At the July 20 Council meeting, the week of August 12 through 19, 2017 was proclaimed SmallBusiness Power Week.

The purpose of Small Business Power Week is to create a collaborative program whereentrepreneurs in Ascension Parish can learn about programs, services, associations andnetworks available as resources to their small business. It will give small business owners theopportunity to learn from expert service providers and to network with local business andindustry leaders.

The Small Business Power Week will serve as a launching pad to strengthen existingsmall businesses and to grow new small businesses to support the growth of a strong smallbusiness ecosystem in Ascension Parish. The partners in the collaborative include theAscension Economic Development Corporation, Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation ofAscension, SCORE, SBA, Ascension Chamber of Commerce, TruFund, SELA WomensBusiness Center, the Donaldsonville Area Chamber of Commerce, Parish of Ascension, City ofDonaldsonville, City of Gonzales, Town of Sorrento and the Louisiana Department of EconomicDevelopment.

The week kicks off with the grand opening of the MBECA LEAP Center on Saturday, August 12at 9 am at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center gym. More information can be obtained by calling225-445-1383.

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