Earlier on Monday in Concord, Shaheen will celebrate groundbreaking of main street redevelopment project 

Saturday in Newington, Shaheen to attend Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will host a roundtable discussion with New Hampshire small business leaders and the U.S. Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet on how to help start and grow New Hampshire businesses, Monday, April 20 at 11:45 a.m. in Manchester.

The event will provide an opportunity for New Hampshire start-ups to learn more about the support and resources made available from the Small Business Administration, which recently announced the Growth Accelerator Fund competition to award $4 million for small business startups.

Earlier on Monday, Shaheen will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Concord Main Street Project at 10:00 a.m. Shaheen wasinstrumental in securing a $4.71 million federal TIGER grant for the project.

Tomorrow (Saturday), at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, Shaheen will attend the Seacoast Area Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. Shaheen will give remarks honoring the service of New Hampshire veterans who served in Vietnam.

Media planning to attend should RSVP to Nick Brown atnick_brown@shaheen.senate.gov.

SATURDAY: Seacoast Area Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony

WHO:                  

 U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

WHAT:                

Welcome Home Ceremony for Vietnam Veterans

WHERE:              

Pease Air National Guard Base, Hangar 253

302 Newmarket St.

Newington, NH

WHEN:                

2:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 18

MONDAY: Concord Main Street Project Groundbreaking Ceremony

WHO:                  

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

WHAT:                

Groundbreaking at Concord’s Main Street Project

WHERE:              

City Plaza, North Main Street (in front of the State House arch)

Concord, NH

WHEN:                

10:00 a.m.

Monday, April 20

MONDAY: Start-Up Business Roundtable Discussion with Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet

WHO:                  

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

U.S. Small Business Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet

WHAT:                

Roundtable with start-ups in New Hampshire to discuss resources available by the Small Business Administration

WHERE:              

Alpha Loft

844 Elm Street

Manchester, NH

WHEN:                

11:45 a.m.

Monday, April 20