The 1999 Vision 2000 Conference
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In 1999, the Office of Advocacy held Vision 2000: The States and Small Business Conference. During the event, outstanding state and local programs and policies were given "Models of Excellence" awards. In addition, the speakers at the conference provided valuable advice on serving and advancing small businesses. Hard copies of the Models of Excellence Awards may be obtained from the Office of Advocacy via email to Barbara George.
Conference Supporters
The Office of Advocacy appreciates the help of the following supporters of the 1999 Vision 2000 Conference:
Award Winners
Descriptions of the award winning programs are published in Models of Excellence Awards[PDF].
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Diamond State Ventures, LP |
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CDC Small Business Finance Corp, San Diego |
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Denver Mayor's Office of Economic Development |
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Mr. Dan J. Mitchell, Southern CT State University |
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Small Business Assistance Corporation of Savannah |
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The Honorable Michael L. Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer |
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Idaho State Treasurer's Prime Rate Loan |
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Minnesota Investment Network |
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Texas Department of Economic |
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Small Business Development |
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David Gonzales, Denver Enterprise Center |
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Cobb Microenterprise Council, Kennesaw |
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Colleges-Business & Technology Center |
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The First Step Fund, Kansas City |
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New Jersey SBDC Manufacturing |
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The MEDAL Program, Roseburg |
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Duquesne University SBDC's Self Employment Assistance Program, Pittsburgh |
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The Honorable Brenda Burns, President, Arizona State Senate |
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Mary Lou Bessette, Phoenix |
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Arthur D. Sweet, North Hollywood |
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Small Business Advisory Board, City of |
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William Otterson, UCSD-CONNECT, San Diego |
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Dr. Kenneth J. Lacho, Director, |
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Entrepreneur Program, University of New |
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Small Business Association of |
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Michigan/Michigan Small Business |
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The Honorable Raymond G. Sanchez, Speaker, NM House of Representatives |
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Empire State Development Small |
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Clyde Stryker, Spirit Communications, Tualatin |
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Mark S. Deion, RI SBA Advisory Council |
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The Honorable John Wesley Matthews, Jr., State Senator |
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Small Business United of Texas |
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The Honorable Cecil H. Underwood, Governor |
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Denise P. Meridith, Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce |
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Metropolitan Economic Development |
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Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, New York |
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Oregon Association of Minority |
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Temple University SBDC's Youth Entrepreneurship Training Program, Philadelphia |
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Latin American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago |
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Nevada Procurement Outreach Program |
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Texas Department of Economic |
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Illinois Department of Commerce and |
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Community Affairs' Small Business Regulatory Alert |
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Coordinating Committee for Automotive |
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Montana Department of Revenue - |
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Frank P. D'Ascensio, Passaic Valley Sewarage Commissioners |
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The Center for Rural Development, Somerset |
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The Small Business Profit Centers of the |
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Bennington County Industrial Corporation |
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Business Incubator, North Bennington |
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Center for Economic Options, Charleston |
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The Regional Technology Alliance |
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Partnership, CA Department of Trade and Commerce |
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Center for Innovation, Grand Forks |
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University City Science Center, Philadelphia |
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South Carolina Technology Alliance, Columbia |
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Dr. Melvin Ustad, South Dakota SBIR |
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Technology 2020, Oakridge |
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California Research Bureau, California |
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Bard Center for Entrepreneurship |
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Development, University of CO at Denver |
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Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce |
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Buffalo State College, Small Business |
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Duquesne University SBDC's Export Trade Development Program, Pittsburgh |
