Jobs Act Tour

AGENDA

Denver – Tuesday, May 24, 2011

PPA Event Center – 2105 Decatur St. Denver

Registration begins 30 minutes prior to the opening session.

9 to 10am	Welcome & Overview of the Small Business Jobs Act
10 to 10:15am	Break
10:15 to 11:30am	Room 1– CONTRACTING Discussion and intake session surrounding key Jobs Act provisions: multiple-award set-asides, bundling, consolidation of requirements, subcontracting, mentor-protégé programs, presumption of loss and misrepresentation issues, and annual certification issues Room 2– LENDER ROUNDTABLE – LENDERS ONLY PLEASE Discussion for current and prospective SBA lenders: new efforts to simplify/streamline, enhance customer service in areas such as lending policy, processing, and oversight Room 3– EXPORTING Discussion of new exporting tools: increased loan sizes, the Export Express program, state-level STEP grants, and additional efforts under the National Export Initiative
11:30am to 12:45pm	Room 1– CONTRACTING (session above continues) Room 2– LENDER ROUNDTABLE (session above continues) – LENDERS ONLY PLEASE Room 3– COUNSELING Discussion of counseling and training resources: Jobs Act support for Small Business Development Centers, enhanced efforts to support export counseling
12:45 to 1:45pm	Break for Lunch
1:45 to 3pm	Room 1– CONTRACTING Discussion of local/regional contracting environment and resources: “meet-and-greet” with representatives such as regional/local SBA officials, 8(a) experts, and resource partners Room 2– CAPITAL Discussion of opportunities in accessing capital: how SBA loan programs can help small business owners Room 3– EXPORTING (repeat) Discussion of new exporting tools: increased loan sizes, the Export Express program, state-level STEP grants, and additional efforts under the National Export Initiative
3 to 4:15pm	Room 1– CONTRACTING Discussion of Size Standards: basics of SBA’s small business size standards, current comprehensive review of size standards including methodology, other policy issues Room 2– CAPITAL Discussion of new SBA loan programs and initiatives: Advantage loans, 504 re-financing(Jobs Act), the Dealer Floor Plan pilot(Jobs Act), and more. Room 3– COUNSELING (repeat) Discussion of counseling and training resources: Jobs Act support for Small Business Development Centers, enhanced efforts to support export counseling

Note: Space is limited. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for persons with disabilities if requested at least one week in advance of the event for which assistance is being requested.