The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC) in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration (US SBA) will host veteran marketing and business strategist Rich Sadler, who will conduct six back-to-back, two-hour seminars over two days on St Thomas and St Croix. Space is limited.

 Because customer service is a top priority for Banco Popular, the financial institution has announced that transactions made in its branches before 3 p.m. will now be processed the very same day.

 The U.S. Small Business Administration and the W20 Group, a cluster of digital communications companies, will present “Creating Content and Engaging for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter,” the third topic in the five-topic social media webinar series.

 Arcos Dorados, franchisee of McDonald's in the Latin America and Caribbean region, has announced celebrity Chef Mario Pagán from Food Network's “The Next Iron Chef: Season 3,” will be creating gourmet dishes made exclusively with McDonald's U.S.V.I. ingredients.

 The week will be filled with learning experiences, inspiring stories and growing opportunities to either start or grow one’s own business.

 The Chamber of Commerce on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and both Hotel and Tourism Associations (HTA) for the territory are supporting Virgin Islands Police Week by giving special discounts and offers to all police officers this week.

 A global climate expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will share the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast during a free webinar from 2-3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 28, hosted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Agility Recovery.

 As a result of action taken by the Federal Communications Commission and the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission recently, changes to the Lifeline program are now in effect.

 The Jack Philipps Gold Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Fourth District, which is comprised of Florida and the Caribbean. It is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to advertising and furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and public service.

In recognition of the National Small Business Week, the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VISBDC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the week, May 26 through June 1.