Office of Advocacy
U.S. Small Business Administration

NEWSRELEASE

SBA Number: 99-18 ADVO
For Release: June 30, 1999
Contact: David Voight (202) 205-6888

CALENDAR NOTICE

Vision 2000: The States and Small Business Conference

DATE: December 1 (8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.) and December 2 (8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)

WHERE: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062-2000

HOSTED BY: Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration

Vision 2000 is an awards conference designed to showcase outstanding state and local initiatives that advance small business programs and policies. State policy-makers, state and local small business program directors, small business owners, and small business trade association executives, to name a few, will attend Vision 2000. Last year’s conference drew over 300 participants from throughout the nation.

The Office of Advocacy is seeking nominations for the "Models of Excellence" awards in such categories as regulatory reform, small business development, capital formation, and women and minority business ownership. These awards will be presented to state and local small business programs and individuals that have fostered a positive economic policy for small business. Nomination guidelines.

The nomination guidelines and forms are available on the Vision 2000 home page at http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/vision.html. Questions may be directed to a regional advocate listed on the following page. A listing of last year’s "Models of Excellence" winners is also available on the home page at http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/vision98.html. Registration information soon will be posted. Inquiries about program content may be directed to David Voight at (202) 205-6888 or by email at david.voight@sba.gov.

The SBA’s Office of Advocacy was created by an act of Congress in 1976 to protect, strengthen and effectively represent the nation’s small businesses within the federal government. As part of this mandate, the office conducts policy studies and economic research on issues of concern to small business and publishes data on small business characteristics and contributions. For instant access to small business resources, statistics and research, visit the Office of Advocacy’s home page at http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/.

The Office of Advocacy’s Regional Contacts for Small Business

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