Small Business Initiative

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Small Business in America: Where Do We Go From Here?

Small business leaders across the country have faced innumerable challenges in 2020, from keeping their doors open and their employees safe to adapting to new business models. President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Karen Kerrigan joined this installment of the Wednesdays with Woodward® webinar series to unpack the results of the 2020 elections and tackle what’s ahead for small business legislation, both in the lame duck session of Congress and in 2021.

Small Business in America: Where do we go from here?

Leading through Crisis: A Conversation with Team Rubicon Co-Founder & CEO Jake Wood

In this installment of the Travelers Institute’s Wednesdays with Woodward® webinar series, Team Rubicon Co-Founder and CEO Jake Wood shared strategies for leading through crisis, drawn from his experience on the battlefield and in disaster zones. Wood, a former U.S. Marine Scout Sniper, leads one of the fastest growing non-profit organizations in America, which repurposes the skills of military veterans to respond to disasters.

Leading through Crisis: A Conversation with Team Rubicon Co-Founder & CEO Jake Wood

Small Business - Big Opportunity^®

How can small businesses stay ahead in today’s uncertain environment? Tom Sullivan, Vice President of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Eric Nordquist, Executive Vice President and President of Small Commercial and Business Insurance Business Centers at Travelers identified actions that small business owners can take to access capital in the current environment.

Small Business - Big Opportunity^®

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Travelers helps U.S. Chamber of Commerce Launch Small Business Grant Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has launched the Save Small Business Fund, a grant program to provide assistance to small business owners impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Funded by contributions from corporate and philanthropic partners, the Foundation will distribute $5,000 grants to small employers in economically vulnerable communities in the United States and its territories.

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