JACKSONVILLE, FL – During National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates the 30 million small businesses that are the engines of our national economy. SBA Administrator McMahon will visit small businesses on a four-state bus trip across the Southeast, highlighting the innovators and job creators that make our communities vibrant places to live, work and raise a family. Members of the media are encouraged to join Administrator McMahon at local businesses along the way.
WHO: SBA Administrator Linda McMahon
Jeff and David Turbeville, Owners, Sunshine Peanut Company
WHAT: 9:00 a.m.: Press Conference, Kick-off Event – Open Press
(SBA North Florida District Office)
10:30 a.m.: Small Business Tour – Open Press
WHEN: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
WHERE: SBA North Florida District Office
7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100B
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Sunshine Peanut Company
2256 Dennis St.
Jacksonville, FL 32204
WHY: Highlight entrepreneurial success in Florida and celebrate America’s small businesses.
Please coordinate your coverage with: Nayana Sen, SBA North Florida District Office Public
Affairs Specialist at (904) 443-1933 nayana.sen@sba.gov
Lola Kress, Regional Communications Director at (404) 331-2798 lola.kress@sba.gov
All press must RSVP and specify which events they will attend.