WHAT: Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and voice of small businesses on President Trump’s Cabinet, will visit with small businesses, lenders and economic development champions throughout Milwaukee. This trip is part of her nationwide SBA Ignite Tour focused on listening to business owners; educating about SBA’s services for access to capital, mentoring and federal contracting; advocating for entrepreneurs and driving economic growth with small businesses.

WHEN: Thursday, July 27, 2017, approximate times

WHERE: 8:30 am Tour and visit with SBA-assisted Scathain at 422 S 4th Street (open media)

10:00 am Roundtable meeting with small business manufacturers at Wisconsin Women’s Business

Initiative Corporation (closed media)

12:30 pm Tour and SBA resource partner meeting at SBA-assisted Merriment Social (closed media)

1:45 pm Walker’s Point small business tour, including visits with/stops at (open media):

Purple Door Ice Cream, 205 S 2nd St

Indulgence Chocolatiers, 211 S 2nd St

Float Milwaukee, 211 W Freshwater Way

Foamation, 1120 S Barclay St

MobCraft, 505 S 5th St

WHO: SBA Administrator Linda McMahon

Local small business owners and champions

WHY: Linda McMahon serves as the 25th administrator of the SBA and advocates on behalf of the 29 million small businesses in America. Small business owners take a risk on an idea, invest in their communities, and create jobs. Their skills and creativity not only support their own families, they make neighborhoods vibrant places to live and work and fuel the state’s, and nation’s, economic strength. Small businesses are the engine of America’s economy and in Wisconsin, 99.4 percent of the businesses are small and employ more than 50 percent of Wisconsin’s workforce, or 1.2 million people. Follow Administrator McMahon’s tour across the nation via social media with #SBAIgniteTour.

RSVP: Andrea Roebker at andrea.roebker@sba.gov

or 312-353-7327 Shirah Apple at rachel.apple@sba.gov or 414-297-1096

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