Denver Small Business Week - May 24-28

Branching off of National Small Business Week, a tradition since 1963, our very own city is celebrating locally with Denver Small Business Week. (May 24th - 28th) Small business is big business in the City and County of Denver, making up approximately 83% of the total number of businesses in the Mile High City!

Monday, May 24

Kick-Off Reception and Overview of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in Colorado

Confucius Institute at the Community College of Denver
1030 St. Francis Way Denver, CO 80204
(Free parking at the St. Francis Parking Lots)
 
4:00-4:45 pm     ARRA Overview
Maranda Pleau, Director of Minority and Small Business Outreach, Governor's Office
 
4:45-6:00 pm     Welcome Remarks and Networking
Community College of Denver
Denver Metro Small Business Development Center
Small Business Administration
City and County of Denver - Denver Office of Economic Development
Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council
 
Event is free - hors d'oeuvres will be served
RSVP FOR RECEPTION

 

Tuesday, May 25

ACCESS Opportunity with the City & County of Denver General Services/Purchasing Division

Rocky Mountain MSDC
1445 Market St., 2nd floor boardroom
Denver, CO 80202
 
9:00-10:30 am  
 The City of Denver's Purchasing Division procures goods and professional services for various city agencies. City buyers will be on-site to advise and answer your questions.
 
Event is free - light breakfast will be served
RSVP FOR ACCESS OPPORTUNITY
 

Wednesday, May 26

National Healthcare Reform: How It Will Impact Your Small Business

Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
1445 Market St., 5th floor
Denver, CO 80202
 
8:00-10:00 am     Breakfast and Networking
 
9:00-11:00 am      Panel
Lorez Meinhold, Director of National Healthcare Reform Implementation, Governor's Office 
Marcy Morrison, Colorado Commissioner of Insurance
Ed Regalado, Broker, HUB International Insurance Services, Inc.
Leo Tokar, Vice-President of Marketing, Kaiser Permanente
 
Event is free - light breakfast will be served
RSVP FOR HEALTHCARE PANEL

Thursday, May 27

Road to Recovery 

Kimbal Hall
700 E. 24th Ave Denver, CO 80205
(free parking available across the street, entrance on Washington)
 
9:00-9:45 am     The Future of Capital
 Mark J. Martinez, Solera National Bank
Bob Martin, Small Business Administration
Jeff Romine, Denver Office of Economic Development
 
10:00-10:45 am     The Future of Human Capital Management
 
11:00-12:30 pm     The Future of Technology and Marketing
Eric Elkins, WideFocu.Us
Bart Lorang, Cloud Services
Kim Dushinski, Mobile Marketing Profits
Enrique Gutierrez, Qwest
LaSheita Sayer, ZoZo Marketing Group, LLC
Ellsworth Grant, DBE Today
Mark Mitton, Carbon 8
 
This is a free event - you can register for one or more of the panel discussions at the links above.

For more information on Denver’s Small Business Week, visit www.MileHigh.com or call 720-913-1999.