Obama Cabinet Member to Visit Small Businesses in DC Metro Area on Small Business Saturday, November 26th

SBA Administrator will tour small businesses in Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA

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Nov 25, 2016, 10:51 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and member of President Obama's Cabinet, will celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26 with visits to small businesses in Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA. She is available for media interviews Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26.

At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Administrator Contreras-Sweet will participate in a tour of businesses in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. starting at the Shaw Bijou restaurant. She will then visit small businesses in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Capitol Hill, including Woven History & Silk Road, the East City Bookshop and the Labyrinth game store. In the afternoon she will visit several small businesses in Old Town Alexandria, including Sonoma Cellars, a local restaurant to conclude the day and #DineSmall.

Now in its seventh year, Small Business Saturday is a day to celebrate the small business owners and entrepreneurs that drive our local economy. Follow along on social media via @MCS4Biz and @SBAGov, and with the hashtags #SmallBizSat, #ShopSmall & #DineSmall. For more information visit www.sba.gov/SmallBusinessSaturday. For a full list of Small Business Saturday Coalition members, please visit www.shopsmall.com/SUPPORTERS.

Friday, November 25, 2016
	WHAT:	Cabinet Member available for interviews, in-studio or at local small business
	WHO:	Administrator Contreras-Sweet
	WHERE:	Washington, D.C.

Saturday, November 28, 2015
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.	WHAT:	Media conference and availability on-location
	WHO:	Administrator Contreras-Sweet
	WHERE:	Shaw Bijou (1544 9^th St. NW)

11:30 a.m.– 12:30p.m.	WHERE:	Woven History & Silk Road (315 7th St. SE); East City Bookshop (645 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 100 SE); Labyrinth (645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)

1 p.m.	WHAT:	Walking business tour in Alexandria and #DineSmall segment – Administrator dines with her family
	WHO:	Administrator Contreras-Sweet
	WHERE:	King Street businesses; Sonoma Cellars Restaurant

Media interested in setting up interviews or wanting to RSVP for any of these events should contact Chris Upperman at [email protected] or call (202) 510-7925.

Cosponsorship Authorization #16-2050-36. SBA's participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions products or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Release Number: MA16-59

Contact: Chris Upperman (202) 510-7925

Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news

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SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration