2025 Underserved Enterprise Development Week Awards​

Perseverance with a Purpose: Climate Proofing Your Business

San Antonio UED Week Consortium is proud to present the 2025 UED Week Award ceremony. This year we will honor winners, both past and present, for their contributions to the business community.

Overview

2025 San Antonio UED week

Our mission is to empower these businesses through training opportunities, networking events, and strategic business connections. 

Become A Sponsor

Sponsorship opportunities, including different levels like Gold, Premier, Champion, and Friends of UED

Awards

Eligible nominees include, and are not limited to, business owners, business executives, nonprofit organizations, for-profit firms and Institutions

program

Thursday, October 16th 2025

Underserved Enterprise Development (UED) Da

Time Activity
7:30am-8:00am
Networking-Coffee & Welcome | Red Oak Ballroom B (Left Partition)
8:00am-11:00am
“Meet the UED Consortium Members & Sponsors” Networking, “B-2-B,” and Panel Events | Red Oak Ballroom B (Left Partition)
8:00am-11:00am
(2) 45 Minute Best Practices Panels
8:00am-8:45am
Best Practices Panel 1-“Funding Options for Growth” Moderator: John Wisniewski, CFO, Donald L. Mooney Enterprises

Panelists: • Alma Valdez-Browm, VP Micro Lending, Lift Fund • Veronica Wallace, Vice-President, Gulf Coast Business Credit • Frost Bank Representative
9:00am-9:45am
Best Practices Panel 2- Theme: “Recruiting in Challenging Times” Moderator Jennifer Larios Eddy, Vice President NURSE’s Etc.

Panelists: • Megan Jaramillo, Founder & CEO, Medcentrek LLC • Chris Crane, Chief Development Officer, Restore Education
9:45am-11:00am
“Meet the UED Consortium Members & Sponsors” | A Networking, “B-2-B” (Lobby)
11:00am-11:45am
Video Loop: “Greater San Antonio Businesses: Past & Present” | Red Oak Ballroom B
11:30am-1:00pm
1st Underserved Business Development Awards Luncheon “Perseverance with a Purpose: Climate Proofing Your Business”

• MC Gabriela Motales

• Keynote Speaker- Ted Terrazas, Senior Vice President, Medical & Business Services, Chenega Corporation

• Award Presentations
o Businesses
o Champions

• Wrap Up

Location: Norris Conference Centers, 618 NW Loop 410, Suite 207, San Antonio, TX 78216

Features of becoming A

SPONSOR

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