Small Business Administration

'04 Highlights

SBA Expo Highlights

Overview of Events for Tuesday, April 26


SBA Expo ’05 welcomes attendees to the Hilton Washington.	SBA Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus (left), Business Matchmaking Executive Producer Chuck Ashman, HP Sr. VP Kevin Gilroy, and SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto at the Business Matchmaking opening bell.

SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto (center), with Kevin Gilroy, HP Sr. VP (left), kicks off Business Matchmaking during Expo 05.	Native American Veterans of Broken Arrow Color Guard at the National Awards Luncheon Honoring Government Procurement Winners.

SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto welcoming national procurement winners to awards luncheon.	Frances Perkins award winner Ralph C. Thomas III, NASA Assistant Administrator for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization with SBA Associate Deputy Administrator Allegra McCullough (left), Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus and Administrator Hector V. Barreto.

Federal Gold Star Awardee Valerie T. Hayes, Acting Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at HUD, with SBA Associate Deputy Administrator Allegra McCullough (left), Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus (second from left) and Administrator Hector V. Barreto.	National Subcontractor of the Year winner William Kuchera, President and CEO, Kuchera Defense Systems, with SBA Associate Deputy Administrator Allegra McCullough (left), Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus and Administrator Hector V. Barreto.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue praises small business contributions to American economy.	Master of Ceremonies and author George Fraser motivates procurement winners and Expo ’05 attendees.

Masters of Ceremonies Jeff (left) and Rich (right) Sloan, founders of StartUp Nation, welcome guests to the presentation of the Phoenix Awards at the National Air and Space Museum.	Phoenix Award winners with SBA officials, from left—Dan W. McGowan, Montana Disaster and Emergency Services; Beth Sieminski, volunteer; John and Rayetta Price, Skipper’s Pier Restaurant, Deale, Md.; Ambassador Bonnie McElveen Hunter, Chair, American Red Cross; Hector V. Barreto, SBA Administrator; Melanie Sabelhaus, Deputy Administrator, SBA; Dawn Wyble, volunteer; and Herbert Mitchell, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, SBA.

Phoenix Awards Keynote Speaker Ambassador Bonnie McElveen Hunter, Chair, American Red Cross.	SBA Kansas City Regional Administrator Sam Jones, Ambassador Bonnie McElveen Hunter, Chair, American Red Cross, and Melanie Sabelhaus, SBA Deputy Administrator, at the Phoenix Awards presentation. Ambassador McElveen Hunter delivered the keynote address.

Overview of Events for:

Tuesday, April 26

Wednesday, April 27

Thursday, April 28

Note: All of the Expo '05 photographs are available
to view and purchase.
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from the Photographer:

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    organized by each
  day’s events.)
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Disclaimer: The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to this activity does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any cosponsor's, donor’s, contractor’s or participant's opinions, products, or services. SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-05-S-0001 with SCORE is funded by the SBA. All SBA/SCORE programs and cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for person(s) with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: sba@eventstrategiesinc.com or (703) 684-0021. Cosponsorship Authority No. SBA Expo ’05.