Lindy McMahon, SBA Administrator, opens National Small Business Week 2018 with awards for disaster recovery winners Forest Lake Fabric and Three Brothers Bakery, plus profiles of the National Small Business Person of the Year and other awardees.
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Hi, I'm Lindy McMahon. I'm the administrator of Small Business Administration. Welcome to national small business week 2018. Small Business Week is important because it does celebrate small businesses. It's to acknowledge entrepreneurs and their skills and how they are the backbone of our economy. Delighted at Visa to partner once again on National Small Business Week. This year, we could not select one Phoenix Award winner for outstanding small business disaster recovery. Given their incredible work, we had to select two. I'm Michael Marche, owner of Forest Lake Fabric. Tuesday we got in here and I knew it was a total. I mean, it was. I didn't even know if the building could have been salvaged. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael and Ginger Marche of Forest Lake Drapery and Upholstery Fabric Center. Let's roll the second video. Three Brothers Bakery is a full line bakery. In August of 2017, Harvey hit us. It was so devastating. Please welcome Janet and Robert Jucker of Three Brothers family video or pictures worth a thousand words. So let's roll the videotape of our national Small Business person of the year. I'm Rebecca Fife. I'm a beekeeper and urban wildlife manager with Landmark Pest Management. We are hitting the road. We're doing a bus tour. And I've already told everybody. What happens on the bus stays on the bus. Hi. Ken Hamilton. I'm sure you know her well. This is 20. Thanks so much. Thank you. Smells good. Thank you so much. You're ready. How are you? Good to have you again, you guys. Awesome. Sa. We wanted to recognize her today. With the key to the city of Columbia. Working. Sam.
