Recap on May events
Alabama District Director, Thomas Todt (left) provided SBA awards to R. Gregory Brown (center) of Huntsville, Alabama, the 2022 Alabama Small Business Person of the Year Award, and to Alice Lessmann (right) of Madison, Alabama, the 2022 District Director Awardee
for the National Small Business Week
About National Small Business Week (NSBW) – For nearly 60 years, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and
small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year. As part of National Small Business Week, the
U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Every day, they’re working to grow small businesses, create 21st century
jobs, drive innovation, and increase America’s global competitiveness.
In honor of NSBW, R. Gregory Brown of Brown Precision, Inc has been named the Alabama 2022 Small Business Person of the Year. In addition to the state winner, the Alabama District Director, Thomas Todt, has announced that Alice Lessmann of Signalink, Inc is
the 2022 District Director Awardee.
Additionally, the Governor of Alabama and the Mayors of Athens, Decatur, Huntsville, Lincoln, Madison, and Mobile proclaimed May 1st to 7th as their Small Business Week.
Brent McMahan, SBA Senior Area Manager for Mobile, Alabama (center), received and holds a proclamation for Small Business Week from the City of Mobile.
Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, signs a proclamation for Small Business Week while District Director, Tom Todt (right), and Deputy District Director, LD Ralph (left), witness.
Proclamations for Small Business Week seek to recognize and celebrate the importance of small businesses to their local economy.
Lastly, the
Alabama Small Business Development Center (ASBDC) presented three events in honor of NSBW centered around the following themes: Disaster Planning and Preparedness, Digital Marketing, and SBA Lending featuring Alabama District Office Lender Relations Specialist,
Roderick Perkins.
Congratulations to a very successful week!
Alabama Small Business Success Story
Signalink find success with SBA resource partners and wins a Small Business Week award.
Alice Lessmann and her spouse started their company, Signalink, in 2005 and in 2016, she became the CEO of the company. As the company continued to grow, she realized…
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SBA Region IV Administrator visits Alabama
Allen Thomas, SBA Region IV Administrator (left), and Thomas Todt, Alabama District Director (right), discuss the importance of partnerships.
On May 18th and 19th, Allen Thomas, SBA Region IV Administrator, visited the Alabama District Office for the first time since being appointed in December of 2021. Administrator Thomas was able to meet the Alabama staff, lenders, contracting firms, and strategic
partners to share exciting upcoming SBA initiatives.
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