Man-Li Kuo Lin 10 郭曼麗: 2022-05-16 亞裔傳統月商業論壇 SBA Asian Heritage Month Business Forum

Sunday, May 29, 2022

2022-05-16 亞裔傳統月商業論壇 SBA Asian Heritage Month Business Forum

DDD John called me to tell me that RA asked if I have an Asian Heritage Month event.

I told him I only scheduled several webinars, no celebration event, but I coordinate one for her.

SBA Regional Administrator Marlene Cintron had a meeting with me on 4/14 to discuss the event.

One month later, today is the big day.

I'd like to take the opportunity to thank all the organizations working with me during the pandemic

to deliver SBA Relief information to the communities they service.

Thanks to all the speakers (except two) for following the agenda and attendees for participating the event, especially Ying, Tech Incubator at Queens College. We have 168 attendees.

Special thanks to Regional Public Communication Director Matthew

for the article below on SBA Daily

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

SBA New York Hosts Asian American Small Business Forum Featuring Regional Administrator Marlene Cintron and District Director Beth Goldberg

In celebration of Asian American History Month, the SBA New York District held an extremely well-attended virtual Small Business Forum for Asian American entrepreneurs featuring remarks by SBA Atlantic Regional Administrator Marlene Cintron and New York District Director Beth Goldberg. Organized by New York District Office Economic Development Specialist Man-Li Lin, the forum also welcomed Congresswoman Grace Meng, New York City Small Business Service Commissioner Kevin Kim, and SBA Resource Partners like New York City SCORE, Women’s Business Centers, and Small Business Development Centers operating in the area.

The SBA New York District has seen more than 61,000 small businesses access over $44 billion throughout its coverage area during 2021; in the first quarter of FY22, 14.25% of small businesses accessing traditional SBA funding programs have self-identified as being owned by Asian Americans. Additionally, Asian Americans represented the third largest demographic group of Paycheck Protection Program borrowers in Metro New York.

As part of the Asian American History Month celebration, the SBA New York District continues to provide the best possible resources to AAPI-owned businesses by collaborating with federal, non-federal, and resource partners to assist small firms grow and recover.

SBA 紐約辦事處舉辦亞裔傳統月小企業論壇，特別來賓區域行政首長 Marlene Cintron 和地區主任Beth Goldberg出席致詞.

為慶祝亞裔美國人傳統月，SBA 紐約區為亞裔企業家舉辦了一場人數眾多的線上小企業論壇，SBA 大西洋地區行政長官 Marlene Cintron 和紐約區主任 Beth Goldberg 發表了講話。該論壇由紐約地區辦公室經濟發展專家郭曼麗統籌，還歡迎國會女議員 Grace Meng、紐約市小企業服務專員 Kevin Kim 以及紐約市女性商業中心和小企業發展中心等 SBA 資源合作夥伴。

2021 年中，SBA 紐約區已經有超過 61,000 家小企業在紐約轄區獲得超過 440 億美元的資金；在 2022年第一季度，獲得傳統 SBA 資助計劃的小企業中有 14.25% 自我認定為亞裔美國人。此外，亞裔在紐約大都會地區為薪資保護計劃借款人的第三大人口群體。

作為亞裔傳統月慶祝活動的一部分，SBA 紐約區通過與聯邦、非聯邦和資源合作夥伴合作，繼續為亞太裔擁有的企業提供最佳資源，以幫助小企業成長和恢復。

The agenda:

SBA亞太裔傳統月論壇

利用資源 獲得融資 爭取合約

Monday, May 16, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm

Zoom Meeting. Please register in advance
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudOitqzkqH9XcvO4kTjmejEXK7OOVTzyP

2:00pm-2:30pm Opening Remarks 開幕式

· Beth Goldberg, SBA NYDO Director 聯邦小企業紐約區主任

· Marlene Cintron, SBA Region II Regional Administrator 聯邦小企業局第二區區長

· Congresswoman Grace Meng 國會議員孟昭文

· Kevin Kim, NYC SBS Commissioner 紐約市小企業局局長

· Frank Wu, Queens College President 皇后大學校長吳華揚

· Yang Zeng, Flushing Library Director 法拉盛圖書館館長曾陽

· Rosa Figueroa, LaGuardia Community College/Queens College SBDC小商業發展中心

· Michael Fong, NYC SBS Asian-American Small Business Task Workforce 紐約市小企業局

2:30pm-2:50pm Access to Capital-Meet the Lenders 獲得融資

· Man-Li Lin, SBA 郭曼麗

· Tianming Xia, Chase Bank

· Li Li, Dime Community Bank

· Tshering Gurung, Accompany Capital

· Jessie Lee, Renaissance EDC

· Leo Zhang, Pursuit

2:50pm-3:10pm Government Contracting 政府合約

· Anna Yokubova, Deputy Commissioner, NYC SBS M/WBE Recruitment & Eligibility

· Ricardi Calixtes, Director, Queens Economic Development Corp.

