The city’s Small Business Program and other nonprofit service providers will celebrate the contributions of the small business community with a series of events and classes during National Small Business Week, May 4-8. The week will begin with a Kickoff Event today, where District 1 City Council Member Ora Houston will welcome attendees and Tim League of the Austin-original Alamo Drafthouse will give a keynote speech on building the culture of a small business. The 9 a.m. event will take place at the Carver Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina St. Classes will be offered on topics such as finding funding, determining the right business structure, negotiating, crowdfunding and more. A listing of all of the week’s classes can be found here.
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