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View this email in your browser News Biden-Harris Administration Expands SBA Pilot Program Targeting Access to Capital for Underserved Entrepreneurs Vice President Kamala Harris Unveils Improvements to SBA Community Advantage Pilot Program at White House Event with SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, Extending it to 2024, Ending New Lender Moratorium, Lifting Loan Caps MORE INFO Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator Ossining Innovates! and the Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC), a Westchester-based 501 (c) (3), launched an Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator in the spring of 2020 with a class of twelve pioneering individuals! No application deadline Program begins April 28, 2022 6 PM MORE INFO Upcoming Events International Trade and Small Business Join the SBA and Public Private Strategies Institute on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 for a conversation about international trade with leading experts from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Amazon and the SBA. Speakers will include Vinai Thummalapally, former Ambassador and Acting Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency; Gabriel Esparza, Associate Administrator of SBA’s Office of International Trade; and Arrow Augerot, Director of International Policy, Americas for Amazon. We’ll explore international trade and what it means to small businesses in the United States. TODAY @ 2PM REGISTER New Haven Restaurant Week Support BBA members! New Haven Restaurant Week is Connecticut’s highly anticipated celebration of dining throughout Elm City. The program invites diners to sample the incredible array of eateries that make up the City’s culinary scene. MORE INFO Resource Fair for Small Businesses to Leverage Government Contracting Join the Office of U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Small Business Administration, State of Connecticut and partners to showcase the forthcoming projects in the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act and encourage small businesses to leverage government contracting. Monday, April 11th, 2022 10am Press Conference | 10:30am - 12:30pm Resource Fair Floyd Little Athletic Center , 480 Sherman Pkway, New Haven, CT 06511 REGISTER Let’s CONNECT We are building a community of Black business owners who are invested in doing business with each other. Join us for our next networking meeting. Wednesday, April 20, 2022 @ 7 AM REGISTER New London County Black Business Meet & Greet Join us for our third Black business meet & greet! Thursday, April 21, 2022 @ 6 PM REGISTER Supplier Diversity Outreach Event: How to do business with Amazon Amazon GPO (Global Procurement Organization) has teamed up with Connecticut-based Diverse and Small Business Advocacy Partners to educate Diverse and Small Businesses on how to be Amazon contract-ready. The goal is to drive economic impact in the region. Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 9:00am – 3:30pm Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford This is a free event open to all businesses interested in taking their companies to the next level with Amazon! Registration link and additional details will be provided soon. Copyright (C) 2022 The Black Business Alliance. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe