WHAT:
Guest Speakers:
- Jack Dorsey – Square and Twitter Co-founder
- Fran Tarkenton – NFL Legend and Entrepreneur
- Robert D. Hormats – Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and the Environment
- Angie Hicks – Founder of Angie’s List
Armchair discussions – Discussions between SBA Administrator Karen Mills and guest speakers.
Speed Mentoring Sessions – Small businesses will be partnered with experienced mentors to help start and grow their small businesses.
Business Matchmaking Sessions – Small businesses will have the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with prime contractors and federal agencies to learn about specific contracting and subcontracting opportunities.
Phoenix Awards – Disaster recovery recognition.
Procurement Awards – Government contracting recognition.
Entrepreneurial and Lender Awards – Entrepreneurial development and SBA lending recognition.
State and National Small Business Awards – Business owners from 50 states plus Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Washington, D.C. will be recognized along with the announcement of the 2013 National Small Business Person of the Year
Online Social Media Forum – Join the conversation, hosts will take questions on Twitter using hashtag #SBW2013.
WHEN: Thursday, June 20, 2013 – Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Speed Mentoring
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Business Matchmaking
4 p.m. (online only) Online Social Media Forum
How to Get a Business Loan – Google+ Hangout
Panelists from Wells Fargo, SCORE, SBA’s Office of Capital Access, and SBA loan recipient Ninkasi Brewing Company will hang out. Calvin Goings, SBA’s Region 10 Administrator, will moderate.
7 p.m. Armchair discussion with Jack Dorsey, Square and Twitter co-founder.
Friday, June 21, 2013 – Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Fran Tarkenton – featured speaker for the Phoenix and Procurement Awards breakfast awards ceremony.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Business Matchmaking
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Affordable Care Act 101
Noon Luncheon:
State and National Small Business Person of the Year Awards
Robert D. Hormats – Under Secretary of State for Economic,
Energy and the Environment (Guest speaker)
Armchair discussion with Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s
List
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. “Expanding Your Business Through Exporting”
7 p.m. Entrepreneurial and Lender Awards Dinner
WHERE: All events will take place at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel
999 9th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
INTERVIEWS: Media interviews with award winners, speakers and presenters can be arranged.
MEDIA ATTENDANCE: Confirm by 4 pm, June 19, 2013. Please provide name of organization, list of attendees, email and phone number along with any specific requests to:
Terry Sutherland, Director, Press Office
Terrence.Sutherland@sba.gov (preferred correspondence)
202-205-6919 (Office)
202-557-6643 (BlackBerry)
