SBA's Office of Advocacy | Voice of Small Business forum
Small Business & Government Maximizing Entrepreneurship
Voice of Small Business Maryland forum:
Small Business & Government Maximizing Entrepreneurship - Driving Innovation
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy is visiting the State of Maryland to learn about your experiences as a small business, entrepreneur and innovator.
On February 14th they will ask to hear yourBig Ideas | Barriers | Best Practices as relates to your experience as a small business and entrepreneur in six sector focus areas:
Break Out Sessions (Part 1)
Clean Technology
New Economy
Cyber Defense/IT
Break Out Sessions (Part 2)
BioScience
NexGen Entrepreneur
Women, Veteran and Minority GovCon
SPECIAL EVENT: BBI hosting SBA's Office of Advocacy
Date: Friday, February 14th
Agenda: (Participants choose to attend one remarks session and one breakout session)
Morning Remarks | 9:00AM-9:30AM
Dr. Winslow Sargeant, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA's Office of Advocacy
Appointed by President Obama August 2010
Break Out Sessions (Part 1) | 9:30AM-12:00NOON
Facilitated RoundTable Discussions focused on Voice of Small Business - Maryland
Sector Ecosystem: small businesses, innovators, Office of Advocacy, Federal, State and County Advocates, Sector Subject Matter Experts
Midday Remarks | 1:00PM-1:30PM
Ms. Ngozi Bell, Region III Advocate
SBA's Office of Advocacy
Break Out Sessions (Part 2)| 1:30PM-4:00PM
Facilitated RoundTable Discussions focused on Voice of Small Business - Maryland
Sector Ecosystem: small businesses, innovators, Office of Advocacy, Federal, State and County Advocates, Sector Subject Matter Experts
Recap | Closing Remarks | 4:00PM-4:30PM
(Professional Facilitation Team shares Breakout Session Highlights & Ngozi Bell outlines Next Steps)
Location: bwtech@UMBC Research & Technology Park
1450 S Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
Attendees: FREE
Open to all businesses, advocates, innovators, subject matter experts.
Registration Required
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER before January 31st
Top Five Reasons you should REGISTER TODAY and attend February 14th forum:
- You are an entrepreneur and have one or more Big Idea to share with the federal government that could enhance policies and encourage fair regulatory treatment of small businesses in support of future growth and prosperity.
- You are an innovator creating solutions and you are aware of federal or state regulatory Barriers that are hindering effective go-to-market strategies.
- You are a subject matter expert supporting any of the six sectors mentioned and would like the federal government to become aware of the Best Practices that support entrepreneurship and innovation.
- You are an advocate working with Young Entrepreneur, Women and Veteran Government Contractors and you have documented Barriers and Best Practices experienced by some of the nearly 500,000 small businesses in the State of Maryland.
- You are the Voice of Small Business - Maryland and want to support the Office of Advocacy with documenting regional regulatory concerns of small businesses.
SBA's Office of Advocacy is:
"The independent voice for small business in the Federal Government and the source of small business statistics. Advocacy is an independent voice for small business within the federal government and is the watchdog for the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Advocacy advances the views and concerns of small business before Congress, the White House, the federal agencies, the federal courts and state policy makers." - sba.gov/advocacy