National Small Business Week 2008 Schedule of Events; Business Owners Can Attend Virtually April 21-25th

Apr. 21, 2008

National Small Business Week 2008 Schedule of Events; Business Owners Can Attend Virtually April 21-25th

WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 /PRNewswire/ --

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WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Small business owners from across the country will be honored for their accomplishments as the nation's leading small businesses at National Small Business Week events April 21-25, 2008, in Washington, D.C., and New York City. A highlight of events will be the announcement of the National Small Business Person of the Year April 22.

National Small Business Week will begin with three days of events in Washington, D.C., at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center, where more than 100 outstanding business owners from across the country will be recognized. In addition to the State Small Business Persons of the Year, men and women involved in disaster recovery, government procurement, small business champions, SBA partners in financial services and SBA resource partners will be honored.

On April 24, Small Business Week moves to New York, where SBA will participate in the closing bell ceremony at NASDAQ to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Women's Business Center program. An awards event celebrating the top small business lenders and a financial forum on community investment will culminate activities in New York.

The small business public can "attend" National Small Business Week events virtually, via the SBA's live webcasting at http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/.

Onsite press registration for National Small Business Week will take place beginning April 21.

Media Contacts: Dennis Byrne, dennis.byrne@sba.gov, (202) 657-9722 -- cell

Cecelia Taylor, cecelia.taylor@sba.gov, (202) 657-8369 -- cell

A full updated schedule of events appears below, and online at http://www.NationalSmallBusinessWeek.com/Schedule/.

The SBA Press Room at the Mandarin Hotel and Conference Center will be open April 21-23. The onsite SBA Press Room telephone number at the Mandarin is (202) 202-787-6908.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(Note to Press: Seating is limited at all events and the events schedule is subject to change Visit http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com for the latest.)

Monday, April 21

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration Open

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Pre-Function Area

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Reception and Presentation of the Entrepreneurial Development Awards

U.S Department of State, Diplomatic Reception Rooms

Sponsored by: Administaff

*Invitation Only

Thursday, April 24

8:30 am - 4:30 pm OSDBU Procurement Matchmaking Event

Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

*Not an official National Small Business Week Event. To register or for more information, please visit

http://www.fbcinc.com/osdbu

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm Reception Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs

Hosted by the National Women's Business Council

NASDAQ MarketSite, New York City

*Invitation Only

Friday, April 25

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Financial Forum: "Investing in the Future: Financing Inner City Businesses" and Lender Awards Luncheon

The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City

Majestic Ballroom, 5th Floor

Forum Sponsored by: Initiative for Competitive Inner City (ICIC)

*Invitation Only

Forums and Award Events will be Webcast Live across the Nation

Go online to http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com.

Streaming video sponsored by Cisco

Event times and dates subject to change.

Please check the Web site for most current information

(Video on Demand will be available 24 hours after the event.)

For additional information on Small Business Week 2008, including an updated schedule of events and information on all award winners, visit http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/. All award winners are listed on the Web at .

The U.S. Small Business Administration thanks the following cosponsors of National Small Business Week and related events: Sam's Club, Administaff, Raytheon, IBM, Chevron, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Cisco, Lockheed Martin, Salesforce, Lowe's, Banco Popular, Minority Business Development Agency, General Service Administration, MyBizHomepage, Dun & Bradstreet, National Association of Development Companies, Direct Selling Education Foundation, Association of Small Business Development Centers, National Small Business Association, Federal Allies Institute, SCORE, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Consumer Energy Alliance, and FedSources.

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 #SBW2008.

U.S. Small Business Administration

CONTACT: Dennis Byrne, +1-202-657-9722 , dennis.byrne@sba.gov, or Cecelia
Taylor, +1-202-657-8369, cecelia.taylor@sba.gov, both of U.S. Small
Business Administration

Web site: http://www.fbcinc.com/osdbu/

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