Delaware Small Business Summit – Increasing Opportunities for All Small Businesses in Delaware

The main focus of the Delaware Small Business Summit is to consider the impact of, and the critical necessary next steps to, Delaware’s Executive Order No. 14.

What: Increasing Opportunities for All Small Businesses in Delaware
Where: Sheraton Hotel * Dover, DE
When: April 28, 2010
Cost: Registration: $15.00 – includes Continental breakfast and lunch.

Advance registration is required – Credit card payments only.
Registration will close at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010. No registrations will be accepted beyond April 23 or at the door.

The proposed topics for this one day summit include:

* Remarks by Honorable Alan B. Levin, Director, Delaware Economic Development Office
* Review of Process and Recommendations from the May 2009 Minority and Women Owned Business Forum
* Executive Order No. 14- Increasing Supplier Diversity Initiatives within the State of Delaware. Now What?
* Is there Any Advantage to Being Certified in the State of Delaware? A Panel Discussion
* The Current State and Planned Initiatives of Government Support Services for Formal and Under Threshold Contract Opportunities
* The Growing Opportunities for Traditional Main Street Businesses in Diverse Market Sectors
* Legal Hurdles of Implementing Small, Minority, Women, Disabled/Veteran Aspirational Goal Programs in the State of Delaware
* Remarks by the Honorable Matt Denn, Lieutenant Governor, State of Delaware
* Lunch Keynote by the Honorable Jack Markell, Governor, State of Delaware
* Business Connect Session with Designated State Contract Primes and Newly Designated Business Liaison Representatives for State Agencies
* Idea Exchange Session for Delaware Downtown Representatives and other interested parties- Diversity Opportunities in Communities Statewide

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