Mayor Rothschild welcomes veterans to the Arizona Small Business Development Center’s 3rd Annual Veterans Conference, where veterans learn what’s available to help them start or grow their own businesses.

Contact:

Lisa Markkula, Communications Director
Office of the Mayor
o: (520) 791-4201

TUCSON, AZ – December 5, 2012

Who: Mayor Jonathan Rothschild
Representative from SBDC
Former participant/veteran success story

What: Mayor Rothschild will welcome U.S. military veterans to the 3rd Annual Veterans Conference, put on by the Arizona Small Business Development Center. The Conference provides veterans with information on what’s available to help them start or grow their own businesses – from technical assistance to procurement to financing.

“It’s especially important we make veterans aware of all that’s available to help them succeed in business,” said Mayor Rothschild. “We owe our veterans so much and this is just one small way to repay that debt.”

Where: Tucson Police Department Westside Police Service Center, 1310 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, AZ

When: Thursday, December 6, 2012; Mayor’s remarks at 9:30 a.m.; press conference follows at 9:45 a.m.