The U.S. Small Business Association announced that National Small Business Week: Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship is set for May 1-7. The virtual summit acknowledges small businesses across the country for their resilience, ingenuity and creativity, and will also recognize SBA partners for their involvement in entrepreneurial development, disaster recovery, government contracting, financial development, and overall support for small businesses and entrepreneurship.
“This year’s theme, ‘Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship,’ celebrates the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs who are doing their part to power our nation’s historic economic comeback,” said SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman. “This year’s event will offer entrepreneurs in rural, suburban and urban communities across America a week-long program highlighting the tools and information they need to continue to power economic growth, strengthen supply chains and deliver the goods and services Americans depend on every day.”
The SBA, along with SCORE, will co-host a free, four-day virtual summit May 2-5 to honor the nation’s 32.5 million small businesses for their perseverance. This year’s summit will feature help with access to critical federal resources, educational workshops and networking to help the nation’s entrepreneurs pivot and grow in the face of any challenge and seize new opportunities.
“We look forward to joining the SBA in co-hosting this important virtual summit,” said SCORE CEO Bridget Weston. “This event will connect entrepreneurs with a wealth of industry experts and crucial information to help them achieve success.”
The 2022 Small Business Persons of the Year award winners from each state, and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, will be honored, and the SBA will announce the 2022 National Small Business Person of the Year from among them. In addition, NSBW recognition events and educational sessions will occur throughout each of the SBA’s 10 regions and 68 district offices.
Event registration and speaker information will be posted at sba.gov/NSBW
