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A Northeast side mall is looking to reinvent itself - and help small businesses in the process.
Over the past several months, Windsor Park Mall's management has been working with the San Antonio Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) to market the mall as a small-business incubator for the city's small-business owners - especially retail companies.
Those initial efforts will culminate next month when the city, in conjunction with local events commemorating Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week), hold a small-business fair at the mall entitled, "Building the Future Today."
MBDC Director Fletcher Parks says the all-day workshop - scheduled for Oct. 13 - will work with participants on business issues such as putting together a business plan and a financial statement. Parks says his organization will also use the workshop to introduce participants to the...