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SUMMARY:Salute to Small Business Luncheon 2021
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS WEEK! May 3-7\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe Abilene Chamber of Commerce will be spotlighting the individuals and businesses who\, through their independent entrepreneurial spirit\, play a vital role in building the community and the economy. To be nominated is a reward in itself and a nomination serves as a great tribute to a company's leadership and employees. All small business nominees and recipients will be recognized at the Salute to Small Business Luncheon. \n\nSalute to Small Business Awards\n\nSmall Business Young Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Lone Star Dry Goods\n\nSmall Business Community Investment Award sponsored by First Financial Bank\n\nFamily Owned Business of the Year sponsored by Star Dodge Chrysler Jeep Hyundai\n\nNew Business of the Year sponsored by Suddenlink Communications\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS\n\n\n\nActivities for the Week\n\nECONOMIC REBOOT KICK-OFF: MON.\, MAY 3\n\nIt's been a long road for the Abilene business community\, and we couldn't be prouder of how our community has come together to support each other. Help us as we pay tribute to the work you all have done over the past year with an Economic Reboot Ribbon Cutting Celebration! Join us on the corner of Cypress Street and 2nd at 3:30 pm as we put the last year of challenges behind us and celebrate what's the come!\n\n \n\nAre you a business without a storefront? Let us help celebrate your business with a Ribbon Cutting during the Economic Reboot Ribbon Cutting thanks to our partner Star Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram! Click here to get more info.\n\n \n\nSALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARDS LUNCHEON:\n\nTUES.\, MAY 4 Join us for our annual Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon where we honor and recognize the recipients of the 2021 Small Business Awards.\n\nTables and tickets here.\n\n \n\nWAKE UP WEDNESDAY - SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EDITION: WED.\, MAY 5\n\nOur regularly scheduled Wake Up Wednesday sponsored by First Financial Bank and America's SBDC at Texas Tech with a focus toward Small Businesses and Small Business week. Register here to win a $50 Keep It Local e-gift card.\n\n \n\nENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP: THURS.\, MAY 6 sponsored by Perry Hunter Hall\n\nYou have the idea and the determination to make it happen\, and we have the entrepreneurship resources to help you take your idea or business to the next level. Join us for the inaugural West Texas Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Together with our community partners\, we'll help you gain the entrepreneurial mindset and relevant skills it takes to successfully launch or grow your business. A program of the Abilene Industrial Foundation in partnership with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Develop Abilene. Register here.\n\n  \n\nTRIBUTE TO SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL MEDIA DAY FRI.\, MAY 7\n\nEngage with us on social media as we pay tribute to\, honor\, and share fun facts about why small businesses are so important to Abilene and our economy. Include #SmallBizWeek in your post so we can share!  \n\n\n\n\n\nSafety Protocols \n\nHere at the Abilene Chamber\, we're committed to creating and providing an environment where you feel comfortable but also have the freedom to do business.\n\n- To protect your health and the health of others\, masks will be strongly encouraged and will be on-hand for those who do not have one.\n\n- We'll have multiple hand sanitizing stations throughout the facility as well as signage encouraging one way traffic at our larger events.\n\n- Unsure of if the person you're wanting to visit with is physically distancing? We'll have colored bracelets on-hand to help you communicate to those around you which measures you are practicing. A red will mean no contact\, yellow elbows only while still being cautious\, blue hi-five and handshakes with frequent sanitizing.\n\nIt is our hope that with these principles\, our partners will be able to resume networking while creating a safe space for yourself and those around you.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\;"><span style="font-family: dinneuzeitgroteskltw01-_812426\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color: rgb(255\, 2\, 12)\;"><img alt="" height="450" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/3433/Image/tablesponsors2.png" style="width: 300px\; height: 450px\; float: right\;" width="300" />SAVE THE DATE FOR&nbsp\;SMALL BUSINESS WEEK!&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><strong><span class="color_15"><span style="font-family: dinneuzeitgroteskltw01-_812426\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">May 3-7\, 2021</span></span></span></strong></span><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">The Abilene Chamber of Commerce will be spotlighting the individuals and businesses who\, through their independent entrepreneurial spirit\, play a vital role in building the community and the economy. To be nominated is a reward in itself and a nomination serves as a great tribute to a company&rsquo\;s leadership and employees. All small business nominees and recipients will be recognized at the Salute to Small Business Luncheon.