ATLANTA – SBA Deputy Administrator Douglas Kramer will be in Atlanta Tuesday to kick off day three of the National Small Business Week celebrations that are happening across the nation May 1-7. SBA Regional Administrator Cassius F. Butts will officially welcome the national event to Atlanta and the Southeast Region followed by an arm chair discussion led by Kramer regarding trends for small business and the current business industries that are experiencing a boom.
Featured panelists will include Todd Greene, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jeff Patterson with the Georgia Small Business Development Center, Art Slotkin with Georgia SCORE, Lee Baker with Georgia AARP, and Tisha Tallman, with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Following the armchair discussion, attendees may attend a forum of their choice to learn more on the topics: The Tech Explosion – Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Hollywood South – Small Business Opportunities in the Entertainment Industry, and Gateway to the World - Expanded International Trade Opportunities with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.
The Atlanta event will be live-streamed and is free and open to the public. Detailed information: http://ow.ly/10FilF. Onsite media coordinator will be Lola Kress – lola.kress@sba.gov .
| WHAT: |
Media Interview Availability
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| WHEN: | Tuesday, May 3rd 9:30 a.m. (event runs from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) |
| WHERE: |
Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| RSVP: |
Lola Kress lola.kress@sba.gov or 404-331-2798 by 8 a.m. May 3rd. |
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Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2016 SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA/SCORE programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: smallbusinessweek@sba.gov. SCORE is partially funded by SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-14-S-0001.
National Small Business Week 2016 sponsors include: Chase for Business, SCORE, ADP, Colonial Life, Intuit, Sam’ s Club, Square, YP, ESET, Facebook, Instagram, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and VEDC