RECOMMENDATION #18

Ensure inclusiveness in the small business workshops conducted by the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce under the existing City agreement.

Staff will work with the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce to identify opportunities to better market small business workshops, focusing marketing also on minority and women-owned businesses.

Status: Completed

Completed Actions

• The Economic Development department and the Chamber of Commerce will continue to host quarterly business planning workshops to connect businesses with community leaders and resources for starting a business. Staff and the chamber started planning and finalizing for the year 2022 agenda of workshops
• Videos have been completed. As we continue to build and implement our BRE program that includes a focus on small business/entrepreneurs, we plan to utilize these videos as well as hope to produce more videos on additional small business/entrepreneurs.