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.
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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.
Procurement Forum: “Secrets of Building Alliance Partnerships with Prime Contractors”
Wednesday, April 23, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, DC
Oriental Ballroom
A challenge faced by many small businesses is how to partner and develop long-term relationships with larger prime contractors. Speakers on this panel will help demystify the secrets to building strong alliances, and will include both small businesses and large contractors who partner with them.
Confirmed Speakers
- Elaine C. Duke, Deputy Under Secretary for Manageme, Department of Homeland Security - Keynote
- Nick Wakeman, Editor, Washington Technology
- David H. Ohle, Vice President, Computer Sciences Corporation
- Shiv Krishnan, CEO, INDUS
- Daniel Chun, President, Occam Solutions
- James R. Partlow Jr., Director of Procurement, Vangent, Inc.
- Elizabeth Delnegro, , General Services Administration (GSA)
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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All the 2008 webcast events have been archived.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»
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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 2008.
