Pub. 6 2016 Issue 1

PHOENIX – Year two of PHX Startup Week kicks off on Monday, Feb. 22, to bring together the Valley’s entrepreneurs for five days of education- al workshops and panels, inspirational keynotes and networking at no cost to participants. There will be myriad of happenings that will be held from Phoe- nix to Chandler, Scottsdale and Tempe. • The kick-off will be held Mon- day, Feb. 22 at 8:45 a.m. at Chase Basecamp, the epicenter for Monday’s activities, 111 W. Monroe St. – 19th Floor, Phoenix. • EMBARGOED UNTIL MON- DAY, FEB. 22, 9 a.m.: At the kick-off, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will announce $400,000 total in philanthropic grants - $100,000 each to four Valley nonprofit organizations that assist small businesses and have strong programs for women and minority entrepreneurs. Execu- tives from these nonprofits will provide information about how their programs can help entre- preneurs. Representing the organizations at the kickoff event will be: o Gonzalo A. de la Melena, Jr., President/CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce o David Adame, President/CEO of Chicanos Por La Causa o Courtney Klein, Co-Founder and CEO of SEED SPOT o Roberto Valdez-Beltran, Market Manager for Accion Arizona • To help entrepreneurs find local resources, the Phoenix Source Finder, an online database and print guide created by U.S. Sourcelink, will be unveiled. Sponsored by Chase, the easy- to-read visual illustration of key entrepreneurial resources will be distributed at PHX Startup Week, and the website Chase to Announce $400,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Assisting Small Businesses Launch of Year Two of PHX Startup Week Returns Spotlight to Entrepreneurs 14 www.azbankers.org