You are cordially

invited to the

47 th Annual Small Business Week

Awards, Lender Matchmaking
and Business Expo
 Tuesday, June 29, 2010
8 : 0 0 AM 5 : 0 0 P M

Navy Pier
600 E. Grand
Chicago, Illinois 60611

At t i r e : B u s i n e s s
Online Registration: https://w ww.bmmreg.com/SBASmallBusinessWeek
Contact: Phyllis Shelton (312) 353-4519
Lenore Rodgers (312) 353-4385
Small Business Week Award Recipients
Small Business Person of the Year
Warner Cruz, President
J.C. Restoration, Inc.

Small Business Exporter of the Year

Chris Helle, Vice President
Sawmill Hydraulics, Inc.

Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year

Paul A. Renzaglia, Winemaker, General Manager
Alto Vineyards, Ltd.

Minority Small Business Champion of the Year

Monica Billinger, Manager of Corporate Supplier Diversity
Health Care Service Corporation

Women in Business Champion of the Year

Angelika Coghlan, President
Catwalk Consulting
 Agenda
8:00 AM - 11:40 AM Lender Matchmaking Sessions Rooms 324 - 327

8:00 AM - 11:40 AM Business Expo Lake View Terrace

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Workshop: Capital Access...Ready Set Go Room 328

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Workshop: Navigating Through the Economic Storm Room 329

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Workshop: Seeking Venture Capital...Panel Discussion Room 328

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Workshop: Marketing Your Business Through Social Room 329
Networking

11:45 PM - 1:30 PM AWARDS LUNCHEON Grand Ballroom

1:40 PM - 5:00 PM Lender Matchmaking Sessions Rooms 324 - 327

1:40 PM - 5:00 PM Business Expo Lake View Terrace

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Workshop: Capital Access...Ready Set Go Room 328

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Workshop: Navigating Through the Economic Storm Room 329

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Workshop: Seeking Venture Capital...Panel Discussion Room 328

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Workshop: Marketing Your Business Through Social Room 329
Networking
 Small Business Week Committee
Marianne O. Markowitz SBA, Region V
Judith A. Roussel SBA, Illinois District
Dan Eaton SCORE District Director
Mark Petrilli IDCEO Small Business Development Center Network
William Browne Illinois State Treasurers Office
Pamela J. Beavers SBA, Government Contracting, Area IV
Larry Thompson Chicago Operations, U.S. Department of Energy
Dave Thomas Chicago Minority Business Opportunity Center
Gilbert Villegas, Jr. Hispanic American Construction Industry Association
Eric K. Dobyne U.S. Department of Commerce, MBDA
Hedy L. Ratner Womens Business Development Center
Marilyn Turner-Mallory Turner-Mallory and Associates
Georgia K. Marsh GKM Solutions