-Chinatown*
*Closest Bikeshare Station: ninth and G Avenue NW*

Press curious about attending the occasion are requested to RSVP to [email protected].  
 
The DC Workplace of Cable Tv, Movie, Music, and Leisure will present a dwell feed of this occasion. To view the occasion, go to mayor.dc.gov/dwell, tune in on Channel 16 (DCN), or watch on Mayor Bowser’s Fb or Twitter.

Social Media:
Mayor Bowser Twitter: @MayorBowser
Mayor Bowser Instagram: @Mayor_Bowser
Mayor Bowser Fb: fb.com/MayorMurielBowser
Mayor Bowser YouTube: https://www.bit.ly/eomvideos