Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to Richmond Virginia on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Her visit is in honor of Small Business Week which is from April 30 through May 6, 2023. Vice President Harris will highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to uplifting small businesses.
While in the River City, the Vice President will deliver remarks and tour a local small business to hear directly from the owner and employees on how they have benefitted from the Administration’s investments.
The details of where the Vice President is visiting and who she is meeting with have not been released.
A statement from Vice President Kamala Harris' office reads:
"The Vice President will travel to Richmond, Virginia, in honor of Small Business Week, to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to uplifting small businesses. In Richmond, the Vice President will deliver remarks, and she will tour a local small business to hear directly from the owner and employees on how they have benefited from the Administration’s investments."
About National Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week for more than 50 years. Contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners are recognized. The National Small Business Week is co-hosted by the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) which was founded in 1964 as a nonprofit organization that provides free and confidential business mentoring services to prospective and established small business owners in the United States.
Not Harris' first visit to Richmond
Harris' upcoming visit is coming one week after President Joe Biden announced he is running for a second term as President of the United States. Even though Harris has been criticized she, too, is hoping for a second term as Vice President of the United States.
Vice President Harris visited the Richmond, Virginia last summer, holding a round-table in Henrico following the Supreme Court's decision overturning the national right to abortion care.
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