MBRT Small Business Survival Summit

The Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) is Hosting the Small Business Survival Summit in support of the White House Initiative on Small Business to provide Small and Minority Business advanced acquisition planning information to increase Federal & Corporate Contracting.

Federal Officials from the Top Federal Procurement Agencies to Speak at CEO Summit on Contract Acquisition Set-asides: 8(a),SDVOB, Veteran, Women, HUBZone, SDB. Top Federal Spend: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, Department of Homeland Security, HHS.

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The Willard Hotel - 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20004

7:30AM - 8:30AM: Check In / Registration

8:30AM - 8:45AM:
Welcoming & Opening Remarks
Roger A. Campos, Minority Business RoundTable
View from Capitol Hill: Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman
House Small Business Committee (invited)

8:45AM - 10:15AM:
"Innovative Contracting & Marketing Survival Strategies for Small, Minority (SDB/8A) SDVOB, HUBZone and Women-owned Businesses"

10:30AM - 12:00PM
"Access to Capital & Contracts Roundtable: Small Business Lending and Business Directors from Corporate & Federal Agencies"

12:30PM - 2:00PM
Luncheon
"The $3Trillion Market: Serving America's Communities
Through Job Creation"
Keynote Speakers: Steven Ballmer, CEO Microsoft (invited)
Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank (invited)
Karen Mills, SBA Administrator (invited)

2:30PM - 4:30PM:
Special Event TBA

5:30PM - 6:30PM:
Networking Reception / Cocktail Hour

About MBRT: Minority Business RoundTable is a non profit 501 (c) 3 national organization representing CEOs of America's leading small and minority business. Proceeds from this event support MBRT programs and services and are tax deductible.

Phone: (202)289-8881
Email: [email protected]
www.mbrt.net

*Early Bird Pricing: Early Bird Pricing valid until November 11. After that date, price increase $100.