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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 22, 2017 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeremy Zeller <Jeremy.Zeller@okcommerce.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> October is Women's Small Business Month<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="gdp" style="line-height:12.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#4E4D4E">In celebration of Women's Small Business Month, SBA is partnering<b> </b>with Animoto, Facebook, and YouTube for a night of video marketing
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