Washington DC Area - Don't Miss May 18 - 19 SBA Nat'l Small Business Week Forums

Join us at the U.S. SBA's 2009 National Small Business Week and take part in issue forums to help you learn how to meet challenges and achieve success.

Register here

Monday, May 18

Financial Forum: Smart Ways to Access Capital

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Learn what the Recovery and Reinvestment Act means to you and how to access capital.

• Andrew J. Sherman, Esq., author and founder of Grow Fast/Grow Right;
• Dileep Rao, Ph.D., entrepreneurial finance columnist for Forbes.com
• Raghav Lal, head of Global Small Business, Visa

Innovation Forum: Using Energy and Technology Solutions

to Compete in the Global Environment

3:30 - 4:45 PM

Panel will offer unique ways for small businesses to be environmentally friendly and add green to their bottom line.

• Nancy Gioia, Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, Ford
• Andrew Kruse, President of Southwest Wind Power and 2009 SBA Exporter of the Year

Tuesday, May 19th

Social Media Forum:

Extending Small Business Reach Through Social Media Tools

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Learn why social media should be a big part of your daily schedule in 2009 to help tell the world your story.

• John Jantsch, creator of the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system
• Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of Grow Biz Media
• Alex Craddock, head of Commercial Marketing Visa
• Brian Moran, founder and President of Moran MEdia Group

Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center

1330 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20024, 202-554-8588

Valet Parking: $25/day

Metro: 3 blocks from Smithsonian Metro Station (blue and orange lines) and L'Enfant Metro Station (blue, orange, yellow and green lines)

Cost: Each issue forum is $5.00

Click here to register for the issue forums.

www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com