DES MOINES - On Friday, August 23, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, will travel to Iowa to meet with disaster survivors and local leaders following devastating tornadoes earlier this year and assess SBA recovery efforts on the ground.
In the morning, Administrator Guzman will visit a local small business to discuss the impact of SBA resources during recovery. The Administrator will then visit the SBA’s new Greenfield Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) that opened earlier this month to serve impacted residents and business owners. Afterward, Administrator Guzman will host a meet-and-greet with homeowners to hear about their recovery needs and how the SBA can help.
In the afternoon, Administrator Guzman will conduct a roundtable meeting with federal, state, and local stakeholders, along with business owners and non-profits, to discuss tornado damage recovery efforts. She will then be available to speak with members of the media.
Administrator Guzman will end the day with a visit to the first Black-owned nationally distributed coffee company to celebrate National Black Business Month and highlight the growth of Black entrepreneurship under the Biden-Harris Administration.
The following events are open to members of the press who RSVP to rebecca.galanti@sba.gov.
Friday, August 23
Media Availability Following Stakeholder Meeting
WHO: SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman
Local stakeholders
WHEN: 1:45 PM CDT
WHERE: Des Moines, Iowa. Location details sent upon RSVP to rebecca.galanti@sba.gov
Visit to Black-Owned Small Business
WHO: SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman
WHEN: 2:15 PM CDT
WHERE: Des Moines, Iowa. Location details sent upon RSVP to rebecca.galanti@sba.gov
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About the U.S. Small Business Administration:
The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of business ownership. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.