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The Dallas Entrepreneur Center is back with its State of Entrepreneurship, an event that has, for seven years, grown to be a tradition for highlighting the people, places, and passions that power North Texas’ growing startup ecosystem.

In years past, the State of Entrepreneurship (SOE) has garnered big-name speakers and revealed major news from the local entrepreneurial community.

In 2019, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings took to the stage to implore the audience to continue the city’s innovation progress being made. That was followed by the DEC announcing a partnership with the North Texas Angel Network, Craig Hall remembering Herb Kelleher, Dumb Money talked success on YouTube, and the Dallas Startup Evangelist of the year was named.

SOE had continually been The DEC’s anchor event for Dallas Startup Week—but then COVID-19 hit.

“Since beginning in 2014 with just 75 attendees, the State of Entrepreneurship has grown into one of The DEC Network’s most popular events,” Bill Chinn, CEO of The DEC Network, said in a statement. “It’s important to take stock of where we are as an entrepreneurial community, and the State of Entrepreneurship gives us a chance to stop for a moment and celebrate our successes.”

Despite the restrictions caused by the pandemic, The DEC Network, a nonprofit that drives economic impact by assisting entrepreneurs, moved forward with the State of Entrepreneurship last year. The event aired on YouTube with special guests that included Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson; Michael Shawn, radio co-host of K104FM’s DeDe In the Morning; Sanjiv Yajnik, president of Financial Services at Capital One; and Trey Bowles, co-founder of The DEC Network and president of Innocity Partners LLC.

As the vaccine continues its rollout across Dallas-Fort Worth—and the rest of the state—The DEC has decided to move forward with this year’s State of Entrepreneurship in a hybrid format. On May 5, both virtually and in-person (capped at 200 attendees), the event will celebrate the launches, fundings, exits, and overall wins from local entrepreneurs over the past tumultuous year.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson will return, along with the members of his Dallas Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which is dedicated to finding steps the City of Dallas can take to make it a hub for budding founders with big ideas.

Speakers also include Fortune 500 executives and the leaders behind some of 2020’s breakout small businesses. Bowles, who is also co-chair of the Mayor’s Task Force, will emcee.

“As we begin to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the opportunity to accelerate our growth by fostering a culture of innovation in our city,” Mayor Johnson said in a statement. “Dallas already has a robust and diverse business community, but the State of Entrepreneurship helps show us what we need to do to help small businesses continue to flourish in Dallas in the years to come.”

Registration is now open for the State of Entrepreneurship. There is a $10 ticket fee for in-person attendance, which will be held at Sixty Five Hundred, and virtual attendance is free.

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