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Welcome to SBAs Small Business VOICE online chat discussion archive featuring highly topical questions from you, the small business person, and responses from experts on a variety of exciting small business issues.

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"Entrepreneurship: The Essentials for Starting a Small Busines"
Host Warren Brown, winner of the SBA’s 2006 Small Business Person of the Year for the Washington, D.C. area, owner of CakeLove Bakery and Love Café, and host of the Food Network’s Sugar Rush.
Thursday, September 14, 2006


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"How Minority Entrepreneurs Can Develop their Small Business"
Host Anthony R. Martoccia, SBA’s Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development, and Ronald N. Langston, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA )
Thursday, August 17, 2006

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"Insuring Your Home & Business Before Disaster Strikes"
Host Loretta Worters, vice president of Communications for the Insurance Information Institute
Thursday, June 29, 2006

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"Disaster Preparedness"
Host Lori Adamo, president and founder of Code Red Business Continuity Services, LLC
Thursday, May 25, 2006

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"Business Growth for Women Entrepreneurs"
Host Wilma Goldstein, Assistant Administrator for SBA's Women's Business Ownership
Thursday, March 23, 2006

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SBA Financing for Your Small Business
Host Joseph P. Loddo, District Director, SBA's Washington Metropolitan Area District Office
Thursday, February 23, 2006

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Do You Know How to Start a Small Business?
Host Cheryl A. Mills, SBA's Associate Deputy Administrator of Entrepreneurial Development
Thursday, January 26, 2006

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Tax Planning & Preparation for Small Businesses
Host Thomas P. Ochsenschlager, vice president of Taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Thursday, December 22, 2005

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Veteran’s Business Development
Host Jessica Salinas, director of the Veterans Business Outreach Center at the University of Texas-Pan American and Mark Llano, a Veteran business owner discussed the topic of Veteran’s Business Development.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

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SBA Disaster Loan Program
Host SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto and Herb Mitchell, Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance, discussed the SBA's Disaster Loan Program for small business owners recently affected by disaster events.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005

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Disaster Preparedness for Your Small Business
Host Diana McClure, Assistant Vice President, Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) and Becky Brantley, Disaster External Affairs Liaison for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

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Health Care and Your Small Business
Host Karen Kerrigan, founder of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and J.P. Wieske, Director of State Affairs for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) discussed health care and small businesses.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

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Entrepreneurship: Innovative Strategies for Small Business Growth
Host Scott Plank of Under Armour Performance Apparel answered questions regarding small business strategies.

Thursday, July 21, 2005