For the September Breakfast Meeting, we are bringing in The Small Business Administration (SBA). The keynote speaker is Brandon Adolph, Outreach & Marketing Specialist at the U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan District Office (MDO) covering Genesee, Oakland and Washtenaw counties as well as the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan as well as the Upper Peninsula. Adolph is charged with ecosystem building with chambers of commerce, downtown development authorities, small businesses and economic development organizations.
 
Adolph joined the SBA in 2023 following a career in various marketing leadership roles. He is an alumnus of Eastern Michigan University where he received his B.B.A. and he holds a M.A. from Wayne State University.

The topic of discussion is SBA Programs and Services:

• Free Counseling for startups and existing businesses
• Access to Capital for startups and existing businesses
• Government Contracting certifications
• Disaster Relief to combat adverse situations.

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