BBI hosting SBA's Office of Advocacy | Voice of Small Business forum

Your participation is requested.

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 your Big 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

bwtechumbc.com

 

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:

1. 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.
2. You are an innovator creating solutions and you are aware of federal or state regulatory Barriers that are hindering effective go-to-market strategies.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. You are the Voice of Small Business - Maryland and want to support the Office of Advocacy with documenting regional regulatory concerns of small businesses.