Mayor Adler to Receive Small Business Advocate Award

From the Office of the Mayor: On Monday, the US Conference of Mayors will give Mayor Adler the 2017 Partner America Small Business Advocate Award "for his dedication to the small business community." Last year, CNBC named Austin the #1 city to start a small business in.

The Partner America Program is a United States Conference of Mayors small business initiative to provide Mayors with best practices, information and support to help grow and sustain local businesses. Our committee is Co-Chaired by Kansas City Mayor Sly James and Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. Past recipients of this award are: Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Bridgeport CT Mayor Bill Finch. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay among others.

What: USCM Small Business Advocate Award

Who: Mayor Adler, Jeff Bean (Managing Director, USCM), Joy Miller (Marketing and Outreach Manager of the City of Austin Small Business Program), and Sylnovia Holt-Robb (Assistance Director of the City of Austin Economic Development Department)

When: Monday, May 8, 2016, at 9am

Where: City Hall Council Chambers

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