Welcome Remarks by Administrator Steve Preston

The U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce the next National Small Business Week May 18-22, 2009.  Since 1963, every President has declared National Small Business Week to formally recognize the important role of America’s small business community.
Meet Our 2008 Award Winners:
Winner Profiles | Award Categories

Thanks to the participation of our sponsors, speakers, and attendees, the 2008 National Small Business Week was a great success.

Next year’s National Small Business Week is scheduled for May 18th to 22nd, 2009. We’ll be posting schedule information here as soon as it becomes available, so check back often. In the meantime, see the highlights from 2008 by visiting our highlights page or downloading the complete program guide.

Download the 2008 Event Program Guide

Congressional Reception

Tuesday, April 22, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

Room SD-G50

Invitation Only
An networking reception at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Member of Congress have been invited to meet with their winners. Complimentary bus transportation from the Mandarin Oriental to the Dirksen Senate Office Building will be provided to all invited guests beginning at 5:00pm on April 22.

Confirmed Speakers

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All the 2008 webcast events have been archived.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»