HELPFUL WEBINAR for Wilmington & Tewksbury Small Businesses

TEWKSBURY, MA -- Attention small business owners! The Wilmington-Tewksbury Chamber of Commerce and Tewksbury Public Library are co-sponsoring a webinar, “How Local, State & Federal Government Can Help Your Small Business During COVID-19,” on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:30am.

This is an opportunity to get many of the questions that are on your mind answered in one webinar. Officials from the state, local and federal government will provide updates on a variety of issues vital to the continued success of your business, including the CARES Act, PPP Forgiveness Guidance, and the Governor's recently released "Reopening Massachusetts" Plan.

This Zoom webinar, which will be recorded and shared with Wilmington Community Television & Tewksbury Telemedia, is expected to last approximately 60 minutes.

Registration is required. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/timetoreopen or by contacting Community Outreach Librarian Robert Hayes at rhayes@tewksburypl.org or 978-640-4490 x 205. Attendees are also encouraged to submit questions in advance to Hayes for speakers to address.

An outline of the agenda is below. (Please note speakers may be taken out of order.)

LOCAL LEVEL:

Welcoming remarks by Nancy Vallee, Executive Director of the Wilmington-Tewksbury Chamber of Commerce

Remarks from Wilmington Economic Development Committee Chairman Mike Champoux

Remarks from Tewksbury Economic Development Committee Chairman Mark Kratman

STATE LEVEL:

Remarks from State Representative David Robertson (19th Middlesex, Wilmington & Tewksbury)

Remarks from Kevin Kuros, Regional Director at the Massachusetts Office of Business Development

Remarks from Edwidge LaFleur, Director (Eastern Mass.) of the Center for Women & Enterprise

FEDERAL LEVEL:

Presentation from Lisa Welch, Economic Development Specialist with the Small Business Administration

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PERIOD