Are you interested in learning about the impact COVID-19 has had on small businesses across the Southeast? Would you like insights into emerging equitable recovery strategies, policies, and practices for small businesses of color? Join the Atlanta Fed on Thursday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET) for a discussion with southern small business experts and practitioners.
 
In this webinar, we invite policymakers, service providers, and financial institutions to hear the perspectives and strategies bolstering recovery and long-term resiliency of small businesses. The webinar will feature speakers from Founders of Color/Black Innovation Alliance, Latino Community Fund, Southern Bancorp, and Pathway Lending who will discuss the state of small business amid COVID-19 and the pandemic's impact on the future economy. The panelists will discuss emerging strategies and approaches to support an inclusive recovery. Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic will moderate this discussion.
 
Speakers will include:

• Raphael Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Kelly Burton, Founders of Color and Black Innovation Alliance
• Clint Gwin, Pathway Lending
• Karama Neal, Southern Bancorp
• Gilda Pedraza, Latino Community Fund

Register for the webinar, which occurs on Thursday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET). Participation in this event is free, but registration is required.