&nbsp\;</span><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<strong font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(255\, 2\, 12)\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">Salute to Small Business Awards</span></span></span></span></strong><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<strong font-size:="" style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">Small Business Young Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Lone Star Dry Goods<br />\nSmall Business Community Investment Award sponsored by First Financial Bank<br />\nFamily Owned Business of the Year sponsored by Star Dodge Chrysler Jeep Hyundai<br />\nNew Business of the Year sponsored by Suddenlink Communications</strong><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<a href="http://2o4ug13hg7oufki0f2qgyn82-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Previous-Award-Finalists_smallbizweek.pdf"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">LIST OF PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS</span></a><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#EA2C25\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Activities for the Week</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">ECONOMIC REBOOT KICK-OFF: MON.\, MAY 3</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">It&#39\;s been a long road for the Abilene business community\, and we couldn&#39\;t be prouder of how our community has come together to support each other. Help us as we pay tribute to the work you all have done over the past year with an Economic Reboot Ribbon Cutting Celebration! Join us on the corner of Cypress Street and 2<sup>nd</sup> at 3:30 pm as we put the last year of challenges behind us and celebrate what&#39\;s the come!</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Are you a business without a storefront? Let us help celebrate your business with a Ribbon Cutting during the Economic Reboot Ribbon Cutting thanks to our partner Star Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram!&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="mailto:jennifer@abilenechamber.com" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#EA2C25\;">Click here</span></strong></a>&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">to get more info.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARDS LUNCHEON:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">TUES.\, MAY 4&nbsp\;</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Join us for our annual Salute to Small Business Awards Luncheon where we honor and recognize the recipients of the 2021 Small Business Awards.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="https://business.abilenechamber.com/events/details/salute-to-small-business-luncheon-2021-4295" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#EA2C25\;">Tables and tickets here.</span></strong></a></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">WAKE UP WEDNESDAY&nbsp\;- SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EDITION: WED.\, MAY 5</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Our regularly scheduled Wake Up Wednesday sponsored by First Financial Bank and America&#39\;s SBDC at Texas Tech with a focus toward Small Businesses and Small Business week.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="https://business.abileneworks.com/events/register/4321" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#EA2C25\;">Register here</span></strong></a></span></span></span><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">&nbsp\;to win a $50 Keep It Local e-gift card.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP: THURS.\, MAY 6 sponsored by Perry Hunter Hall</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:windowtext\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">You have the idea and the determination to make it happen\, and we have the entrepreneurship resources to help you take your idea or business to the next level. </span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Join us for the inaugural West Texas Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Together with our community partners\, we&rsquo\;ll help you gain the entrepreneurial mindset and relevant skills it takes to successfully launch or grow your business. A program of the Abilene Industrial Foundation in partnership with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Develop Abilene. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><strong><a href="https://business.abilenechamber.com/events/details/west-texas-entrepreneurship-bootcamp-4329"><span style="color:#FF0000\;">Register here.</span></a></strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">TRIBUTE TO SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL MEDIA DAY FRI.\, MAY 7</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#141414\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Engage with us on social media as we pay tribute to\, honor\, and share fun facts about why small businesses are so important&nbsp\;to Abilene and our economy. Include #SmallBizWeek in your post so we can share!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="color:#1C1E21\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Safety Protocols </span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#1C1E21\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Here at the Abilene Chamber\, we&rsquo\;re committed to creating and providing an environment where you feel comfortable but also have the freedom to do business.<br />\n- To protect your health and the health of others\, masks will be strongly encouraged and will be on-hand for those who do not have one.<br />\n- We&rsquo\;ll have multiple hand sanitizing stations throughout the facility as well as signage encouraging one way traffic at our larger events.<br />\n- Unsure of if the person you&rsquo\;re wanting to visit with is physically distancing? We&rsquo\;ll have colored bracelets on-hand to help you communicate to those around you which measures you are practicing. A red will mean no contact\, yellow elbows only while still being cautious\, blue hi-five and handshakes with frequent sanitizing.<br />\nIt is our hope that with these principles\, our partners will be able to resume networking while creating a safe space for yourself and those around you.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
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