WATCH LIVE 12:00PM: POTUS and VP will deliver remarks at the Rose Garden to kick off the start of National Small Business Week.
The weeklong commemoration, from April 30 to May 6, includes a virtual summit and recognizes the"critical contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business owners." The U.S. Small Business Administration has celebrated National Small Business Week for over 50 years, per the SBA's website.Biden and Harris will speak alongside SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman. Biden previously spoke at the SBA's Women's Business Summit on March 27.
The virtual summit will go from May 2-3 and includes presentations by experts, an exhibit hall, networking, and a"mentoring lounge" for both established and aspiring small business owners, per the website.Several organizations and companies, such as Google, Amazon, T-Mobile, Visa, Microsoft, and Meta, are co-sponsoring the events.
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