Can’t get to Washington or New York? Bring National Small Business Week to you.
April 15th, 2008 at 07:13pm Deborah Austin
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently launched a Web site for National Small Business Week 2008, which takes place April 21-25.
It would be nice to go. The week features events and speakers in Washington, D.C., and New York City. But if you can’t make it there — and many of us can’t — the new site brings webcasts and resources to us.
To access them, visit nationalsmallbusinessweek.com. Click on the schedule link to see the events and when they’ll be webcast. One of the site’s newest features is an interactive blog that will let sponsors, award winners and the public post content about Small Business Week events. In fact, except for the opening reception, all the award events and forums will be available through live webcasts. Also, multimedia content and information will be updated to the Web site in real-time during Small Business Week events.
Some of those events:
Health care Forum: “Cost and Coverage: Health care Chicken and Egg.” This takes place 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 22, The event addresses the argument between those who see cost as the paramount issue and those more concerned with coverage.
Trade Forum: “Going Global: Accessing New Markets.” The forum happens from 2:30 to 4 p.m. April 22 A panel discussion will focus on emerging markets access, and strategies for small businesses to tap into the global marketplace.
Energy Forum: “Meeting the Energy Challenge: Impacts & Opportunities for Small Business.” This forum will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 23. There will be a discussion with small-business executives about current energy policy and its effect on industry, agriculture, small business and other areas, as well as creating energy policy. A Consumer Energy Alliance representative will discuss national communications and outreach.
Procurement Forum: “Secrets of Building Alliance Partnerships with Prime Contractors.” The forum is scheduled from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on April 23 Panelists will include small-business representatives and large contractors who partner with them.
If the live webcasts don’t fit into your schedule, you can watch the events later. Archives will be available on the Web site after Small Business Week 2008 has ended.
There’ll even be post-event discussion of National Small Business Week 2008 activities. The Web site itself will be up for a year after the event.
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