Friday, May 31, 2013
SBA Adds Business Matchmaking Events During National Small Business Week
The
U.S. Small Business Administration will host three business matchmaking
events during National Small Business Week, June 16-21, 2013.
Matchmaking
allows small businesses the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings
with prime contractors and federal agencies to learn about specific
contracting and subcontracting opportunities.
The first matchmaking event will take place at the
Arlington Convention Center in Dallas on June 18 from noon-3pm. In
addition to matchmaking, the day will include speed mentoring, panels on
access to capital, Government contracting, exporting,
supply chain, use of social media, and other current topics.
The second and third matchmaking events will take
place at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 20 and 21
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to matchmaking, speed mentoring will be
available both days along with breakfast and
lunch awards ceremonies. Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s List will be
the lunch guest speaker.
The business matchmaking sessions are open to small
businesses that register for National Small Business Week. Small
businesses must have a DUNS number, which can be obtained by going to
the DUNS official Web site at ( www.dnb.com/us),
and must be registered in System Award Management ( www.sam.gov), the federal government’s official database of small businesses wishing to secure federal contracts.
The face-to-face matchmaking meetings will be 15
minutes, last year approximately 150 businesses and 20 buyers matched up
based on their compatibility and the buying needs of the federal
agencies and corporations. Small business owners
interested in participating must first register for National Small
Business Week at
www.sba.gov/smallbusinessweek.
“Matchmaking events have proved very successful in
linking in small business owners and entrepreneurs with SBA’s network of
resource partners to help push their business to that next stage,” said
Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Natalia
Olson-Urtecho.
Once registered, they will receive a code to allow them to complete their business matchmaking registration at:
https://nsbw.mybusinessmatches.com. Registration for the events will close on June 12, 2013.
Every
year since 1963, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the
opportunity to highlight through National Small Business Week the impact
of outstanding entrepreneurs,
small business owners, and others from all 50 states and U.S.
territories. This year’s event will be held June 16-21, in
Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. offering
tips, tools and trainings for small businesses to start, succeed
and grow. In addition to in-person events,
small business owners can participate in online-only panel discussions
on hot topics like social media and business financing starting daily at
4 p.m. ET. All events, in-person and online,
will be streamed live on www.sba.gov/smallbusinessweek. The event hashtag is #SBW2013.
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