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Governor Greg Abbott has officially declared May 9-15, 2021 as Small Business Week! Small businesses throughout the state have had their share of challenges this last year but through it all, they have remained the backbone of our economy. They have created new jobs and supported local communities.
During Small Business Week in Texas, we will highlight the Lone Star State’s many resilient small business owners and entrepreneurs. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half of the state’s workforce is employed by 2.8 million small businesses, which account for 99.8% of all businesses in Texas. This incredible statistic shows how vital these businesses are to our economic success and continued recovery. We look forward to sharing the formal proclamation and press release from Governor Abbott on Monday, May 10.
In Texas, economic development is truly a team effort and we are proud to celebrate our many local and regional partnerships across the state during this important week.
We hope you will participate in both Economic Development Week and Small Business Week in Texas by:
- Joining our next Governor’s Small Business Webinar on Starting a Business in Texas, taking place Thursday, May 13, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., CT
- Utilizing the official Small Business Week in Texas badge in your organization’s Small Business Week communications
- Following @TexasEconDev on social media throughout the week and joining in with the following hashtags: #SmallBizWeekTexas,#EconDevWeek & #TexasEconDev
- Supporting small businesses and economic developers in your local communities in your own creative ways
Other resources include the launch of the Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal and Governor’s Small Business Webinar library.
Harlingen is marking National Economic Development Week from May 9-15, 2021 to celebrate the contributions of positive economic development and explain the role of the profession in our local community, including stewardship of:
● Policies that government undertakes to meet broad economic objectives including inflation control, high employment, and sustainable growth.
● Policies and programs to provide services such as building highways, managing parks, and providing medical access to the disadvantaged.
● Policies and programs explicitly directed at improving the business climate through specific efforts, business finance, marketing, neighborhood development, business retention and expansion, technology transfer, real estate development and others.
Now in its sixth year, National Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council, the largest professional membership organization for economic developers, in 2016 to recognize the unique role that economic development has in creating vibrant communities with strong economies.
Over the span of five years, more than 450 campaigns have been created throughout the United States and Canada, creating millions of impressions, hundreds of news stories, blog entries, videos, events and other activities.Cities, counties and states recognized the week in past years through official proclamations, local community events, and informational campaigns online and through social media.The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has also issued a statement commemorating Economic Development Week in past years.
