SBA’s National Small Business Week Forums To Address Small Business Concerns

SBA NEWS ADVISORY
Press Office
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SBA’s National Small Business Week Forums To Address Small Business Concerns
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Free Town Hall and Forums on Social Media, Exporting and Innovation Will Feature Leading Business Experts 

Release Date:  May 12, 2010   
Contact:  Cecelia Taylor (202) 401-3059
Advisory Number: MA10-07   
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
 
WASHINGTON – The small business public is encouraged to take part in the National Small Business Week town hall forum and business forums addressing key small business concerns.  Participants will have an opportunity to exchange ideas and a dialogue on relevant issues for small businesses with leading business experts during National Small Business Week, May 23-25 in Washington, D.C.  The town hall and business forums at Small Business Week are free.

WHAT:

SMALL BUSINESS FORUMS on issues that impact small business and the economy include:
Town Hall Meeting – Small Business: Driving America’s Economy
Innovation Forum – Turning Innovation into Jobs
Exporting Forum – Taking Your Business Global
Social Media Forum – Join the Conversation

WHO:

Town hall and forum moderators and speakers will include:
JJ Ramberg, MSNBC Host “Your Business” and Town Hall Moderator
Sean Greene, SBA Innovation Special Adviser and Innovation Moderator
Luz Hopewell, SBA International Trade and Exporting Moderator
Brian Moran, Veracle Media and Social Media Moderator
Dinesh Lathi, eBay North America Marketplace
Stephen P. Zimba, Cbeyond
Claire Johnson, Google
Dale Hayes, UPS
Angus Thomson, Intuit Grow Your Business Division
Luther Lowe, Yelp
Rieva Lesonsky, GrowBiz Media

WHEN:   
May 24, 2010 – Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Town Hall with SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills
2:00 pm –  3:15 pm    Innovation Forum
3:30 pm –  5:00 pm    Exporting Forum
Sponsors: eBay, Cbeyond and UPS
               
May 25, 2010 - Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center
10:30 am – 11:45 pm          Social Media Forum
Sponsor: Intuit

WHERE:    

National Small Business Week at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
1330 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C.

Visit www.NationalSmallBusinessWeek.com to register for forums, and for the
full Small Business Week schedule.

* The town hall forum and business forums are free to attend

NOTE:  Participants unable to attend Small Business Week, the town hall and business forums will be webcast live online at http://www.NationalSmallBusinessWeek.com/.

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