Events: Small Business - Entrepreneurship Roundtable
Welcome to the new Small Business- Entrepreneurship Roundtable.
"Should Government Try to Stimulate Startups?”
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
2:00 PM (EDT)
Chad Moutray, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, moderator
Tim Kane, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Scott Shane, Case Western Reserve University
The webinar will discuss the impact of start-ups on the economy and the role for policy makers in enhancing the economic impact of firm formation. The presenters will discuss the appropriate approach for federal, state, and local policies toward entrepreneurship.
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Past Events:
"An Update on Small Businesses and International Trade"
Tuesday, June 15
2:00 PM (EDT)
Speakers:
William Powers, International Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission, moderator
Kate Bishop, Business Development Officer, Export-Import Bank Slides PDF
Richard Ginsburg, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration Slides PDF
John Tschetter, Deputy Director, Economic and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Slides PDF
Small businesses account for 30 percent of the total known export value, and international trade represents a major opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses. This panel will discuss the current situation for small businesses wishing to export (or import), government programs designed to assist those wishing to sell their goods and services internationally, and credit and other challenges that stop some small firms from pursuing overseas trade.
Click here to download the podcast.
"The Current Environment for Venture Capital and Start-ups”
Tuesday, April 27
2:00 – 3:00 (EDT)
Speakers:
Alicia Robb, Senior Research Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, moderator
John Taylor, Vice President of Research, National Venture Capital Association
Catherine Mott, CEO & Founder, Blue Tree Capital Group, and Chairman, Angel Capital Education Foundation
Slide Presentation (PowerPoint)
Slide Presentation (PDF)
There's no secret that start-ups are having a hard time finding capital these days. The venture capital industry is downsizing (755 first time fundings in 2009 vs.1038 in 2005). Angels and angel groups are an increasingly important part of the start-up ecosystem. Where do angels invest? Where do VC’s invest? Also, the SBA Business Dynamics Statistics reports that all net new jobs from 1985 – 2005 came from companies less than 5 years old. What's ahead for venture and the angel community? Can they continue to drive the economic growth and job creation engine that has served the US so well? And what is an entrepreneur to think and do?
This teleconference is available for purchase as a podcast by NABE members.
"Gimme Some Credit! Are U.S. Small Businesses Getting the Credit They Need?"
Tuesday, March 23
2:00 PM (EST)
Speakers:
Stuart Hoffman, Chief Economist, PNC Bank, moderator
Denny Dennis, Senior Research Fellow, National Federation of Independent Business slides
Eric Zarnikow, Associate Administrator for Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration slides
Registration is free for all NABE members, $60 for non-members.
"Small Business and Healthcare Reform: Where Now?"
Wednesday, February 24
2:00 PM (EST)
Speakers:
Chad Moutray, Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research, U.S. Small Business Administration
Robert F. Graboyes, Senior Healthcare Advisor, National Federation of Independent Business slides
NABE Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Chad Moutray and Robert F. Graboyes, senior healthcare advisor for the National Federation of Independent Business, will address a number of healthcare-related issues of interest to small businesses, including the recently passed House and Senate healthcare bills.
The podcast of this teleconference is a free download
Future teleconference will cover the following topics:
- Small business and lending
- Linkages between entrepreneurship and job creation
- Small business tax and regulatory issues
- Impact of financial regulation on small businesses
