Calling all DC entrepreneurs! 📢 Celebrate Small Business Week with DSLBD's Pitch & Resource Exhibition—a full day of pitch competitions, networking, workshops, and more: 🗓️Wed, May 7 ⏰9:30AM 📍MLK Library 🔗dslbd.dc.gov/dcsmallbusines…

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Special thanks to #FlowersByAlexes for hosting a beautifully curated Mother’s Day Market featuring Made in DC maker businesses. We are proud to support DC’s creative entrepreneurs—not just during #DCSBW, but every day! 👏🏽♥️ #SupportMakers #ShopSmall #MadeInDC

Thanks to DSLBD and Council of DC, we are able to support our small business community every year through our grants program. Cheers to Dog Tag Bakery and the 7 other recipient businesses.

This is about building a Stronger #DC—one where more residents can become employers, more neighborhoods can have thriving corridors, and more businesses can grow right here at home! #IbuyDC #togetherDC

LAST CALL 🗣️ Applications are due by tomorrow, 5/14 at 2 PM EST 📌 Don’t miss out on the opportunity to make your business dreams a reality with the Dream Accelerator Program this year! 🌟 ➡️ Apply now: dslbd.dc.gov/dreampitch

Earlier this week, #DSLBD visited Van Ness Main Street to connect with small businesses and highlight the corridor’s unique local gems. Thank you to Gloria Garcia and the VNMS team for your leadership. This spring, let’s continue to shop local and support DC businesses! #ShopLocalDC 🛍️

Economic recovery doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when we invest in our people, in our communities, and in the entrepreneurs who are betting on DC. Story by Alex Fernandez wusa9.com/article/money/…

LIVE: Mayor Bowser Presents FY26 Budget: Grow DC x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

MPD is advising the public of extensive road closures and parking restrictions related to WorldPride 2025 events. WorldPride Parade and Block Party: mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffi… WorldPride Festival: mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffi…

Thank you, Clark Construction Group, for hosting the #CBE Trade Networking Event yesterday and for supporting our efforts to create opportunities for local and small businesses. Connecting CBEs with contracting opportunities helps to promote growth and shape the future of the #DC!

There’s no place like #DC — the gayest city in America and one of the proudest! 🌈 We’re celebrating love, equity, and the beautiful diversity that makes our city and the #smallbusiness community so vibrant! #DCPride #PrideMonth #worldpride

#WorldPride 2025 brought the world to DC—and our small businesses rose to the occasion. 🌈✨   This weekend was more than just a celebration, it was a powerful reminder that a thriving local economy in #DC relies on the inclusion of all its residents!

#MayorBowser’s FY26 budget makes it clear: Small Business Is Big Business. With investments that boost local business, streamline support, and keep #DC competitive, this budget puts entrepreneurs first. 📲 Learn more: budget.dc.gov