SBA Administrator and Governor John Hickenlooper to Honor Colorado's Leading Entrepreneurs

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet from the U.S. Small Business Administration will join Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper in recognizing Colorado's award winning small businesses during the May 4^th segment of National Small Business Week events in Denver.   Contreras-Sweet and Hickenlooper will keynote the Colorado Celebrates Small Business Award Ceremony at the History Colorado Center in Denver.  This event will be livestreamed on SBA's website.  This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required.  To register for this event click here.

Location
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MT
History Colorado Center
1200 Broadway
Denver, CO

National Small Business Week is an annual event organized by SBA to recognize the achievements of the top small businesses in the nation. Since 1963, the president of the United States has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. This year National Small Business Week will be recognized from May 1-7 with national events planned in Washington, D.C., New York, Denver, Phoenix, Oakland and San Jose, Calif.  Events throughout the week will be live-streamed on SBA's website at www.sba.gov.  Make sure to check in during the event for live social media engagement, using the hashtag #DreamSmallBiz. For more information on the national events please visit: www.sba.gov/nsbw.

About the Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.  The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.  Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. www.sba.gov

Cosponsorship Authorization #SBW2016 SBA's participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any Cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA/SCORE programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.  Contact: [email protected]. SCORE is partially funded by SBA Cooperative Agreement No. SBAHQ-14-S-0001.

National Small Business Week 2016 sponsors include: Chase for Business, SCORE, ADP, Colonial Life, Intuit, Sam' s Club, Square, YP, ESET, Facebook, Instagram, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and VEDC

Contact: Carol Wilkerson  (202) 205-8520
Release Number: 16-36
Internet Address: www.sba.gov/news
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