Small Business Administration
SBA Celebrates Small Business Week with May 2nd Awards Luncheon |
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Friday, May 02 2008, 9:30am - 2:00pm |
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EDISON, NJ---The U.S. Small Business Administration’s New Jersey District Office will celebrate National Small Business Week on Friday, May 2nd with its Annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon.
This year’s luncheon is sponsored by the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce and will be held at the Pines Manor located at 2085 Rt.27 in Edison, New Jersey. The SBA will honor five New Jerseyans for their outstanding achievements as business owners and advocates of small business issues.
The agency will recognize Kathleen Kady-Hopkins and Christine Sherwood owners of ASL Interpreter Referral Services, Inc. of Somerset as the 2008 New Jersey Small Business Persons of the Year; Patrick A. Toriello, Vice President, Popular Small Business Capital of Newton as SBA’s 2008 Financial Services Champion of the Year; Willa A. Edgerton-Chisler, owner of Symphony Coaching, LLC of West Orange as SBA’s 2008 Minority Small Business Champion of the Year; and Robin Berg Tabakin, Esq. and president and CEO of Technoforce, LLC of Randolph as the SBA’s 2008 Women in Business Champion of the Year.
This year’s event will feature programs on Securing State & Federal Contracts for Your Small Business. Sandy Davis director, Office of Supplier Diversity, New Jersey Department of Treasury and SBA’s New Jersey District Director, James A. Kocsi will lead discussions on both topics.
Davis will discuss the State of New Jersey’s new state programs to assist small, women and minority-owned businesses. Kocsi will explain how to tap into the federal prime contracting markets and how to obtain subcontracts from large business prime contractors to the federal government, as well as discuss small business certifications that can give small business owners an advantage over their competition
The government contracting portion of the program is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. – 12 Noon. The Small Business Week Awards Luncheon will take place from 12 Noon to 2:00 p.m.
There is a $70 fee to attend both the conference and SBA Awards Luncheon; $60 if you are a member of the Chamber of Commerce. The fee for just attending the awards luncheon is $55. For registration information on this event, contact Carol Gabel of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce at 609-989-7888 or register online at https://www.njchamber.com/Events/procurement%20seninar%20sba%20luncheon%2008.asp |
Location: Pines Manor, Edison
Contact: Harry Menta (harry.menta@sba.gov) |
