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Get Ready For Small Business Month With This Resource Roundup

Each May we take time to celebrate Americans' entrepreneurial spirit! Established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Month aims to raise awareness of the importance of small businesses to our economy and communities and encourage support for them.

Fast facts:

Small businesses employ 46% of American workers - around 59 million people
Small businesses contribute 44% to the U.S. GDP - nearly $5.9 trillion
43% of small business owners are women and 20% are minorities
33% of small businesses are launched with less than $5000

Wherever you are in your small business journey, the Richardson Chamber of Commerce is here for you! Be a part of our Small Business Community to learn from fellow entrepreneurs and enjoy programming tailored to the concerns of small businesses.

We can also connect you with a SCORE Mentor who can provide FREE expert help to start and grow your small business. Contact Noah Frey for more information.

For small business capital, meet with one of our member financial institutions.

Online resources:

Finally, as a consumer, the Chamber encourages you to support our local businesses by shopping, dining or utilizing their professional services all year long!

“Ask yourself, what would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.”

- Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta

Events

Let Your Inner Hero (Or Villain) Shine At The Bowling Tournament

Enjoy a lively atmosphere, friendly competition, and the chance to strengthen bonds with your colleagues at the Chamber's Annual Bowling Tournament. This year's theme is Heroes vs. Villains. To join Herbert Law Group as a sponsor of this one-of-a-kind event, contact Noah Frey.

Friday, June 13

Bowling from 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Awards from 5:00 - 5:30 pm

$75/person or $250/foursome

Plano Super Bowl

2521 K Ave.

Plano, TX 75074

Other Upcoming Events

Saturday, April 26: Ribbon Cutting at Belt & Main

Saturday, April 26: RYP Happy Hour with the RSO

Wednesday, April 30: Business Network

Wednesday, April 30: Leadership Richardson Information Session

Thursday, May 8: Ribbon Cutting at Service Experts

Recent Events

Women in Leadership's Social on April 23 included a volunteer project at The Warren Center. Recently honored as the Chamber's 2024 Non-Profit of the Year, The Warren Center helps children reach their developmental goals through individualized therapy-based care and provides support services to families. Participants created interactive books to build language skills and literacy. WIL sponsors are Methodist Richardson Medical Center and Texas Bank and Trust.

Tracy Ruckel with Community Impact moderates a forum on April 17 with Mayoral candidates Amir Omar and Bob Dubey (incumbent) and City Council Place 6 candidates Arefin Shamsul (incumbent) and Lisa Kupfer. Early voting started this week and runs through Tuesday, April 29. Election Day is May 3. Visit the City's website for polling dates, times and locations. The Candidate Forum was sponsored by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.

Shown at our Richardson ISD Candidate Forum on April 15 are from left: Rachel McGowan, District 5 incumbent; Vanessa Pacheco, District 2 incumbent; Tracy Ruckel with Community Impact; Pamela Hughes, District 2 candidate; and Elaine Bonavita, District 2 candidate. Early voting started this week and runs through Tuesday, April 29. Election Day is May 3. Visit the City's website for polling dates, times and locations. The Candidate Forum was sponsored by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP.

April's Small Business Community Lunch was a SELL OUT! Rachel Kennedy of Southern Lighthouse showed almost 90 local professionals how to use LinkedIn more effectively. The event was sponsored by Logotology, Bear Benefits and Truist.

Membership

Ribbon Cuttings

Vibe Car Wash

535 W Arapaho Road

Richardson, TX 75080

(469) 708-4680

Express Employment Professionals

1350 E. Arapaho Road Suite 238

Richardson, TX 75081

(972) 777-6352

New Members

Altruizim Web Design and Development

Belt & Main

Celebrate With Eden

Collins Aerospace

Gwen Candler State Farm

James E. Urmin Sr., P.C.

Jamie Detten State Farm

Kondal rao Polsani

Rachel Innerarity

Rachel Shaw

Service Experts

Take Me Home Pet Rescue

The Home Loan Whisperer

The Lotus Club

Wei Wei Jeang

Renewing Members

40+ Years

First United Methodist Church - Richardson

20+ Years

The University of Texas at Dallas*

10+ Years

North Dallas Adventist Academy

Pharmco International

Texas Republic Bank

5+ Years

Carie Dallmann, Realtor

1+ Years

Ashley Hust, Realtor

Dialogue Institute Dallas

Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex

Nexrage Studios

Signgrafx

* Indicates President's Club Member

Spotlight on Cisco

Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that securely connects everything to make anything possible. Our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all by helping our customers reimagine their applications, power hybrid work, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals.

Spotlight on TI

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It’s what we do and have been doing for decades.