WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a new collaboration to expand public awareness of new opportunities stemming from the SBA’s programs and new initiatives that will empower business owners across the country. The initiative will educate small business owners about the Invest in America agenda, specifically how investments in infrastructure, clean energy, American manufacturing, and domestic supply chains create opportunities for them.
The historic economic investments made over the past two years include tens of billions of dollars in funding opportunities flowing through the U.S. Small Business Administration. These resources have the potential to transform communities and strengthen our economy, but only if business owners have access to information about new programs and are connected with the tools to take advantage of them.
As part of this series, on August 31, in celebration of National Black Business Month, the SBA and PPSI will host a virtual event to highlight SBA tools and resources available to Black entrepreneurs and small business owners under the Biden-Harris Administration.
That’s why the U.S. Small Business Administration and Public Private Strategies Institute will jointly host a series of events that bring together senior administration officials, business leaders, nonprofit leaders, and small employers – these events will reach hundreds of thousands of business owners across the PPSI network.
“Investing In America: Small Business Tools and Resources” will feature regular webinars and in-person engagement to discuss initiatives such as the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), CHIPS and Science Act, The Community Navigator Program, and other initiatives to assist business owners.
Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration:
“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, small businesses are building and benefiting from investments in infrastructure, clean energy, American manufacturing, and domestic supply chains. At the SBA, we are modernizing programs to meet businesses with capital, revenue opportunities, and networks of advisors so they can take advantage of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic initiatives. The SBA’s collaboration with PPSI will serve as a force multiplier for our outreach to help more small businesses and entrepreneurs – especially those in underserved communities – connect to the SBA and engage in our nation's next great era of economic growth.”
Rhett Buttle, President, Public Private Strategies Institute:
“Major investments like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS & Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act have enabled the SBA to rapidly scale and deploy new programs and funding opportunities for businesses across the country. For these opportunities to be implemented efficiently, effectively, and equitably, there needs to be dedicated and consistent outreach and education to help diverse constituencies of business owners access these generational investments. That’s why PPSI is so excited about this partnership to engage our diverse network of hundreds of thousands of business owners to expand public awareness of these opportunities.”
Cosponsorship Authorization # 23-48-C: The SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
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