Nat'l Small Business Week Kicks Off at Microsoft-Watch live | Hangout With Social Media Experts

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Watch Today's Events Live Monday, June 17 Happy National Small Business Week to America's 28 million small businesses! Today, events are taking place in Seattle and online, so take a look at what's on the agenda to celebrate and help America's small business owners! Watch all events online at www.sba.gov/smallbusinessweek 12pm ET (9am PT) – Welcome and Keynote Watch Live Lee Rhodes, Founder, glassybaby 12:30pm ET (9:30am PT) – Armchair Interview Watch Live Armchair Interview with Cindy Bates, Vice President of the U.S. Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMB) organization at Microsoft, Joe Koreis, President and CEO, Clarus Fluid Intelligence, and Karen Mills, SBA Administrator "Seattle's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem" Panel "Growing and Going Global" Panel Today's Google+ Hangout 4pm ET (1 pm PT) – Getting Started with Social Media Join our expert panel for tips on getting started with social media as a small business owner. They'll also take your questions during the event on Google+ and Twitter using the hashtag #SBW2013. Today's Hangout features: Ria Tobaccowala and Jamie Hirschhorn, Google+, Marketing Christine Tseng, Twitter, Head of SMB Marketing Erica Ayotte, Constant Contact, Sr. Manager Social Media Marketing Aaron Strout, W20 Group, Managing Director Moderator: Bill Murphy, Jr., Author and Columnist, Inc.com View the Hangout live at www.sba.gov/smallbusinessweek Are You Prepared For a Disaster? Start your disaster recovery plan today with free tools from SBA. LEARN MORE Counseling and Training Get free business training and counseling - online and across the country.  LEARN MORE Online Government Contracting Training Understanding government contracts and how to obtain them. LEARN MORE     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Your Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help STAY CONNECTED: All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis | Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance  This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us by Small Business Administration (SBA) · 409 3rd St, SW · Washington DC 20416 · 1-800-827-5722