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"I learned that Lisa Schroeder, owner and executive chef of downtown Mother's Bistro & Bar, was named Oregon Small Business Person of the Year for 2023 by the U.S. Small Business Administration; she received an SBA loan to open Mother's Bistro in 2000, the restaurant received SBA COVID-relief funding that helped it stay in business, Schroeder and other award recipients went to the White House on May 1 to meet President Biden and Vice President Harris, and Mayor Wheeler presented the award to Schroeder at her restaurant." - Janey Wong