{"id":1472,"date":"2011-04-29T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/free-forums-at-national-small-business-week-4106\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T16:35:00","slug":"free-forums-at-national-small-business-week-4106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/free-forums-at-national-small-business-week-4106\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Forums at National Small Business Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Karen Mills<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"blog-node-entry\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/picture-172.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Mills\" class=\"blog-user-pic\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re gearing up for National Small Business Week, which is May 18 through 20. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cEmpowering Entrepreneurs.\u201d That\u2019s exactly what we want to<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!--more--> do by offering four <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/index.php?page=schedule\">free educational forums<\/a> for small business owners:   <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/index.php?page=growing-your-business\">Growing Your Business While on the Go<\/a> will feature a presentation by entrepreneur Bill Rancic (the first-year winner of \u201cThe Apprentice\u201d) on how a busy entrepreneur can keep their business going and growing. This will be followed by a panel discussion with executives from AT&amp;T and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.score.org\/\">SCORE<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/index.php?page=social_media_forum\">Social Media: Get your Business Connected<\/a> will feature experts from GrowBiz Media, Intuit, Yelp, and Youtube, talking about how small businesses can grow, network, and find more customers through social media.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/index.php?page=high-growth-forum-2\">High Growth, High Impact Strategies<\/a> will talk about how small firms with big potential can scale up and create jobs, featuring executives from CareerBuilder, Honest Tea, and Google Apps.<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/index.php?page=exporting-tools\">Exporting Tools for Success<\/a> will feature several public and private sector leaders talking about how small businesses can successfully break into new international markets, a priority of the President\u2019s National Export Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to your participation in National Small Business Week! Registration for the forums is quick and easy, but space is limited. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/registration\/\">You can register here<\/a>. If you\u2019re too far away from Washington, D.C., <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalsmallbusinessweek.com\/\">go here for a live webstream<\/a>. Questions during the forums can be submitted via our Twitter handle @SBAgov.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a class=\"rssreadon\" rel=\"external\" title=\"Free Forums at National Small Business Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-sba-info\/15402\">http:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-sba-info\/15402<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Karen Mills We\u2019re gearing up for National Small Business Week, which is May 18 through 20. 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