The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce the next National Small Business Week May 18-22, 2009.
Find out more about the awards:
View the 2009 Nomination Guidelines
Download the 2008 Event Program Guide
2009 Schedule of Events
National Small Business Week 2009
May 17-19, 2009
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Printable PDF Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)
- Sunday, May 17
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Registration Open
Sunday, May 17, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Pre-Function Area -
Opening Reception
Sunday, May 17, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
- Monday, May 18
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Registration Open
Monday, May 18, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Pre-Function Area -
Cyber Cafe Open
Monday, May 18, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Sackler Room -
Breakfast Honoring the Entrepreneurial Development and Lender Award Winners
Monday, May 18, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand BallroomTicketed Event
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Issue Forum 1: Growing Your Small Business: Lending, Government Procurement and International Trade
Monday, May 18, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Oriental Ballroom -
National Awards Luncheon Honoring State Small Business Winners
Monday, May 18, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand BallroomTicketed Event
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Issue Forum 2: Energy Concerns and Solutions for Small Business
Monday, May 18, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Oriental Ballroom -
Evening Reception
Monday, May 18, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
U.S Department of State, Washington, DC
Complimentary Bus Transportation from the Mandarin Oriental to the Event will begin at 5:00pm.
Ticketed Event
- Tuesday, May 19
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Registration Open
Tuesday, May 19, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Pre-Function Area -
Cyber Cafe Open
Tuesday, May 19, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Sackler Room -
National Awards Breakfast Honoring Procurement Award Winners
Tuesday, May 19, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand Ballroom -
Issue Forum 3: Hot Topics Effecting Small Businesses
Tuesday, May 19, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand Ballroom -
Phoenix Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, May 19, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand BallroomTicketed Event
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Sponsor Reception
Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Gallery Room -
Champion Award Winners Gala
Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Grand BallroomTicketed Event
Webcast Events:
Cisco is proud to co-sponsor the web casting and web archiving of National Small Business Week and expand the human network of our small business customers and partners.
All the 2008 webcast events have been archived. Visit our 2008 Highlights page for links to the archive for each event»
Our Generous 2008 Co-Sponsors:
Disclaimer: The U.S. Small Business Administration's participation in this cosponsored activity does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of any cosponsor's, donor's, grantee's, contractor's or participant's opinions, products, or services. All SBA programs and cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance, by contacting sbw@sba.gov. Cosponsorship Authorization # SBW 2009.