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Department of Community and Econ. Development's Team Pennsylvania Export Network-Export 2000 Program |
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Utah Y2K Small Business Consortium |
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Women's Economic Development |
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Women's Business Development Center, Chicago |
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Acre Family Day Care Corporation, Lowell |
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Corning Community College SBDC |
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Women Business Owners' Roundtable |
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Department of Community & Economic |
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Development's "Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business" Program |
Conference Speakers
Wednesday, December 1, 1999
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Registration/Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00-10:45 a.m. |
Morning Program |
| Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| The Honorable Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy |
| U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Welcome by The Honorable Anthony Williams |
| Mayor of Washington, DC |
| Welcome by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
| Keynote Address: "Leadership in Small Business" |
| The Honorable Thomas Carper, Governor of Delaware |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45-12:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions |
| I. Giving Small Business a Voice |
| David Chappell, Esq. |
| Chappell, Parmelee, Johnson & Hill P.C., Texas |
| Joe Dean |
| Arizona Small Business Advocate |
| Mark Petrilli, Director of Small Business Division |
| Illinois Commerce and Community Affairs Department |
| Nancy Chavez, Director |
| Pennsylvania Coalition of Small Business Advocates |
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| II. Global Competitiveness of Small Technology Businesses |
| Richard Bendis, President |
| Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation |
| Jill Felix, President and CEO |
| University City Science Center, Pa. |
| Laurance Milov, President and CEO |
| West Virginia High Tech Consortium |
| Robert Malone, Project Manager |
| Small Business Technology Investment Fund, |
| New York State Science and Technology Foundation |
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| III. Procurement Assistance for Small Businesses |
| Kathy Chance, Managing Director |
| Business Assistance Center, Washington State Community, |
| Trade and Economic Development Department |
| Neil Fowler, Manager of the Small Business Resource Center |
| Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development |
| Janet Harris-Lange |
| National Women Business Owners Corp., Fla. |
| David Ancell, Director |
| Michigan Office of Purchasing |
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| IV. Developing Small Business in Rural Areas |
| Charles Fluharty, Director |
| Rural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri |
| Billy Mickle, Majority Leader |
| Oklahoma State Senate |
| Laura Morris |
| Concurrent Technology Corporation, S.C. |
| Dr. Hazel Kroesser Palmer, State Director |
| Small Business Development Centers, W.V. |
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| 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon |
| Keynote Address, The Honorable Charles O. Rossotti |
| Commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service |
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| 1:30-2:45 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions (repeat from morning) |
| 2:45-3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00-4:30 p.m. |
Congressional Forum: The Third Millennium |
| By remote feed/video |
Senator Kit Bond of Missouri |
| Chairman of the Small Business Committee, U.S. Senate |
| Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts |
| Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee, U.S. Senate |
| Representative Jim Talent of Missouri |
| Chairman of the Small Business Committee, U.S. House of Representatives |
| Representative Nydia Valazquez of New York |
| Ranking Member of the Small Business Committee, |
| U.S. House of Representatives |
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| 4:30-6:00 p.m. |
Reception |
Thursday, December 2, 1999
| 8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| The Honorable Jere Glover |
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| 8:45-9:45 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions |
| I. Accessing Capital for Small Business |
| Ron Crane, Treasurer |
| State of Idaho |
| Tony O'Reilly, Executive Director |
| Small Business Assistance Corp., Ga. |
| Sam Walls, Executive Director |
| Arkansas Capital Corp.'s Diamond State Ventures, LP |
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| II. Regulatory Assistance for Small Business |
| Bernard Ryan, Small Business Advocate |
| State of Pennsylvania |
| David S. Bradley, Director |
| New York Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform |
| Tammy L. Williams, Manager |
| Maryland Business License Information System |
| Sandy Bey, Project Manager of STAWRS |
| Montana Department of Revenue |
| Pam McDonough, Director |
| Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs |
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| III. Programs to Assist Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses |
| Samuel Brooks, President and Founder |
| Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs |
| Linda Goldstein, Director of the Office of Entrepreneurial Assistance |
| Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development |
| Hedy Ratner, Co-President |
| Women's Business Development Center, Ill. |
| Linda Pease, Executive Director |
| Native American Development Corp., Montana |
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| IV. Programs to Assist the Smallest Businesses |
| Dr. David M. Gonzalez, Executive Director |
| Denver Enterprise Center, Inc. |
| Frank Ballesteros, Executive Director |
| MICRO Industry Credit Rural Organization, AZ |
| Pamela Curry, Executive Director |
| Center for Economic Options, Inc., WV |
| Gerald Baker, President & CEO |
| Interstate Protective Services, Wash. |
| Patricia Harris, Executive Director |
| Cobb Microenterprise Council, Ga. |
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| 9:45-10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00-11:00 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions (repeat from morning) |
| 11:00-12:20 p.m. |
Awards Ceremony and Closing of Conference |
| 12:20-12:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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