https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/community-voices-national-small-business-week-empowering-business-owners-for-the-future/article_359fd974-7a76-46c3-8032-ebb899680d7a.html

“Small businesses have long been regarded as the ā€œengineā€ of the nation’s economy,” writes SBDC Director Kelly Bearden in this Community Voices article that first published in the Opinion Section of The Bakersfield Californian newspaper on May, 10, 2025 .