Featured Session: How America’s 33M Small Businesses Can Grow and Prosper

Mar 10, 2025

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

There are 33M small businesses in the U.S. They account for almost 48% of private-sector jobs and generate $5.3 trillion in annual revenue. Yet, 50% of them will fail in their first 5 years. Small businesses are the fuel that runs the global economy and the world’s most vital source of innovation and creativity, ensuring their success is one of the greatest challenges of our time. At SXSW, talent from ABC’s Emmy Award-winning Shark Tank, produced by MGM Television and Sony Pictures Television, and Clover, the leading all-in-one point of sale solution, unveil a new success paradigm for small businesses at the intersection of culture, commerce and community, redefining support for next generation entrepreneurs. 

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Mark Cuban

ABC's Shark Tank

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Justin Fenchel

BeatBox Beverages

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Primary Access
Film & TV Badge
Interactive Badge
Music Badge
Platinum Badge
About
Type: Session
Track: Startups
Level: Beginner
Accessibility
Closed Captioned