DENVER – SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet will be in Denver on Wednesday, May 4 to kick-off day four of the National Small Business Week celebrations that are happening across the nation May 1-7. SBA Regional Administrator Betsy Markey will join Contreras-Sweet to officially welcome the national event to Denver and the Rocky Mountain Region. While in Denver, Contreras-Sweet will participate in a Celebrating Women in Small Business forum with Colorado’s prominent women entrepreneurs and leaders followed by an awards luncheon and a Latina’s in Business discussion at Azucar Bakery in Denver. Onsite media coordinator will be Christopher Chavez – christoper.chavez@sba.gov.
Celebrating Colorado Women in Small Business forum (9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.)
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WHO |
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet The Honorable US Congresswoman Diana DeGette The Honorable US Congressman Edward Perlmutter SBA Region VIII Administrator Betsy Markey Fiona Arnold, Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Denver Branch Office 1020 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202 (All media must RSVP for this event for security screening) |
Colorado National Small Business Week Awards Luncheon (11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
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WHO |
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet SBA Region VIII Administrator Betsy Markey The Honorable Governor John Hickenlooper Colorado Small Business Person of the Year award to Reed Silberman |
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WHERE |
History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 To register for this event click here. |
Coffee with the SBA Administrator (2:30 p.m.-4: p.m.)
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WHO |
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet SBA Region VIII Administrator Betsy Markey Executive Director of Mi Casa Resource Center, Monique Lovato President/CEO, Colorado Enterprise Fund, Ceyl Prinster Owner Marjorie Silva, Azucar Bakery
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WHERE |
Azucar Bakery 1886 S. Broadway, Denver, CO 80210 |
RSVP: Christopher Chavez christopher.chavez@sba.gov by Tuesday, May 3
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Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2016 SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA/SCORE programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: smallbusinessweek@sba.gov. SCORE is partially funded by SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-14-S-0001.
National Small Business Week 2016 sponsors include: Chase for Business, SCORE, ADP, Colonial Life, Intuit, Sam’ s Club, Square, YP, ESET, Facebook, Instagram, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and VEDC