Dallas, TX, February 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Friday, February 11 Directed by Isabella Casillas Guzmanmanager US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice of America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s office visited the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX metro area. Administrator Guzmán was joined by US Representatives Colin Allred and Beth Van Duyne to highlight the financial implications of the SBA. Enclosure Operator Grant Program (SVOG), American rescue planand other grant funding programs. They met with small business owners who have used various SBA programs to help with economic recovery and discussed their current needs as our communities recover from the effects of COVID-19.
“Small business owners and entrepreneurs across Texas have helped fuel our nation’s exceptional recovery, leveraging the vital resources and leadership provided by President Biden to deliver America’s strongest economic growth in 40 years and create more jobs than any other year in history,” said Administrator Guzmán. . “I had the great privilege of visiting and meeting with many of these small business owners, as well as local leaders, SBA resource partners and others who have been at the forefront of this growing recovery to understand how they have adapted to COVID and understand how the SBA can continue to support them in these difficult times.” My team and I will continue to do all we can to help you navigate the COVID virus and take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead, including those we hope to implement through President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure act. «
Administrator Guzmán and Sed South Central Regional Manager Ted James began their day at the Eisemann Center, where they met with Representative Allred and toured the Eisemann Center to discuss the implications of the Venue Operator Grant Program SBA closed. which has helped entertainment centers like the Eisemann Center weather the pandemic.
After the Eisemann Center tour, Manager Guzmán and Representative Allred visited La La Land Kind Café, a small business in Dallas, Texas, and met the owner, Francois Reihan. Reihan’s business survived the pandemic with support from the SBA Salary Protection Program and COVID Financial Loss Disaster Loan.
“Our small businesses and the restaurants and places we visit are very important to the fabric of our community because they bring people together and create jobs,” said spokesman Colin Allred. “I had the great honor of introducing Administrator Guzman to Dallas and Richardson as we visited small businesses and heard how SBA programs have helped them get through this pandemic and how important the work we need to do is to continue this recovery.”
Managed by Guzmán and Rep. Allred also met with Kevin Adendorff, Director of Customer Experience at Boulangerie – Village Baking Company. Village Baking has also taken advantage of SBA programs like the Paycheck Protection Program to stay afloat during the pandemic. Managed by Guzman and Rep. Allred’s visit ended at the Alamo Club, a local restaurant in Dallas, where they met owner Austin Rodgers. Rodgers took advantage of the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program and Restaurant Recovery Fund.
Administrator Guzmán also had lunch at the Blue Goose Cantina, owned by Nick Peterson. Nick’s restaurant survived the pandemic after receiving help from the Paycheck Protection Program and the Restaurant Recovery Fund.
In the afternoon, Administrator Guzman traveled to Coppell, TX where he had a face-to-face meeting with Representative Van Duyne and participated in a small business roundtable discussion on the experiences of small business owners using COVID EIDL during the pandemic. . .
“I would like to thank SBA Administrator Guzman for accepting my invitation to hear directly about the concerns and frustration of TX-24 businesses. He learned of their plight due to rapidly rising inflation, crippling labor shortages and a worsening supply chain crisis,” he said. Rep. Van Duyn. “Thank you to those who joined and expressed their concern. We look forward to creating pragmatic solutions and continuing to support small businesses in TX-24.”
Manager Guzman ended his visit to the Dallas/Fort Worth area by touring Paragon Furniture, Inc. and meeting owner Ricky Kassaniff. Paragon is a small business manufacturer that makes school furniture here in the United States and exports it to Canada and Costa Rica. Ricky has used the SBA Paycheck Protection Program, the COVID EIDL program, and the SBA Export Program.
This is the administrator’s first official visit to the Dallas area. During his first year in office, Administrative Officer Guzmán has visited 23 states and US territories, including Puerto Rico, and more than 40 cities.
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