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

Reception Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs Hosted by the National Women’s Business Council

Thursday, April 24, 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

NASDAQ MarketSite, New York, NY

Invitation Only
A reception to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the legislation establishing the Women’s Business Centers.

Confirmed Speakers

  • Robert Walsh, Commissioner, New York City Department of Small Business Services
  • Sandy Bartow, Executive Director, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center
  • Dani Hughes, CEO and Founder, Divine Capital Markets LLC and Divine Asset Management
  • Dee Mahoney, Senior VIce President/General Manager, Pfizer

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All the 2008 webcast events have been archived.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»