Small Business Week St. Louis will be held May 10-15, 2010

Note:  Online Reservations are now open

“During National Small Business Week, we honor the entrepreneurs and small business owners who are the engine of our economy.  Their ingenuity and hard work are critical to our Nation’s prosperity…I call upon Government officials, industry leaders, and advocates across the Nation to encourage our citizens to celebrate the achievements of small business owners and encourage the creation of new businesses.”                                       

Welcome from the Small Business Week Committee. We are a group of small business owners, service providers, government entities, banks and other small business lending institutions, retired executives, academia and representatives of the Small Business Administration. What do we have in common? The belief that in Eastern Missouri we have the tools, the drive, and the support of the community to continue building profitable small businesses which benefit our local economy.

We come together one week each year to honor local entrepreneurs, to learn, and to network in various events throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan region. We encourage you to sign up today.

What have attendees of Small Business Week of Eastern Missouri gained from these events?

• A greater understanding of funding sources available for growth capital
• New business associates to share referrals back and forth
• Competitively priced resources for advertising, marketing and many other business products and services
• Free Educational seminars Community Express Workshop, “How to Start and Manage Your Own Business”, Small Business Symposium and Panel Discussion on the State of Small Business in St. Louis
• Some of the best networking events in the area
• Low cost seminars on a variety of topics of interest to business owners
• Low cost exhibition space to promote your business to hundreds of attendees at the Annual SBA Awards Dinner (contact Steve Callow at 314-543-3448 to reserve your booth now)

The Eastern Missouri Small Business Week is nationally recognized as one of the largest, best organized Small Business Week events in the country.  Don't miss your chance to learn something that will help your business to grow, and help you to achieve your goals.  See the Calendar of Events for all the details!

Also, please see the SBA web site for more information about the SBA EXPO, the national small business week celebration in Washington, D.C.