{"id":186084,"date":"2023-03-16T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=186084"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:44:29","slug":"congresswoman-commemorates-sbdc-day-at-umw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2023\/03\/16\/congresswoman-commemorates-sbdc-day-at-umw\/","title":{"rendered":"SBDC Day Annual Celebration Features State Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deb Foley of Taste Oil Vinegar Spice speaks with Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger during Wednesday’s recognition of Small Business Development Center Day at the University of Mary Washington.<\/p><\/div>

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger visited the University of Mary Washington’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Eagle Village on the Fredericksburg Campus on Wednesday, March 15 – SBDC Day!<\/p>

The annual celebration commemorates the impact America’s small business development centers have on the success of small businesses.<\/p>

Spanberger was joined by U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman and Virginia SBDC State Director Jody Keenan, along with several Fredericksburg-area small business owners, who met at UMW’s Eagle Village SBDC, where their enterprises first began to take root.<\/p>

UMW SBDC Executive Director Brian Baker and Director Susan Ball attended, as did Fredericksburg Economic Development and Tourism Director Bill Freehling.<\/p>

The discussion centered around the successes and challenges faced by the businesses since they were launched and the notion that help is still available.<\/p>

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Adrian Silversmith from Sprelly talks with UMW Small Business Development Center’s Susan Ball during yesterday’s SBDC Day event.<\/p><\/div>

Area small business owners who attended yesterday’s event included:<\/p>