Commissioner Eileen Higgins launches new small business initiative ‘Elevate District 5’ in Little Havana

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, District 5, will launch her new small business initiative, Elevate District 5, tomorrow, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tower Theater, 1508 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33135. Elevate District 5 is a small business recovery and growth program that utilizes data and feedback to create, leverage, and expand programs and tools to support and strengthen small businesses in District 5. It is funded by the American Rescue Plan (ARPA), President Biden's plan to provide direct relief to Americans, contain COVID-19, and rescue the economy.

At the launch, attendees will enjoy a robust panel discussion of the state of small business in District 5 and special premiere of the RISE Miami-Dade documentary. Funded by Miami-Dade County with legislation championed by Commissioner Higgins, RISE delivered $20 million of CARES Act funding to 900 businesses, which supports 4,500 families. RISE offered some of the richest data on Miami-Dade’s small businesses to date — providing a roadmap for how to strengthen the sector that is the backbone of the local economy. The report is available at https://risemiamidade.com/s/RISE-Report-2021.pdf.

For more information, please contact Francis Izquierdo, Communications Manager for Commissioner Higgins, at [email protected] or 305-375-5924.