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Ribbon slicing kicks off Modest Enterprise Week in Abilene, fresh new begin for business homeowners following tricky yr | KTAB

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The Abilene Chamber of Commerce lead a symbolic ribbon slicing Monday afternoon representing reducing ties with the hardship 2020 brought modest-organization owners and the hope for an “economic reboot” in 2021.

At the intersection of North 2nd Road and Cypress, the Chamber’s crimson coats snipped the ceremonial ribbon also marking the start of the Chamber’s “Salute to Smaller Enterprise Week.”

In the course of this week, the Chamber and sponsors host an function each day honoring the Key City’s self starters and the companies that guidance them, these as the Enhancement Company of Abilene (DCOA), the Compact Organization Development Center and the Abilene Industrial Basis.

Chamber CEO and President Doug Peters claims the day’s ceremony was a longtime coming, as last year’s Small Business 7 days was skipped because of to COVID-19 restrictions.

“This 12 months we ended up able to prepare a little little bit and seriously emphasize the impression these providers have,” claimed Peters.

Mayor Anthony Williams also manufactured an official proclamation at the downtown ceremony, naming May well 3-7, 2021 Tiny Organization 7 days in Abilene.

Businesses who are associates of the chamber but did not get to have a ribbon slicing of their individual at their respective retail outlet fronts final yr were able to make up for the occasion Monday by chopping a ribbon at the ceremony. Organizations that do not have formal retail outlet fronts were being honored as well.

Jason Tabares and Adrian Bell very own Dad’s Ice Product and were being amongst these that slash their shiny red ribbon in downtown.

Tabares claims his business enterprise was compelled to make adjustments throughout the height of the pandemic.

“We had to improve how we dealt with the local community a lot,” claimed Tabares. “The menu did get condensed since the company did change, but now we’re at total blast yet again, so it’s terrific.”

The subsequent event up for this 7 days of celebrating mother and pops is the Salute to Modest Business Luncheon on Tuesday afternoon. Peters proudly announced to those existing at the day’s ribbon slicing is already marketed out.

For far more information and facts on the situations planned for Smaller Small business Week stop by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce’s web-site below.