SBA Expo ’04 was the last component of a year long celebration of the SBA’s 50 th Anniversary, following the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo (NECE) in September 2003 and an 11 city Listening and Growth Tour. SBA Expo ’04 began on Tuesday May 19, 2004 with the Youth Entrepreneur Program and concluded with the Hall of Fame Gala on Friday, May 21, 2004 . The events, sessions, networking opportunities and celebrations over those four days were numerous, as was the number of small businesses participating along with those organizations and individuals that contribute to small business success.
Attendees:
More than 3,000 individuals participated in and attended conference events representing small businesses, corporate sponsors, trade organizations and resource partners.
Exhibitors:
The expo floor filled with over 300 Exhibitors allowed small businesses to show off their products and services while also learning from and networking other small business and large business exhibitors.
The expo floor stage provided educational and training opportunities to all participants. Stage participants were entrepreneurs, corporate representatives and government officials.
Expo Floor Presenters:
Melanie Sabelhaus, SBA Deputy Administrator
Business Session: “The Deputy Administrator Presents, Women in Business Honorees: Secrets to Their Successes.”
Alex Acosta, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division Department of Justice
“The ADA and Small Business: A Connection That Makes Good Business Sense”
Tom Stemberg, Founder & Chairman, Staples, Inc.
“The Small Business of Innovation with Staples Founder and Chairman Tom Stemberg”
Jeff Zbar, ChiefHomeOfficer.com Founder
“How to Market to Today’s Entrepreneur”
Louis Barajas, Author of The Latino Journey to Financial Greatness
“Creating Entrepreneurial Greatness - The purpose of a business is to give you more life. Learn techniques to make more money and have more free time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.”
Charlene Williams, Bureau of Engraving & Printing
“The New Color of Money: The Redesign of the $50 Note”
Suzanne Mulvehill, MBA, President, Emotional Endurance Institute
“Emotional Endurance, What it is and Why Entrepreneurs Need It”
Events:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19th
Champions Awards Luncheon
Wed, May 19 Noon-2:00pm
Sponsor: Advanta
Bill Rancic, Winner of NBC’s “The Apprentice”
Dennis Alter, CEO & Chairman, Advanta
Mike Pappas, Associate Administrator, SBA Office of Field Operations
Welcoming Reception
Wed, May 19th 6:30-11:00pm
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Chairman Richard Crotty, CEO, Orange County Florida
Mike Holfeld, News Anchor, WKMG TV Channel 16
THURSDAY, MAY 20 th
Celebrating Women in Business Breakfast
Thrs, May 20 8:30-10:30am
Sponsor: HP
Lt. Governor Toni Jennings, State of Florida
Marcela Perez de Alonso, Executive Vice President, HP
SBA Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus
Expo Floor Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Thrs, May 21 10:30-11:00
OCCC Hall C
SBA Administrator Hector Barreto
SBA Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus
Chairman Richard Crotty, CEO of Orange County
Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition Representatives
Christopher Lowell, host, Discovery Channel’s “Interior Motives”
Dennis Alter, CEO & Chairman of Advanta
Monica Luechtefeld, Executive Vice President of Global E-Commerce, Office Depot
National Awards Luncheon
Thrs, May 20 Noon-2:00pm
Sponsor: Sam’s Club
Pat Williams, Executive Vice President, Orlando Magic
Greg Spragg, Executive Vice President of Operations, Sam’s Club
Jack Faris, President and CEO, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Antonio Guernica, General Manager, Univision
Evening Reception
Thrs, May 20 8:30pm- 11:30pm
Disney’s MGM Studios
Sponsor: Minority Business Roundtable
Susan Allen, President, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Roger Campos, Minority Business Roundtable
The Sloan Brothers: Jeff and Rich Sloan, Startup Nation
FRIDAY, MAY 21 th
Phoenix Awards Breakfast
Friday, May 21 8:00 – 10:00 am
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson
Leroy Thompson, State Hazard Mitigator, Bureau of Recovery and Mitigation, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Ann Mullen, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Johnson & Johnson
Tom Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA
Town Hall Meeting
Fri, May 21 10:30 - Noon
Sponsor: IBM
Ken and Daria Dolan from the “Dolans Unscripted” CNNfn
Administrator Hector Barreto
Secretary of Commerce, Donald Evans
Judith G. Smolski, Vice President of Marketing, Small and Medium Business, IBM Americas
Procurement Award Luncheon
Fri, May 21 12:30 am - 2:30pm
Sponsor: Kauffman Foundation
Robert A. Burton, Acting Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
Kate Pope Hodel, Director, Kauffman Foundation
State Representative John Quiñones, State of Florida
Jim Blasingame, Host, Small Business Advocate
Pre-Gala Reception
Fri, May 21 6:00 pm - 7:30pm
Sponsor: American Airlines
Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut
Chuck Ashman, President, SMA Global, Inc.
Hall of Fame Gala
Friday 7:30 pm- Midnight
Sponsor: Office Depot
Monica Luechtefeld, Executive Vice President of Global E-Commerce, Office Depot
Acceptance Speeches from the 2004 Hall of Fame Inductees
- James S. Herr, President, Herr Foods
- Russell T. (Russ) Wright, Chairman and CEO, Dimensions International
- Richard E. Schaden, Chairman, President and CEO, The Quiznos Master LLC
- Al Frink, EVP, Fabrica International
Ed McMahon
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