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A THURSDAY EVENING OPEN HOUSE AT
[GP Small Business Expo 2024 ]
GRAND PRAIRIE'S.NEW EVENTS AND CONVENTION CENTER BROUGHT MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE TO THE CITY'S SECOND ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS EXPO, WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS WERE JOINED BY THREE RELATED CITY DEPARTMENTS AND SEVERAL OTHER CITY OFFICIALS.
ALL AVAILABLE FOR CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND OFFER SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANY RESOURCES THE CITY HAS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO, THERE ARE ALSO CLASSROOM SESSIONS TO ADDRESS THINGS LIKE FINANCIAL, LEGAL AND MARKETING STRATEGIES.
THE GOAL IS FOR YOU TO LEAVE HERE WITH CAPITAL, RIGHT? HUMAN CAPITAL, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, UH, NETWORKING AND RESOURCES.
YOU KNOW, LIKE AMAZON IS HERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN DO BUSINESS WITH ON AMAZON.
THAT IS A, THAT IS A GREAT LEG UP FOR A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S TRYING TO GET STARTED.
THEY HAVE HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY.
THEY POINT ME TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I JUST, YOU JUST GOTTA ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
SOMETIMES ONE QUESTION CAN BREAK OUT INTO 20 LITTLE PARTS.
HOW DO WE GROW WITHIN GRAND PRAIRIE? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER LIFE? AND IT STARTS BY MAKING SURE OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, YOU CAN VISIT GPTX.ORG/SMALL BIZ OR SEND AN EMAIL TO K BROWN PATRICK AT KDBROWN@GPTX.ORG.