· Man-Li Lin, Economic Development Specialist, SBA New York District Office 郭曼麗

· Lizbeth Rodriguez, Director, Small Business Transportation Resource Center

3:10pm-3:30pm Breakout Room- Connecting to the Experts

請到各會客室會見專家

1. Ying Zhou, Technical Incubator at Queens College 周瑩

2. LaGuardia Community College/Queens College Small Business Develop Center

3. Lenders

4. Small Business Transportation Center, U.S. Department of Transportation

5. NYC SBS Asian-American Small Business Task Workforce

SBA Region II Regional Administrator Marlene Cintron Remarks

Thank you to the SBA New York District Office and its partners for putting on this event this afternoon. It’s a pleasure for me to join you.

· My name is Marlene Cintron and I was appointed by President Biden to serve as the Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Atlantic Region that covers NY, NJ, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

· As a native New Yorker, I am no stranger to this City.

· Previous to this appointment, I served for over a decade as President of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation.

· But we’re here today because we all understand that small business is big business in America; over 99% of companies are considered small and employ a large number of our residents.

· Thanks to President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act and his comprehensive vaccination strategy, businesses and schools are open and more Americans are safely returning to work. This is especially critical for our small businesses that need a strong workforce to reopen and are ready for their businesses to thrive.

· The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to advancing equity and opportunity for AANHPI communities here in New York and across the country, and SBA is here to continue to support you all as you continue to provide critical and essential services to the City and State of New York.

· SBA’s financing tools and support are readily available to you all and I encourage you to reach out to Beth and her amazing staff with any question you may have.

· Together over 2021, the SBA New York Team assisted small businesses in accessing over 44 billion dollars to over 61,000 borrowers.

· In just the first quarter of FY22 far in Metro New York, almost $437.6 million has been guaranteed by lenders to more than 700 borrowers. That’s on pace with last year’s historic lending totals and helping entrepreneurs start, grow and expand.

· And while 14.25% of borrowers self-identify as members of the Asian community so far this year, we want to ensure that number increases to meet demand through our procurement program.

· The Federal government has contracted for more than billion in goods and services from New York businesses over the past three years. We want and need more small businesses in your community to be a part supplying our needs as well while giving you access to our buying power.

· The Federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. This can include everything from office supplies to construction to catering for example and in many cases, there are statutory set-aside requirements for small, minority and women owned businesses.

· I am very excited about our future but very cognizant of the fact that we also have to do better.

· For this very reason I was delighted to have the honor and opportunity to meet with Commissioner Kim, from the New York City Small Business Services. We are going to combine our Agency strengths to insure that each and every one of our small businesses in NYC have access to ALL that is needed to strengthen our small business community.

· I would be remiss if I do not recognize the fact, especially today, that our small businesses and customers live in a time of fear and hate. Just know that we support you, we need you and we thank you for what you do daily to make our city as rich and vibrant and welcoming to all.

· Thank you Beth and Man Li for inviting me to participate today. I’m excited to listen and engage with you all as we begin to connect with you individually.

感謝 SBA 紐約地區辦事處及其合作夥伴今天舉辦這次活動。我很高興能加入你們的行列。

• 我的名字是 Marlene Cintron，我被拜登總統任命為美國小企業署大西洋地區的行政首長，我負責的地區包括紐約、新澤西、美屬維爾京群島和波多黎各

• 作為土生土長的紐約人，我對這座城市並不陌生。

• 在此任命之前，我曾擔任布朗市整體經濟發展公司總裁十多年。

• 但我們今天來到這裡是因為我們都明白小企業在美國是社會的主幹。超過 99% 的公司以SBA的定義是小型公司，並雇用了大量的居民。

• 由於拜登總統的《美國救援計劃法》和他的全面疫苗接種策略，企業和學校得以開放，更多美國人安全地重返工作崗位。這對於我們的小型企業來說尤其重要，因為小型企業需要強大的勞動力來重新開業並準備好讓他們的業務蓬勃發展。

• 拜登-哈里斯政府致力於為紐約和全國的亞太裔社區推進公平和機會，SBA 將繼續支持你們所有人，因為你們繼續為紐約市和紐約州提供關鍵和必要的服務。

• SBA 的融資工具和支持隨時可供您使用，如果您有任何問題，我鼓勵您與紐約區辦公室和她出色的員工聯繫。

• 2021 年，SBA 紐約團隊共同幫助小型企業向 61,000 多名借款人提供了超過 440 億美元的資金。

• 紐約大都會地區在 2022 財年第一季度，就為貸方700 多商業貸款提供了近 4.376 億美元的擔保。這與去年的歷史貸款總額保持同步，並幫助企業開始、成長和擴張。

• 雖然今年到目前為止有 14.25% 的借款人自稱是亞裔社區的成員，但我們希望通過我們的採購計劃確保增加這一數字以滿足需求。

• 在過去三年中，聯邦政府已與紐約企業簽訂了超過十億的商品和服務合同。我們希望並且需要您社區中更多的小企業成為供應我們需求的一份子，同時讓您的社區獲得我們的購買力。