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Sep 23 2024
Mayor Bowser Invites Residents to Attend Art All Night 2024
Art All Night is a Celebration of Creativity, Culture, and Community in All 8 Wards
Sep 19 2024
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Dine All Night and Celebrates the Asian Night Market Pop-Up in Downtown DC
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Department of Small and Local Business...
Sep 18 2024
Mayor Bowser To Kick off Dine All Night at Asian Night Market Pop-Up in Downtown DC
(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, September 19 at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Department of Small...
Jul 18 2024
Celebrating the 2024 Olympics in the #SportsCapital: District Announces Extended Venue Hours During Upcoming Special Events
(Washington, DC) – Today, with the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, the...
Apr 29 2024
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Small Business Week with Small Business Showcase on Rhode Island Avenue Main Street
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Small and Local Business...

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Jan 9 2023
Wishing You A Prosperous New Year
Sep 16 2020
Letter from the Director - CBE Law Reform
Click Here To View The Mayor's Press Release Click Here To View The Official Letter from the...
Apr 29 2020
DSLBD: Small Biz Quarterly | FY20 Q2
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q2 Download PDF (with access to links via online viewing) View in...
Feb 13 2020
DSLBD: SmallBiz Quarterly | FY20 Q1
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q1. View newsletter in Slideshare.   Download newsletter...
Oct 15 2019
DSLBD: The Small Biz Quarterly I FY19-Q4
DSLBD FY19 Q4 Small Biz Quarterly Newsletter: https://www.slideshare.net/DSLBDDC/dslbd-...

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Feb 14 2024
Fiscal Year 2023 Performance Oversight Hearing Testimony of Acting Director Rosemary Suggs Evans
Good morning, Chairperson McDuffie, members of the Council, my colleagues in the local business...
Feb 8 2023
Fiscal Year 2022 Performance Oversight Hearing for: Department of Small and Local Business Development
     Before the  Committee on Business and Economic Development The Honorable Kenyan McDuffie,...
Feb 9 2022
Fiscal Year 2021 Performance Oversight Hearing Testimony of Director Whitfield
  February 9,2022 Before the Committee on Business and Economic Development Kenyan McDuffie,...
Jun 14 2021
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Small and Local Business Development
Statement of Kristi C. Whitfield, Director, Before the Committee on Business and Economic...
Feb 10 2021
Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Oversight Hearing Testimony of Director Whitfield
Good Morning, Chairman McDuffie, members of the Committee, staff, and residents of the District of...

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Feb 3 2023
Bowser Administration Cuts the Ribbon on the First Black-owned Restaurant in Woodley Park
Sep 22 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of Citywide Art and Cultural Festival - DC Art All Night
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: September 22, 2021  
Jul 27 2020
Public Notices: Proposed Rulemaking (N0094810)
The Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“Director”), pursuant to...
Mar 22 2020
Small Business Recovery Microgrants
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Mar 18 2020
Update on DSLBD's Operating Status During COVID-19 Emergency
While the District of Columbia Government began modifying its operations starting Monday, March 16...

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Feb 13 2020
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield Hosts 2nd Episode of Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to Rise Podcast
Access to capital is critical for many small business owners and DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield...
Feb 13 2020
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield Hosts Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to Rise Podcast
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield was honored to host Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to...
Dec 6 2019
Director Whitfield, Culture Coffee Too Owner Join DC Storefront Podcast
This is a fantastic episode featuring DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield and Ms. Veronica Cooper,...
Aug 1 2019
Anacostia Residents Seek Development Without Displacement
Anacostia Residents Seek Development Without Displacement WAMU.com, 8/1/19 Most D.C....
Aug 1 2019
Kojo In Your Community: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship And Employment East Of The River
Kojo In Your Community: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship And Employment East Of The River WAMU....

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As the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) continues to identify and implement new ways to increase the transparency businesses have into the District's contracts & procurement process and simplify their ability to find current District government opportunities, DSLBD is proud to announce that we have improved the Agency Subcontracting Requirement Waiver Requests Page by creating an all-new District CBE Waiver Portal (made possible through the District Enter

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